Paruva Kaalam

Paruva Kaalam
Paruva Kaalam
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Directed by	Jos A.N. Fernando
Story by	A. S. Prakasam
Produced by	Sekhar Raja
Starring	Roja Ramani; Srikanth; Kamal Haasan; Nagesh; Prameela
Cinematography	Masthan
Edited by	K. R. Ramalingam
Music by	G. Devarajan
Production; company	Jupiter Art Movies
Release date	9 February 1974;
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Paruva Kaalam (transl. 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.^[1] Roja Ramani paired up with Kamal Haasan for the first time.^[2]^[3] It is a remake of the 1972 Malayalam-language film Chemparathy.^[4]

Plot

Paruva Kaalam is the story of an innocent girl who gets raped. The film is the journey to trace the culprit.

Cast

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.^[5] 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 3,867.00 metres (12,687.01 ft).^[6]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by G. Devarajan, with lyrics written by Pulamaipithan and Poovai Senguttavan.^[7]

Track listing
No.	Title	Singer(s)
1.	"Velli Rathangal"	P. Madhuri
2.	"Velvettu Pattu"	L. R. Eswari
3.	"Saranam Iyyappa"	Rajesh
4.	"Velli Rathangal" (sad)	P. Madhuri

Release and reception

Paruva Kaalam was released on 9 February 1974.^[8] Kanthan of Kalki praised the performances of certain actors.^[9]

References

^ "சினிமா அன்று! பருவ காலம் (1974)". Dinamani (in Tamil). 20 February 2017. Archived from the original on 30 May 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
^ சினிமாக்குழு (14 September 1990). "தமிழ் சினிமா வரலாறு". Dina Thanthi (in Tamil).
^ சினிமா ரிப்போர்ட்டர் (18 June 1992). "கதாநாயகி-ரோஜா ரமணி". Dinamalar (in Tamil).
^ അന്ന് ഇന്ന് (17 September 1986). "കമൽ ഒരു പ്രതിഭാസം". Chalachithram (in Malayalam).
^ "1974-ல் வெளியான படப்பட்டியல் - தயாரிப்பாளர்கள்" [List of films released in 1974 – Producers]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
^ "'Paruvakaalam' (Tamil) (35mm.) B&W. India". The Gazette of India. 6 December 1975. p. 2137. Archived from the original on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024 – via Internet Archive.
^ "Paruva Kaalam". rateyourmusic.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
^ "கமல்ஹாசன் படங்களின் பட்டியல்" [List of Kamal Haasan films]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
^ காந்தன் (3 March 1974). "பருவகாலம்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 35. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.

External links

Paruva Kaalam at IMDb

[1] "சினிமா அன்று! பருவ காலம் (1974)". Dinamani (in Tamil). 20 February 2017. Archived from the original on 30 May 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.

[2] சினிமாக்குழு (14 September 1990). "தமிழ் சினிமா வரலாறு". Dina Thanthi (in Tamil).

[3] சினிமா ரிப்போர்ட்டர் (18 June 1992). "கதாநாயகி-ரோஜா ரமணி". Dinamalar (in Tamil).

[4] അന്ന് ഇന്ന് (17 September 1986). "കമൽ ഒരു പ്രതിഭാസം". Chalachithram (in Malayalam).

[5] "1974-ல் வெளியான படப்பட்டியல் - தயாரிப்பாளர்கள்" [List of films released in 1974 – Producers]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2021.

[6] "'Paruvakaalam' (Tamil) (35mm.) B&W. India". The Gazette of India. 6 December 1975. p. 2137. Archived from the original on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024 – via Internet Archive.

[7] "Paruva Kaalam". rateyourmusic.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

[8] "கமல்ஹாசன் படங்களின் பட்டியல்" [List of Kamal Haasan films]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

[9] காந்தன் (3 March 1974). "பருவகாலம்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 35. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.

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