School Master (1973 film)

School Master
Poster
Directed byB. R. Panthulu
Screenplay byA. Jagadeesan
Story byPadmini Pictures Story Dept.
Produced byB. R. Panthulu
Starring
CinematographyAmirtham
Edited byV. P. Krishnan
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
Production
company
Padmini Pictures
Release date
  • 1973 (1973)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

School Master is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language film, produced and by directed B. R. Panthulu. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, Sowcar Janaki, Srikanth and Rajasree. It is a remake of Panthulu's 1958 Kannada film of the same name.[1][2]

Plot

The film revolves around an old school master and his noble attempt to transform the students of his native village.

Cast

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, while lyrics were written by Kannadasan.[3][4]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Poonkodiye Poonkodiye Poovirunthal"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki 
2."Agara Mudhala Ezhuthellam"Sirkazhi Govindarajan, Chorus 
3."Odi Vangada Onna Vangada"L. R. Anjali, Chorus 
4."Thannanth Thanimaiyile"P. Susheela 
5."Paatha Sirisuthan Paatti"Pushpalatha 

Reception

Kanthan of Kalki criticised the story for being outdated, and lacking newness.[5]

References

  1. ^ Vijayakumar, B. (26 September 2010). "School Master (1964)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. ^ Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 98.
  3. ^ "School Master". Gaana. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  4. ^ "School Master Tamil FIlm EP VInyl Record by MS Viswanathan". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  5. ^ காந்தன் (8 July 1973). "ஸ்கூல் மாஸ்டர்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 31. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2021.

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