Iravum Pagalum

Iravum Pagalum
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Joseph Thaliath Jr.
Produced by Joseph Thomas
Story by T. N. Baalu[1]
Starring Jaishankar
C. Vasantha
S. A. Ashokan
Ganthimathi
Pandari Bai
Music by T. R. Pappa
Cinematography B. B. Lucas
Edited by P. Radhakrishnan
M. Vellaisaamy
Production
company
Citadel Films
Release date
  • 14 January 1965 (1965-01-14)
Country India
Language Tamil

Iravum Pagalum (lit. Night and Day) is a 1965 Indian Tamil-language thriller film directed by Joseph Thaliath Jr. The film stars newcomers Jaishankar and C. Vasantha in the lead roles.

Plot

Rajasekar is a well-to-do college student who lives with his widowed mother Maragadhavalli and leads a happy-go-lucky life; he is in love with Parimala, his classmate. One night the family is robbed of all its wealth by a gang and Maragadhavalli prevents Rajasekar from reporting it to the police. Realising that there is some mystery behind it, he sets out to unravel it. In disguise, Rajasekar infiltrates a gang of smugglers and robbers and unravels the mystery.

Cast

Production

Joseph Thaliath Jr. set up a production company named "Citadel Films", inspired by the A. J. Cronin novel The Citadel. He wanted to adapt that novel into a Tamil film, but Citadel Films co-founder F. Nagoor dissuaded him from doing so as he felt the subject was "risky". He instead suggested a crime thriller, which became Iravum Pagalum. Due to the film's low budget, Joseph chose to cast newcomers.[3] Joseph cast theatre actor Subramaniam Shankar in the lead role, christening him Jaishankar and marking the actor's cinematic acting debut. C. Vasantha was cast as the female lead, also making her cinematic acting debut. Pandari Bai, an established actress, played the mother of Jaishankar's character.[3] Thengai Srinivasan was also cast in what would have been his film debut, but was removed after distributors were not supportive of him.[4] The film was produced by Joseph Thomas under the Citadel banner, photographed by B. B. Lucas,[2] and edited by P. Radhakrishnan and M. Vellaisaamy.[1]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack album was composed by T. R. Pappa. The lyrics were written by Alangudi Somu.

Tracklist[5]
No.TitleLength
1."Kaalai Neram Oruvan"04:04
2."Iravu Varum"03:42
3."Kunguma Kolam"03:18
4."Koothaadum Kondaiyile"03:05
5."Ullathin Kathavugal"03:33
6."Iranthavanai Sumanthavanum"03:16

Release and reception

Iravum Pagalum was released on 14 January 1965,[6] and became a commercial success.[7] The Indian Express said on 6 February 1965, "Iravum Pagalum, despite a muddled script, is above the level of the run-of-the-mill suspense thrillers and has obvious box office potential."[2] Film historian and critic Randor Guy noted that it would be "remembered for Jaishankar's debut, taut onscreen narration and melodious music".[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Iravum Pagalum (motion picture) (in Tamil). Citadel Films. 1965. Opening credits, from 0:00 to 1:11.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Promising new faces in 'Iravum Pagalum'". The Indian Express. 6 February 1965. p. 3.
  3. 1 2 3 Guy, Randor (20 March 2009). "Blast from the past – Iravum Pagalum 1965". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 September 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  4. ↑ Raman, Mohan V. (20 October 2012). "He walked tall in tinsel town". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Iravum Pagalum". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2013.
  6. ↑ Film News Anandan (2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [Tamil film history and its achievements] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivagami Publishers. Archived from the original on 14 April 2017.
  7. ↑ Guy, Randor (7 November 2008). "Bond of Tamil Screen". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
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