Paithiyakkaran

{{Use Indian English|date=December 2016}} {{Infobox film | name = Paithiyakaran | image = Paithiyakkaran Madman.jpg | caption = Poster | director = Krishnan–Panju | screenplay = S. V. Sahasranamam | story = Narayan Hari Apte | starring = S. V. Sahasranamam T. A. Mathuram N. S. Krishnan M. G. Ramachandran D. Balasubramaniam S. J. Kantha | producer = D. Ramaswamy | studio = N. S. K. Pictures | music = C. R. Subburaman M. S. Gnanamani | cinematography = P. S. Selvaraj | editing = S. Panjabi | released = {{Film date|1947|09|26|df=yes}} | runtime = 180 min | country = India | language = Tamil }}

'''''Payithiyakaran''''' (English title: '''''Madman?''''') is a 1947 Tamil-language film produced by and starring N. S. Krishnan. It was based on the play of the same name staged by Krishnan's drama troupe. It was the first film for Krishnan after his acquittal in the Lakshmikanthan murder case. M. G. Ramachandran played a supporting role in the film.<ref name="guy1">{{Cite news | last= Guy | first= Randor | title= Blast from the Past — Paithiakaaran 1947 | date= 13 June 2008 | url= https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/paithiakaaran-1947/article3023014.ece | work= The Hindu | access-date= 2019-07-05 | archive-url= https://archive.today/20130125062534/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2008/06/13/stories/2008061350421600.htm | archive-date= 25 January 2013 | url-status= live }}</ref><ref name="sangam">{{Cite news| last= Sri Kantha| first= Sachi| title= Kalivanar N.S. Krishnan, Tamil Comedian and Political Activist| date= 13 July 2008| url= http://www.sangam.org/2008/11/NS_Krishnan.php?uid=3168| work= www.sangam.org| access-date= 2009-12-14| archive-date= 3 July 2022| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220703062408/https://sangam.org/2008/11/NS_Krishnan.php?uid=3168| url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="anandan">{{Cite book| last=Film News Anandan| language= ta| year= 2004 | title=Sadhanaigal padaitha Tamil Thiraipada Varalaaru | publisher=Sivagami Publications| location= Chennai| pages=28:41}}</ref><ref name="willemen">{{Cite book| first1= Ashish| last1= Rajadhyaksha| first2= Paul| last2= Willemen| year= 1994| title= Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema| publisher= British Film Institute| isbn= 978-0-85170-455-5| pages= 121| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=jOtkAAAAMAAJ&q=Paithiakaran+n+s+krishnan| access-date= 19 October 2016| archive-date= 14 July 2024| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240714140355/https://books.google.com/books?id=jOtkAAAAMAAJ&q=Paithiakaran+n+s+krishnan| url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="pandian">{{Cite book| first=M. S. S| last=Pandian| year=1992| title=The image trap: M.G. Ramachandran in film and politics| publisher=Sage| isbn=978-0-8039-9403-4| pages=148| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G3NuAAAAMAAJ&q=Paithiakaran+1947| access-date=19 October 2016| archive-date=14 July 2024| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714140356/https://books.google.com/books?id=G3NuAAAAMAAJ&q=Paithiakaran+1947| url-status=live}}</ref>

==Plot== ''Paithiyakaran'' was based on V. Shantaram's ''Duniya Na Mane'', which in turn was based on the Marathi novel, ''Na Patnari Goshta'' written by Narayan Hari Apte. It was a socially themed movie which advocated for widow remarriage and against older men marrying women much younger than them.<ref name="guy1" />

==Cast== ''Cast according to the opening credits of the film'' {{Col-begin|width=60%}} {{col-break|width=50%}} ;Male cast * M. G. R as Moorthi * N. S. K * Mathuram * Sahasra Namam as Sekhar * Kaka Radhakrishnan * C. S. Pandian * D. Balasubramaniam * K. Chandrasekharan {{col-break|width=50%}} ;Female cast * S. J. Kantha * T. A. Jayalakshmi * S. R. Janaki * Saraswathi * Baby Vadiva * Bhagavathi * Saroja (Dance) {{col-end}}

==Production== [[File:Paithiakaran 1947 film.jpg|thumb|N. S. Krishnan and T. A. Mathuram]]

