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Petralthan Pillaya is a film of genre Drama with M. G. Ramachandran
Petralthan Pillaya (1966)
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Add to a movie listPetralthan Pillaiya is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Krishnan-Panju. The film features M. G. Ramachandran and B. Saroja Devi in lead roles. It is a remake of Charlie Chaplin's 1921 American comedy-drama film, The Kid. It was produced by Vasu, under Sri Muthukumaran Pictures. The film was the last time that T. S. Balaiah and M. R. Radha played beside Ramachandran. This is the 25th and final collaboration between Ramachandran and M. R. Radha, as a few days after the film was completed, Radha shot Ramachandran, wounding him.
Synopsis
Jeeva (Sowkar Janaki) is a mother unable to afford the cost of raising a young boy. She abandons him in a temple where a tramp, Anandhan (M. G. Ramachandran), discovers him. Anandhan tries to get rid of the boy, but he eventually becomes attached to him. Anandhan names the boy Kannan (Baby Shaguila) and educates him, despite his poor financial condition. After five years, Kannan's biological mother, Jeeva, her husband Sekhar (S. A. Ashokan) and social services try to find her son.Actors
M. G. Ramachandran
(Anandhan, the good tramp)
B. Saroja Devi
(Mohini, Anandhan's lover and a fortune-teller)
Sowcar Janaki
(Jeeva)
Madras Rajagopala Radhakrishnan Naidu
(Kabali, a fairground entertainer)
S. A. Ashokan
(Sekhar, a rich man)
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