Bale Pandiya (1962 film)

Bale Pandiya
Poster
Directed by B. R. Panthulu
Produced by B. R. Panthulu
Screenplay by Dada Mirasi
Story by Maa. Raa.
Joshi
Starring Sivaji Ganesan
M. R. Radha
Devika
K. Balaji
Vasanthi
Music by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy
Cinematography V. Ramamoorthy
Edited by R. Devarajan
Production
company
Padmini Pictures
Distributed by Padmini Pictures
Release date
 26 May 1962[1]
Running time
 156 minutes
Country India
Language Tamil

Bale Pandiya (lit. Bravo Pandiya) is a 1962 Tamil language comedy film directed by B. R. Panthulu. Starring Sivaji Ganesan, M. R. Radha and Devika in the lead roles, the music was scored by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy. It is the first film to feature Ganesan in three distinct roles.[2]

Plot

Pandiya is a young man who leads a troubled life. He is continuously being chased by Marudhu (a look-alike of him) and Marudhu's boss Kabali, who wants to kill Pandiya to collect his insurance. While being chased by them once, he gets into a runaway car being driven by an insane young girl (Vasanthi). The car crashes, but the girl is cured from her insanity. Her father allows Pandiya, who is homeless, to stay with them. Parallelly, Pandiya falls for Geetha and her father Amritha Lingam accepts the romance. But Marudhu and Kabali's pursuit for Pandiya still continues, and they successfully toss him into the sea. However Pandiya's elder brother Shankar, a scientist finds out about everything and agrees to help. He pretends to be Pandiya after faking his own death and confronts Marudhu and Kabali, making them shocked to see "Pandiya" alive. Just then, the real Pandiya steps in, revealing that two fisherman saved him from drowning and hell breaks loose. The two brothers battle the criminals and in the process, Kabali accidentally shoots Marudhu dead. Saddened by the death of his friend, he commits suicide. So Pandiya and Geetha are re-united.

Cast

Crew

  • Producer: B. R. Panthulu
  • Production Company: Padmini Pictures
  • Director: B. R. Panthulu
  • Music: Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy
  • Lyrics: Kannadasan
  • Story: Maa. Raa. & Joshi
  • Screenplay: Dada Mirasi
  • Dialogues: Ma. Ra.
  • Art Direction: V. M. Varthukar
  • Editing: R. Devarajan
  • Choreography: None
  • Cinematography: V. Ramamoorthy
  • Stunt: None
  • Audiography: P. V. Koteswara Rao
  • Dance: None

Production

Shortly before his trip to the United States, Sivaji Ganesan had signed up for B. R. Panthulu's Bale Pandiya. He visited the studios on the second day of the month, and left on the twelfth after the film was completed. Ganesan claimed himself to hold the "world record of completing a film in eleven days time." He played three distinct roles, while his co-star M. R. Radha played two roles.[4] According to Panthulu's son Ravishankar, the entire film was completed in 15 days, with shooting going on simultaneously at three different places.[5]

Soundtrack

Music is composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy, with lyrics by Kannadasan.[6] "Neeye Unaku" is based on the Suddha Dhanyasi raga,[7] and attained popularity.[8]

No.SongSingersLyricsDuration
1Aadhi ManidhanP. B. Sreenivas, Jamuna RaniKannadasan03:56
2Athi Kai KaiT. M. Soundararajan, P.B. Sreenivas, P. Susheela, Jamuna Rani05:23
3Naan Enna SollivitenT. M. Soundararajan03:58
4Neeye Unaku Endrum (Mama Maple)T. M. Soundararajan, M. Raju06:32
5Vaazha NinaithaalT. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela04:45
6Yaarai Enge VaipadhendruT. M. Soundararajan03:35

Reception

Bale Pandiya was a commercial success, attaining popularity for its comedy tracks.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Bale Pandiya Release". nadigarthilagam. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "A doyen among actors". The Hindu. Chennai. 1 October 1928. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  3. ↑ Sundaram, Nandhu (2017-12-02). "'Bale Pandiya': With 3 Sivaji Ganesans, this classic set the trend for Tamil comedy". The News Minute. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  4. ↑ Ganesan, Sivaji (2007) [2002]. Autobiography of an Actor. Chennai: Sivaji Prabhu Charities Trust. p. 132.
  5. ↑ Rangarajan, Malathi (2 February 2012). "A 100 goes unsung". The Hindu. Chennai, India.
  6. ↑ "Balepandiya Songs". Raaga.com. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  7. ↑ "Supersinger Winner Diwakar, "Balaey Pandia" Film and the TMS-Raju Song"Neeyay Unakku Endrum Nigaraanavan". dbsjeyaraj.com. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  8. ↑ http://dbsjeyaraj.com/dbsj/archives/47253
  9. ↑ "Bale Pandiya - Not the same on reels | Kollywood Today". Kollywoodtoday.in. 27 November 2008. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
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