Pizhaikkum Vazhi
Pizhaikkum Vazhi poster
பிழைக்கும் வழி
Directed byR. Mithra Das
Written byT. K. Sundara Vaathiyar
Story byT. K. Sundara Vaathiyar
Produced byT. S. Durairaj
K . N. Palanivelu
StarringT. S. Durairaj
T. A. Jayalakshmi
T. S. Balaiah
Kali N. Rathnam
M. R. Swaminathan
C. T. Rajakantham
CinematographyJ. G. Vijayam
Edited byG. Srihari
Music byAswathamma
Production
company
Maragadha Pictures
Release date
  • 16 September 1948 (1948-09-16)
[1]
Running time
16,673 ft.
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

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

[2]

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.SongSingerLyricsDuration (m:ss)
1"Ayye En Arase Ennai"T. S. Durairaj & M. R. SwaminathanT. K. Sundara Vaathiyar03:04
2"Enga naatukku entha naadu eedu"D. K. Pattammal03:15
3"Kottai Kattatheydaa"D. K. Pattammal02:45
4"Mudnalai Vaayil Meendum"D. K. Pattammal02:42
5"Pei Kondalainthalum"Kali N. Rathnam & T. S. Durairaj02:37
6"Aasaiyum Anbum Nirainthidum"A. P. Komala02:59
7"Vennai Thayir Paal Thirudum"A. P. Komala03:02
8"Thuruppu Illaamey Paruppu Vegumaa"T. S. Durairaj

References

  1. 1 2 Film News Anandan (2004). Sadhanaigal padaitha Tamil Thiraipada Varalaaru (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivagami Publications. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Guy, Randor (18 June 2011). "Blast from the past — Pizhaikkum Vazhi (1948) [sic]". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 October 2016.


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