| Pandhayam | |
| Director: | A. Kasilingam |
| Screenplay: | A. Kasilingam |
| Story: | Madurai Thirumaran |
| Producer: | A. Kasilingam |
| Starring: | Gemini Ganesan Vijaya Nirmala |
| Cinematography: | G. Durai |
| Editing: | K. Perumal A. Sastha |
| Music: | T. R. Pappa |
| Studio: | Emkay Movies |
| Distributor: | Subbu |
| Runtime: | 170 minutes |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Tamil |
Pandhayam is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language film produced and directed by A. Kasilingam, who also wrote the screenplay from a story by Madurai Thirumaran. The film stars Gemini Ganesan and Vijaya Nirmala. It was released on 29 September 1967. The film was remade in Hindi as Sachaai (1969) and in Telugu as Manchi Mitrulu (1969).[1]
Pandhayam was produced and directed by A. Kasilingam under the banner Emkay Movies. Kasilingam also wrote the screenplay, based on a story by Madurai Thirumaran. Cinematography was handled by G. Durai, art direction by D. S. Godwankar, and the editing was jointly handled by K. Perumal and A. Sastha. The final length of the film was 3943metres.
The soundtrack was composed by T. R. Pappa, and the lyrics were written by Kannadasan.[2]
Pandhayam was released on 29 September 1967, and distributed by Subbu. Kalki praised the film for its story and cast performances.[3]
