Pizhaikkum Vazhi

Pizhaikkum Vazhi
Pizhaikkum Vazhi
	Pizhaikkum Vazhi poster
	பிழைக்கும் வழி
Directed by	R. Mithra Das
Written by	T. K. Sundara Vaathiyar
Story by	T. K. Sundara Vaathiyar
Produced by	T. S. Durairaj; K . N. Palanivelu
Starring	T. S. Durairaj; T. A. Jayalakshmi; T. S. Balaiah; Kali N. Rathnam; M. R. Swaminathan; C. T. Rajakantham
Cinematography	J. G. Vijayam
Edited by	G. Srihari
Music by	Aswathamma
Production; company	Maragadha Pictures
Release date	16 September 1948;
Running time	16,673 ft.
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Pizhaikkum Vazhi (transl. Way of Living) is an Indian Tamil language comedy film released in 1949 with T. S. Durairaj and T. A. Jayalakshmi in the lead roles.^[2]^[1]

Plot

The hero (played by T. S. Durairaj) is an idler. He thinks it is easy to earn a living by cheating innocent and unsuspecting people. There is a fake 'swami' (M. R. Swaminathan) and the hero becomes a fake disciple of the 'swami'. He makes cheating the formula of his living. How he does it and what comes to him form the story.^[2]

Cast

T. S. Durairaj
T. A. Jayalakshmi
T. S. Balaiah
Kali N. Rathnam
M. R. Swaminathan
Kulathu Mani
K. K. Perumal
P. G. Venkatesan
C. T. Rajakantham
P. S. Gnanam
P. R. Mangalam
C. K. Nagaratnam
R. Saraswathi
Bhagyalakshmi
N. S. Narayana Pillai
P. Sundara Rao

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Production

This is the first film produced by the comedian actor T. S. Durairaj.^[2]

Soundtrack

Music was composed by G. Aswathaama and the lyrics were written by T. K. Sundara Vaathiyar. Singers are T. S. Durairaj, M. R. Swaminathan and Kali N. Rathnam. Playback singers are D. K. Pattammal and A. P. Komala.

The well-known Carnatic singer D. K. Pattammal rendered three songs in this film: ‘Enga naatukku entha naadu eedu...', ‘Kottai kattatheydaa...' and ‘Mudalai vaayil...'. T. S. Durairaj also sang a song 'Thuruppu (trumps) illaamey paruppu vegumaa....?' that was well received by the audience.^[2]

No.	Song	Singer	Lyrics	Duration (m:ss)
1	"Ayye En Arase Ennai"	T. S. Durairaj & M. R. Swaminathan	T. K. Sundara Vaathiyar	03:04
2	"Enga naatukku entha naadu eedu"	D. K. Pattammal		03:15
3	"Kottai Kattatheydaa"	D. K. Pattammal		02:45
4	"Mudnalai Vaayil Meendum"	D. K. Pattammal		02:42
5	"Pei Kondalainthalum"	Kali N. Rathnam & T. S. Durairaj		02:37
6	"Aasaiyum Anbum Nirainthidum"	A. P. Komala		02:59
7	"Vennai Thayir Paal Thirudum"	A. P. Komala		03:02
8	"Thuruppu Illaamey Paruppu Vegumaa"	T. S. Durairaj

References

^ ^a ^b Film News Anandan (2004). Sadhanaigal padaitha Tamil Thiraipada Varalaaru (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivagami Publications. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Guy, Randor (18 June 2011). "Blast from the past — Pizhaikkum Vazhi (1948) [sic]". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 October 2016.

External links

Pizhaikkum Vazhi at IMDb

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[book-1] Film News Anandan (2004). Sadhanaigal padaitha Tamil Thiraipada Varalaaru (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivagami Publications. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016.

[hindu-2] Guy, Randor (18 June 2011). "Blast from the past — Pizhaikkum Vazhi (1948) [sic]". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 October 2016.

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