{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Use Indian English|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox film | name = Paadhukaappu | image = Paadhukaappu.jpg | caption = Poster | director = A. Bhimsingh | screenplay = A. Bhimsingh | story = S. L. Puram Sadanandam | producer = A. Bhimsingh | starring = Sivaji Ganesan<br />Jayalalithaa | cinematography = G. Vittal Rao | editing = A. Paul Duraisingam | music = M. S. Viswanathan | studio = Sun Beam Productions | released = {{Film date|1970|11|27|df=y}} | country = India | language = Tamil }}
'''''Paadhukaappu''''' ({{Translation|Protection}}) is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by A. Bhimsingh and produced by A. Bhimsingh. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Jayalalithaa, T. S. Balaiah and Major Sundarrajan. It was released on 27 November 1970.<ref>{{Cite web |title=141-150 |url=https://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp15.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080808164517/http://www.nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp15.htm |archive-date=8 August 2008 |access-date=12 December 2021 |website=nadigarthilagam.com}}</ref>
== Plot == {{no plot|date=April 2024}}
== Cast == {{Cast listing| *Sivaji Ganesan as Kanthan *Jayalalithaa as Valli "Vatchu" *Sowcar Janaki as Kamakshi *Major Sundarrajan as Vaiyapuri *M. N. Nambiar as Vinayagam *S. V. Subbaiah as Snake Charmer *T. S. Balaiah as Chinnathambi *J. P. Chandrababu as Chandran *Nagesh as Krishnasamy Iyer "Kichami" *Thengai Srinivasan as Natarajan "Walk King" *A. Karunanidhi as Machi *Senthamarai as Kalyanasundaram *Saraswathi as Kalyanasundarm Wife *K. R. Indira Devi as Parvathi *C. T. Rajakantham as Chinthamani *Karikol Raju as Small Role *A. K. Veerasamy as Iyer *Usilai Mani as Iyer *Baby Kumuthini as Young Valli *Senji Krishnan as Chandran Drama Group }}
== Production == ''Paadhukaappu'' was the final of a famed collaboration between Bheemsingh and Ganesan.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 June 2020 |title=சிவாஜி கணேசன், ஏ.பீம்சிங் இணைந்த படங்கள் |url=https://screen4screen.com/news/sivaji-bhimsingh-movies |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404124714/https://screen4screen.com/news/sivaji-bhimsingh-movies |archive-date=4 April 2024 |access-date=4 April 2024 |website=Screen 4 Screen |language=ta}}</ref>
== Soundtrack == The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Kannadasan.{{cn|date=April 2024}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! Song !! Singers |- | "Muthunagai Nagamma" || P. Susheela |- | "Oru Naal Ninaitha Kariyam" || T. M. Soundararajan |- | "Nammalki Pyari" || J. P. Chandrababu, L. R. Eswari |- | "Kalam Kadanthum" || Sirkazhi Govindarajan |- | "Vara Solladi" || P. Susheela |- | "Naan Konjam Over" || L. R. Eswari |}
== Reception == ''The Indian Express'' called the plot "intriguing", but panned the direction and felt Ganesan was underutilised.<ref>{{Cite news |date=28 November 1970 |title=Cinema |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19701128&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=24 November 2018 |work=The Indian Express |pages=10 |via=Google News Archive}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The film, unlike Bheemsingh and Ganesan's previous collaborations, was a failure.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 June 2022 |title=ஸ்ரீதரின் கணிப்பை பொய்யாக்கி 100 நாட்கள் ஓடிய படிக்காத மேதை |url=https://tamil.news18.com/news/entertainment/cinema-padikkadha-medhai-beyond-sridhar-prediction-movie-hit-box-office-jbr-763119.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809131255/https://tamil.news18.com/news/entertainment/cinema-padikkadha-medhai-beyond-sridhar-prediction-movie-hit-box-office-jbr-763119.html |archive-date=9 August 2022 |access-date=4 April 2024 |website=News18 |language=ta}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * {{IMDb title|0156877}}
{{A. Bhimsingh}}
Category:1970 drama films Category:1970 films Category:1970 Indian films Category:1970 Tamil-language films Category:Tamil-language Indian films Category:Films directed by A. Bhimsingh Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan Category:Indian drama films