Panakkaari
Theatrical release poster
Directed byK. S. Gopalakrishnan[lower-alpha 1]
Based onAnna Karenina
by Leo Tolstoy
StarringT. R. Rajakumari
M. G. Ramachandran
V. Nagayya
Music byS. V. Venkatraman
Production
company
Uma Pictures
Release date
  • 1 May 1953 (1953-05-01)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Panakkaari (transl. Rich woman) is a 1953 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan.[lower-alpha 1] 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]

Production

Panakkaari was based on Russian writer Leo Tolstoy's novel Anna Karenina. It was directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan[lower-alpha 1] 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.SongSinger/sLyricistDuration (m:ss)
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

  1. 1 2 3 Not to be confused with the later director of the same name.[lower-alpha 2]

References

  1. 1 2 "1953 – பணக்காரி – உமா பிக்சர்ஸ்" [1953 – Panakkaari – Uma Pictures]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  2. 1 2 Guy, Randor (26 December 2008). "Panakkari 1953". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 25 July 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  3. ↑ Neelamegam, G. (December 2014). Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. p. 55.
  4. ↑ "Panakkari". The Indian Express. 1 May 1953. p. 1. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
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