Cinema Paithiyam
Cinema Paithiyam (lit. 'Cinephile') is a 1975 Tamil language drama film, directed by Muktha Srinivasan. The film features Jayachitra, Jaishankar and Kamal Haasan in lead roles. The film was produced by A. L. Srinivasan under his A. L. S. Productions.[1] It is a remake of the Hindi film Guddi (1971).[2]
| Cinema Paithiyam | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Muktha Srinivasan |
| Produced by | A. L. Srinivasan |
| Written by | A. S. Pragasam |
| Screenplay by | A. S. Pragasam |
| Story by | Gulzar |
| Starring | Jayachitra Jaishankar Sowcar Janaki Major Sundarrajan Kamal Haasan Cho |
| Music by | Sankar Ganesh |
| Cinematography | V. Selvaraj |
| Edited by | V. P. Krishnan |
Production company | A. L. S. Productions |
| Distributed by | A. L. S. Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 152 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Actress Jayachitra later claimed in an interview that this film ran for 100 days at Devi-Sridevi Complex in Chennai, and that "this was the first Tamil black-and-white film that ran for so long in that theater complex."[3]
Plot
Adhering to its title Cinema Paithiyam, the movie depicts and traces the life and transformation of Jaya (Jayachitra) from the reel world to the real world. So obsessed is she with movies and the movie world, that she worships the popular film hero Jai Shankar, believing all that he portrays on screen, to be his real self. He becomes the ideal man of her dreams, and she even tattoos his name in her arm. Hell breaks loose when she refuses to marry the boy Natarajan (Kamalhaasan) arranged by her brother and her sister-in-law. At his juncture, steps in her Uncle, who takes it upon himself to show her the true world, by taking her on a trip around the real life of a star.
Cast
Lead Actors
- Jaishankar as 'Actor' Jaishankar
- Jayachitra as Jaya
- Sowcar Janaki as Lakshmi
- Major Sundarrajan as Sivalingam
- Kamal Haasan as Nataraj
- Cho as Ramani /Jaishankar's manager
- V. K. Ramasamy as Chidambaram / Lakshmi's uncle
- S. Varalakshmi as Teacher
- P. R. Varalakshmi as Kamala
- Sachu as Pappa /Jaya's friend
- Senthamarai as himself
- Neelu as Kadha kaalatchebam singer
- S. N. Parvathy as Teacher
- T. K. S. Natarajan as Bhoopathy
Guest Appearance
- Sivaji Ganesan as Actor Sivaji Ganesan / (Vanchinathan)
- Jayalalithaa as Actress Jayalalithaa / (Rani Mangammal)
- K. Balaji as K. Balaji / Ashe Durai
- Manorama as Ponnamma / Junior artist agent
- A. Sakunthala as Actress A. Sakunthala / Item Dance
Guest Director's
- A. Bhimsingh as himself
- P. Madhavan as himself
- C. V. Rajendran as himself
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Sankar Ganesh.[4]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "En Ullam Azhagana" | Vani Jairam | Kannadasan |
| 2 | "Naan Ariyatha" | T. M. Soundararajan | |
| 3 | "I Will Sell My Beauty" | L. R. Eswari |
References
- "Cinema Paithiyam". cinemapluz. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2013/aug/27/The-common-mans-film-maker-510849.html
- Feature Articles : Retrospect : Kalpana (1977) Archived 12 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- "Cinema Paithiyam Songs". inbaminge. Retrieved 30 July 2014.