Palabishegham
Palabishegham (transl. Abhiṣeka of Milk) is a 1977 Indian Tamil film, directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan and produced by T. Raju. The story and dialogue were written by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. Music was by Sankar Ganesh. It stars Jaishankar, Srikanth, Sripriya and Rajasulochana.[1]
| Palabishegham | |
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| Directed by | K. S. Gopalakrishnan |
| Produced by | T. Raju |
| Written by | K. S. Gopalakrishnan |
| Starring | Jaishankar Srikanth Sripriya S. A. Asokan Rajasulochana |
| Music by | Sankar Ganesh |
| Cinematography | Nellai S. S. Maniyan |
| Edited by | R. Devarajan |
Production company | Kalavalli Combines |
Release date | 14 May 1977 |
Running time | 137 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Kumaran (Jaishankar) is a hard working farmer living a simple life along with his mother Meenakshi (Pandari Bai). In reality, Meenakshi is the wife of Pannaiyar (village landlord) (S. A. Ashokan), who lives with his concubine Sengamalam (Rajasulochana) and a son named Muthaiah (Srikanth). Kumaran despises Muthaiah and they lock horns to win the love of Sivagami (Sripriya). Sivagami chooses to marry Kumaran, but her father "Poisatchi" Boothalingam (Thengai Srinivasan) does not approve. So Sivagamai escapes her home and marries Kumaran. Muthaiah and his mother plot to destroy Kumaran. Also Sengamalam hatches a secret plan along with Boothalingam to take over the landlord's property. Sengamalam is seen in a compromising position with Boothalingam by her son Muthaiah, who now understands the true intentions of his mother. Sengamalam's plan is to kill the landlord by giving milk laced with poison and make it look like suicide, for which she writes a letter to the police by imitating the landlord's signature. This evil plan is overheard by Muthaiah, who informs Kumaran and his mother to help save their father and also asks for an apology to Kumaran. Now Kumaran and Muthaiah unite to thwart the evil plan and save the landlord, who realizes his mistake and regrets his misdeeds and apologizes to his wife Meenakshi and Kumaran and unites with his first family.
Cast
- Jaishankar as Kumaran
- Srikanth as Muthaiah (Kumaran's half-brother)
- Sripriya as Sivakami (Bhuthalingam's daughter)
- S. A. Asokan as Landlord
- Pandari Bai as Meenakshi (the landlord's first wife)
- Rajasulochana as Sengamalam (the landlord's second wife)
- Thengai Srinivasan as "Poisatchi" Bhuthalingam (Sivakami's father)
- Suruli Rajan
- T. K. S. Natarajan
- Samikannu
- Typist Gopu
- Thideer Kanniyah
- ISR as Kanakku (the landlord's accountant)
Soundtrack
Music was composed by Sankar Ganesh and lyrics were written by Vaali and A. Maruthakasi. Playback singer Krishnamoorthi was a star singer in A. V. Ramanan's music group.
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length(m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Aalamarathu Kili" | Vani Jayaram | Vaali | 3:31 |
| 2 | "Padam Edukkum Pambu" | 3:02 | ||
| 3 | "Machane Acharam Podu" | Vani Jayaram Krishna Moorthy | 3:08 | |
| 4 | "Kundril Aadum Kumaranukku" | T. K. Kala S. C. Krishnan | 2:11 |
References
- "palabishegam". gomolo. Retrieved 12 September 2015.