{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Use Indian English|date=January 2022}} {{Infobox film | image = Paruva Kaalam.jpg | caption = Title card | director = Jos A.N. Fernando | story = A. S. Prakasam | producer = Sekhar Raja | starring = Roja Ramani<br />Srikanth<br />Kamal Haasan<br />Nagesh<br />Prameela | cinematography = Masthan | editing = K. R. Ramalingam | music = G. Devarajan | studio = Jupiter Art Movies | released = {{Film date|df=yes|1974|02|09}} | country = India | language = Tamil }}

'''''Paruva Kaalam''''' ({{translation|Season period}}) is a 1974 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by Jos A. N. Fernando, written by A. S. Prakasam, starring Srikanth, Roja Ramani, Kamal Haasan, Nagesh and Prameela.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 February 2017 |title=சினிமா அன்று! பருவ காலம் (1974) |url=https://www.dinamani.com/cinema/cinema-news/2017/feb/20/%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE-%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B1-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B5-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-1974-2652901.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210530132552/https://www.dinamani.com/cinema/cinema-news/2017/feb/20/%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE-%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B1-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B5-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-1974-2652901.html |archive-date=30 May 2021 |access-date=12 January 2021 |website=Dinamani |language=ta}}</ref> Roja Ramani paired up with Kamal Haasan for the first time.<ref>{{Cite news |last=சினிமாக்குழு |date=14 September 1990 |title=தமிழ் சினிமா வரலாறு |work=Dina Thanthi |language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=சினிமா ரிப்போர்ட்டர் |date=18 June 1992 |title=கதாநாயகி-ரோஜா ரமணி |work=Dinamalar |language=ta}}</ref> It is a remake of the 1972 Malayalam-language film ''Chemparathy''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=അന്ന് ഇന്ന് |date=17 September 1986 |title=കമൽ ഒരു പ്രതിഭാസം |work=Chalachithram |language=ml}}</ref>

== Plot == {{more plot|date=September 2021}} ''Paruva Kaalam'' is the story of an innocent girl who gets raped. The film is the journey to trace the culprit.

== Cast == {{Cast listing| *Roja Ramani as Shantha *Srikanth as Gangadharan *Prameela as Kanaga *Kamal Haasan as Chandran *Nagesh as Swamy Kamalanandham *S. V. Subbaiah as Periyasamy *Leo Prabu as Johnny *Sudharsan as Ravi *Sasikumar as Jambo *Suruli Rajan as Murugan *Sachu as Pappamma }}

== Production == ''Paruva Kaalam'' was produced by Jupiter Art Movies.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1974-ல் வெளியான படப்பட்டியல் - தயாரிப்பாளர்கள் |trans-title=List of films released in 1974&nbsp;– Producers |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1974.asp |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200607014303/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1974.asp |archive-date=7 June 2020 |access-date=7 May 2021 |website=Lakshman Sruthi |language=Tamil}}</ref> It was shot in black-and-white. The film was given a "U" (Unrestricted) certificate by the Central Board of Film Certification with no cuts. The final length of the film was {{Convert|3867.00|metres|feet}}.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=6 December 1975 |title='Paruvakaalam' (Tamil) (35mm.) B&W. India. |url=https://archive.org/details/in.gazette.csl_weekly.1975-12-06.O-1226-1975-0049-54295/page/n63/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240408132853/https://archive.org/details/in.gazette.csl_weekly.1975-12-06.O-1226-1975-0049-54295/page/n63/mode/2up |archive-date=8 April 2024 |access-date=8 April 2024 |magazine=The Gazette of India |pages=2137 |via=Internet Archive}}</ref>

== Soundtrack == The soundtrack was composed by G. Devarajan, with lyrics written by Pulamaipithan and Poovai Senguttavan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Paruva Kaalam |url=https://rateyourmusic.com/release/ep/g__devarajan/paruva_kaalam.p/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230304061905/https://rateyourmusic.com/release/ep/g__devarajan/paruva_kaalam.p/ |archive-date=4 March 2023 |access-date=4 March 2023 |website=rateyourmusic.com}}</ref>

{{Track listing | headline = Track listing | extra_column = Singer(s) | title1 = Velli Rathangal | extra1 = P. Madhuri | length1 = | title2 = Velvettu Pattu | extra2 = L. R. Eswari | length2 = | title3 = Saranam Iyyappa | extra3 = Rajesh | length3 = | title4 = Velli Rathangal | note4 = sad | extra4 = P. Madhuri | length4 = }}

== Release and reception == ''Paruva Kaalam'' was released on 9 February 1974.<ref>{{Cite web |title=கமல்ஹாசன் படங்களின் பட்டியல் |trans-title=List of Kamal Haasan films |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/kamal-films.asp |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210612101253/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/kamal-films.asp |archive-date=12 June 2021 |access-date=4 March 2023 |website=Lakshman Sruthi |language=Tamil}}</ref> Kanthan of ''Kalki'' praised the performances of certain actors.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=காந்தன் |date=3 March 1974 |title=பருவகாலம் |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1974/mar/03-03-1974/p35.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220727112253/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1974/mar/03-03-1974/p35.jpg |archive-date=27 July 2022 |access-date=4 January 2022 |magazine=Kalki |page=35 |language=Tamil}}</ref>

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== External links == * {{IMDb title|0360875}}

Category:1974 Indian films Category:1974 Tamil-language films Category:1974 films Category:Films about rape in India Category:Films scored by G. Devarajan Category:Tamil remakes of Malayalam films Category:Tamil-language Indian films