Panakkaari

1953 Indian film

1 May 1953 (1953-05-01)

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Panakkaari (transl. Rich woman) is a 1953 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan.^[a] Starring T. R. Rajakumari, M. G. Ramachandran and V. Nagayya, it is an adaptation of the 1877 novel Anna Karenina by Russian writer Leo Tolstoy.^[1]

Cast

List adapted from the database of Film News Anandan^[1]

Male cast

M. G. Ramachandran
V. Nagayya
Javert Seetharaman
C. V. V. Panthulu
T. S. Durairaj
K. A. Thangavelu

Female cast

T. R. Rajakumari
(Yogam)-Mangalam
K. R. Chellam
T. S. Jaya

Production

Panakkaari was based on Russian writer Leo Tolstoy's novel Anna Karenina. It was directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan^[a] under the technical supervision of Newtone Studio founder Jiten Bannerjee.^[2]

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by S. V. Venkatraman, with lyrics by Papanasam Sivan, Thanjai Ramaiah Das, Lakshmana Das and Kuyilan.^[3]

No.	Song	Singer/s
1	"Kanimadhura Mazhalai Mozhi Kanne"
2	"Pengal Viduthalai Petra Magizhchchi"
3	"Kaalam Therindhu Vaazhavendum Penne"
4	"Beautyile Pottiyile...Isaintha Kaathaliyai Kettu"	P. Leela & group
5	"Sundarin Jodiyaai Vaazhvile"
6	"Kaalaiyil Inbam Kaanume"
7	"Avaniyile Iyarkai Ezhil Pola"
8	"Ammaavendre Nee Azhaithidum"	P. Leela
9	"Ulaga Iyalbu Idhuve"
10	"Needhi Enge Aneedhi Enge"

Release and reception

Panakkaari was released on 1 May 1953.^[4] According to film historian Randor Guy, the film failed at the box office "mainly because of its ‘anti-sentimental’ storyline". During the same period, another film, Pitchaikkari, became a major commercial success; people in Madras would often joke, "Those who bought Panakkari became pitchaikkaarans (beggars), while buyers of Pitchaikkari became panakkarans (rich men)!"^[2]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c Not to be confused with the later director of the same name.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "1953 – பணக்காரி – உமா பிக்சர்ஸ்" [1953 – Panakkaari – Uma Pictures]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c Guy, Randor (26 December 2008). "Panakkari 1953". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 25 July 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
^ Neelamegam, G. (December 2014). Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. p. 55.
^ "Panakkari". The Indian Express. 1 May 1953. p. 1. Retrieved 4 August 2022.