Patham Pasali Explained

Patham Pasali
Director:	K. Balachander
Story:	K. Balachander
Producer:	Alangudi Somu
Starring:	Gemini Ganesan Nagesh Rajasree
Cinematography:	Nemai Ghosh
Editing:	N. R. Kittu
Music:	V. Kumar
Studio:	Alangudi Movies
Country:	India
Language:	Tamil

Patham Pasali ^[1] is a 1970 Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by K. Balachander. It is a remake of his own 1969 Telugu film Sattekalapu Satteya. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, Nagesh and Rajasree. It was released on 11 April 1970.

Cast

Male cast

• Gemini Ganesan
• Nagesh
• S. A. Ashokan

Female cast

Production

Patham Pasali was directed by K. Balachander, and a remake of his own Telugu film Sattekalapu Satteya (1969).^[2] It was produced by Alangudi Somu under Alangudi Movies. Cinematography was handled by Nemai Ghosh, and editing by N. R. Kittu.^[3]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by V. Kumar, while the lyrics were written by Alangudi Somu.

Release and reception

Patham Pasali was released on 11 April 1970,^[4] and failed commercially.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Book: Narwekar, Sanjit . Directory of Indian film-makers and films . Flicks Books . 1994 . 978-0-948911-40-8 . 24 . Sanjit Narwekar.
2. Web site: 20 June 2020 . பொன்விழா படங்கள்: பத்தாம் பசலி - தனது படத்தை ரீமேக் செய்த கே.பாலச்சந்தர் . dead . https://archive.today/20200825172059/https://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/89043/cinema/Kollywood/Flashback-about-Patham-Pasali-film.htm . 25 August 2020 . 26 August 2020 . . ta.
3. Patham Pasali . 1970 . motion picture . ta . Alangudi Movies . 0:00 to 3:30 . Opening credits, from.
4. Web site: பத்தாம் பசலி / Patham Pasali (1970) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220901062132/https://screen4screen.com/movies/patham-pasali . 1 September 2022 . 25 December 2022 . Screen 4 Screen.
5. Web site: 3 March 2017 . பாலசந்தர் உருவாக்கிய இருகோடுகள்- மகத்தான வெற்றி . https://web.archive.org/web/20180815044900/https://www.maalaimalar.com/Cinema/CineHistory/2017/03/03233727/1071734/Cine-history-Balachander-direction-iru-kodugal.vpf . 15 August 2018 . 21 February 2018 . . ta.