When N. S. Krishnan was in prison for the Lakshmikanthan murder case, his wife and comedian T. A. Mathuram started a drama troupe called ''N. S. K Nataka Sabha''. The troupe mainly staged plays written by and starring S. V. Sahasranamam. ''Paithiyakaran'' (lit. The mad man) was one of those plays. When Krishnan was first sentenced to jail, Mathuram took a break from her acting career. Later she came out her self-imposed exile to generate revenues for financing her husband's appeal to the privy council. ''Paithiyakaran'' was based on V. Shantaram's 1937 film'' Duniya Na Mane''. Mathuram converted the troupe into a film production company and made a film based on the play. The film advocated reformist social policies like widow remarriage. It was directed by the director duo of P. Krishnan and S. Panju. While the film was in production, Krishnan was acquitted in the murder case and was released from prison. A new role was written for him in the film. Mathuram played dual roles as the heroine and as Krishnan's comedic foil. Krishnan made fun of his stint in prison through the song ''jailukku poi vantha'' in which he described in prison life, his fellow inmates and the types of prisoners he met. Music for the film was composed by C. R. Subburaman and M. S. Gnanamani. ''Pattukoru pulavan bharathi'' – a work of the poet Kavimani Desigavinayagam Pillai was used in the film as lyrics for a song featuring T. A. Jayalakshmi. M. G. Ramachandran - aka MGR (later Chief minister of Tamil Nadu) played a supporting role in the film. MGR lip-synched a love duet song with T.A. Mathuram,sung by Ghantasala.The completed film was 16,201 feet in length.<ref name="guy1" /><ref name="sangam" /><ref name="anandan" /> According to ''The Hindu'' and ''The New Indian Express'', S. S. Rajendran played a minor role.<ref>{{Cite web|date=24 October 2014|title=SS Rajendran, First Actor Turned Legislator of Indian Politics is No More|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2014/oct/24/ss-rajendran-first-actor-turned-legislator-of-indian-politics-is-no-more-674858.html|access-date=2021-04-17|website=The New Indian Express|archive-date=21 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421071730/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2014/oct/24/SS-Rajendran-First-Actor-Turned-Legislator-of-Indian-Politics-is-No-More-674858.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kolappan |first=B. |date=2014-10-24 |title=S.S. Rajendran: Dialogue delivery was his forte |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Veteran-Tamil-actor-S.S.-Rajendran-passes-away-in-Chennai/article60390761.ece |work=The Hindu |access-date=14 July 2024 |archive-date=24 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424214328/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Veteran-Tamil-actor-S.S.-Rajendran-passes-away-in-Chennai/article60390761.ece |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Soundtrack == Music was composed by C. R. Subburaman & M. S. Gnanamani. Lyrics by Kavimani Desigavinayagam Pillai, Udumalai Narayana Kavi, K. P. Kamatchi & T. R. Sambanthamoorthi.

Singers are N. S. Krishnan & T. A. Mathuram. Playback singers are Ghantasala, P. A. Periyanayaki & T. S. Bhagavathi.

{| class="wikitable" ! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length |- | "Paattukoru Pulavan" || P. A. Periyanayaki || Kavimani Desigavinayagam Pillai || 05:36 |- | "Jeyikku Poi Vandhu" || N. S. Krishnan || Udumalai Narayana Kavi || 02:44 |- | "Solla mudiyatha -Jeeva Oliyaaga " || Ghantasala & P. A. Periyanayaki || Udumalai Narayana Kavi || 02:27 |- | "Asaiyaaga Pesi Pesi" || N. S. Krishnan & T. A. Mathuram || Udumalai Narayana Kavi || 03:10 |- | "Ninaivellam Veenanathe" || || || 03:00 |- | "Manamuvantha Maaran" || P. A. Periyanayaki || Udumalai Narayana Kavi || 02:16 |- | "Kasu Panam Kondavarkku" || N. S. Krishnan || || |- | "Jegajothi Tharum Naale" || T. S. Bhagavathi || || 02:26 |}

==Reception== The film was released on 26 September 1947 and was a box office hit. The film's success enabled Mathuram's production house to produce four more films and N. S. Krishnan began a successful stint as director.<ref name="guy1"/><ref name="sangam"/>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{IMDb title|0234413|Paithiyakaran}} {{Krishnan–Panju}}

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