Pilot Premnath

Pilot Premnath is a 1978 Tamil-language drama film, directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar, starring Sivaji Ganesan as the eponymous character. It is based on the play Mezhugu Bommaigal. A joint Indo-Sri Lankan co-production, the film was produced by D. M. Chandrasena, T. M. Menon and M. M. Saleem.

Pilot Premnath
Theatrical release poster
Directed byA. C. Tirulokchandar
Produced byD. M. Chandrasena
T. M. Menon
M. M. Saleem
Based onMezhugu Bommaigal
by R. Venkat
StarringSivaji Ganesan
Malini Fonseka
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
CinematographyVinayagam
Edited byB. Kanthasamy
Production
company
Cine India Productions
Release date
  • 30 October 1978 (1978-10-30)
CountryIndia
Sri Lanka
LanguageTamil

Plot

Cast

Soundtrack

The songs were composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[1]

#Song TitleLyricsSingers
1"Ilangaiyin Ilam Kuyil"VaaliT. M. Soundararajan, Vani Jairam
2"Azhagi Oruthi"P. Jayachandran, L. R. Eswari
3"Muruganendra Thirunaamam"T. M. Soundararajan
4"Who Is The Black Sheep"T. M. Soundararajan

Production

Pilot Premnath was directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar, and produced by D. M. Chandrasena, T. M. Menon and M. M. Saleem. A joint Indo-Sri Lankan co-production, it was shot entirely in Sri Lanka, while post-production took place in Chennai, India.[2] The film was an adaptation of the play Mezhugu Bommaigal.[3]

Reception

Film historian Randor Guy praised the film for the "interesting storyline, the fine performances of Sivaji Ganesan, Malini Fonseca, Major Sundararajan, Sri Devi and others, the pleasing music, deft direction and impressive cinematography."[2]

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References
  1. "M. S. Viswanathan - திரிசூலம் / பைலட் பிரேம்நாத் = Trisoolam". Discogs. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  2. Guy, Randor (19 April 2014). "Pilot Premnath 1978". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  3. Venkatramanan, Geetha (30 March 2012). "Drama with dignity". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
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