{{No plot|date=September 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}} {{Use Indian English|date=June 2017}} {{Infobox film | image = Paropakaram.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = Kamal Ghosh | screenplay = Udhayakumar | story = Devaki Bose | starring = G. Varalakshmi<br />Ramesh Sharma<br />Savithri<br />Mukkamala | cinematography = Kamal Ghosh | editing = Prakash<br />Kandasamy | music = Ghantasala | studio = Shobha Films | released = {{film date|df=yes|1953|10|9|ref1=}} | runtime = 165 minutes | country = India | language = Tamil<br />Telugu }} '''''Paropakaram''''' ({{translation|Willingness to help others}}) is a 1953 Indian drama film directed by Kamal Ghosh.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=16 October 2015 |title=The wizard of lens |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/remembering-kamal-ghosh-the-cinematographer-and-director/article7769446.ece |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20151017052612/http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/remembering-kamal-ghosh-the-cinematographer-and-director/article7769446.ece |archive-date=17 October 2015 |access-date=22 June 2017 |work=The Hindu}}</ref> The film stars Ramesh Sharma and Savithri. It was produced simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu languages with the same title.<ref name="anandan" /><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Rajadhyaksha |first1=Ashish |author-link=Ashish Rajadhyaksha |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |author-link2=Paul Willemen |publisher=British Film Institute and Oxford University Press |year=1998 |isbn=0-19-563579-5 |pages=629 |orig-date=1994}}</ref> It was released on 9 October 1953.<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 October 1953 |title=Paropakaram |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19531009&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=21 March 2021 |work=The Indian Express |pages=3 |via=Google News Archive}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
== Cast == List adapted from the database of Film News Anandan.<ref name="anandan">{{Cite web |title=1953 – பரோபகாரம் – ஹோபா பிலிம்ஸ் (த-தெ) |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1953-cinedetails19.asp |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170622054000/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1953-cinedetails19.asp |archive-date=22 June 2017 |access-date=22 June 2017 |website=Lakshman Sruthi |language=Tamil}}</ref> {{Col-begin|width=65%}} {{Col-2}} ;Male cast *Ramesh Sharma *C. S. R. *Mukkamala *Relangi * C. V. V. Panthulu *R. Nageswara Rao {{Col-2}} ;Female cast *G. Varalakshmi *Savithri {{Col-end}}
== Production == The film was directed was by Kamal Ghosh who also handled the cinematography. Editing was done by Prakash and Kandasamy. Devaki Bose wrote the story and Udhayakumar wrote the dialogues. Art direction was done by Kotvankar. R. N. Nagaraja Rao carried out the still photography. The film was shot and processed at Vijaya Vauhini Studios.<ref name="anandan" />
== Soundtrack == Music was composed by Ghantasala while the lyrics were penned by Kavi Lakshmanadas.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Neelamegam |first=G. |title=Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 |date=December 2014 |publisher=Manivasagar Publishers |edition=1st |location=Chennai |pages=55 |language=Tamil}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! Song !! Singer/s !! Length |- | "Jayam Tharum Deivame" || P. Leela|| |- | "Nenjame Povaayi" || rowspan=3|Ghantasala|| 02:47 |- | "Inimaiyaana Samsaarame" || 02:36 |- | "Jodi Maattukkulle" || 02:14 |- | "Manidhaa Nara Janmam" || M. Satyam & group || |- | "Mano Ullaasa Geethathile...Meikaadhalil" || Ghantasala || 03:10 |- | "Ullamadhil Edho Thulli" || P. Leela || 02:07 |- | "Ezhaigalin Ulagame" || A. P. Komala|| |- | "Viraindhu Povom" || || |- | "Vaazhve Sogam Thaanaa" ||P. Leela, A. M. Rajah, Ghantasala & A. P. Komala || 04:09 |- | "Kangal Sorndhu" || P. Leela || 03:05 |}
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Category:1953 Indian films Category:1953 multilingual films Category:1953 Tamil-language films Category:1953 Telugu-language films Category:1953 drama films Category:Films scored by Ghantasala (musician) Category:Indian black-and-white films Category:Indian drama films Category:Indian multilingual films Category:Tamil-language drama films Category:Tamil-language Indian films