| Pudhaiyal | |
| Director: | Krishnan–Panju |
| Starring: | Sivaji Ganesan Padmini |
| Producer: | Kamal Brothers |
| Music: | Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy |
| Cinematography: | G. Vittal Rao |
| Editing: | S. Panjabi |
| Studio: | Kamal Brothers |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Tamil |
Pudhaiyal is a 1957 Indian Tamil-language film starring Sivaji Ganesan and Padmini.[1] The film was released on 10 May 1957.[2]
Parimalam and Durai meet and talk about how her father Kumaravadivu in Sri Lanka was implicated in her mother's murder and imprisoned. Padmini and her sister Thangam come to India, where the sister dies. It is believed that she was drowned and her body lies under the sand. Vellaiambalam overhears the word "Thangam" (Tamil for gold) and believes a fortune is buried there.
Pudhaiyal was primarily shot at Newtone and Revathi Studios, and processed at AVM Studio Film Laboratories. The song "Vinnodum Mugilodum" was shot at Elliot's Beach.[3]
The music composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy.[4] Lyrics by Mahakavi Bharathiyar, Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass, A. Maruthakasi, Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram and M. K. Athmanathan.[5] The "lalala" humming portions in "Hello, My Dear Rami" were inspired from "The Wedding Samba" by Edmundo Ros.
| Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Vinnodum Mugilodum" | C. S. Jayaraman & P. Suseela | M. K. Athmanathan | 03:18 | |
| "Thanga Mohana Thaamaraiye" | P. Suseela | 03:54 | ||
| "Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga" | J. P. Chandrababu | Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram | 03:38 | |
| "Chinna Chinna Izhai" | P. Suseela | 05:05 | ||
| "Hello, My Dear Rami" | J. P. Chandrababu & A. L. Raghavan | 03:34 | ||
| "Aasai Kaathalai" | P. Suseela | A. Maruthakasi | 03:07 | |
| "Seer Kondu...Kandi Raaja" | T. M. Soundararajan, M. K. Punitham & S. J. Kantha | Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass | 03:40 | |
| "Nallakalam Varugudhu" | T. M. Soundararajan & P. Suseela | Mahakavi Subramania Bharathiyar | 03:25 |