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==Plot==
==Plot==
Rajasekhar ([[Sivaji Ganesan]]) becomes the guardian to his younger sister Radha ([[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]]) after their parents’ death. The brother-sister duo love, care and adore each other and are inseparable. When the factory in which Rajasekhar works is shut down due to a labour problem and he is depressed, Radha gives him {{INR}}1000 which she had earned and saved by making toys. She advises him to use this money as seed capital and commence his own toy business. The dutiful brother follows his sister’s advice, starts a business and in a short time, becomes rich. Anand ([[Gemini Ganesan]]) an ex-colleague of Rajasekhar who earlier helped him to get a job in his old factory, is jobless and approaches Rajasekhar for work. Rajasekhar appoints him in his concern and over a period of time, Anand and Radha fall in love. Rajasekhar, who is very possessive of his sister, gets angry with Anand as he feels betrayed.
The film follows the life and travails of Raju (Sivaji Ganesan), Radha (Savitri) and Anandan (Gemini Ganesan). Raju and Radha are orphans who lose their mother at a very young age. Raju loves his sister very much and raises her very dearly. Raju and Anandan work in the local mill and become fast friends when Anandan bails Raju out of trouble with the Mill foreman. Anandan and Radha fall in love and their love affair continues unknown to Raju.


However, knowing how intensely Radha loves Anand, he arranges for their wedding. After the marriage, Anand, along with his aunt and cousin, move into
Anandan who is a union leader makes Raju join the union much against his wishes. The workers call a strike at the mill and this leads to Raju losing his job. Raju is very worried as to how he is going to support the family when Radha comes up with 1000 rupees that she has saved. Raju is amazed and overcomes his initial anger at Radha for having worked without his knowledge. Radha convinces Raju that they can earn more if they start their own business making dolls and toys for children. Raju and Radha make it big in the toy business, the local mill owner who is unable to run the mill offers the mill to raju and asks him to buy him out. Raju reluctantly agrees to take over the mill and becomes its owner. Raju is shown receiving education from a teacher and becomes much more sophisticated.
Rajasekhar’s house. Rajasekhar marries Dr. Malathy ([[M. N. Rajam]]) on Radha’s suggestion. All of them continue to live under the same roof and several
misunderstandings crop up. Anand’s aunt uses every opportunity to widen the rift between Malathy and Radha and Radha and Anand. Unable to witness Radha’s
troubles, Rajasekhar moves out of the house with his wife, Through Radha, Anand’s aunt serves a legal notice to Rajasekhar, demanding a share in the property for Radha. Malathy files a counter petition and the property is attached by the court, pending resolution. Unable to see Radha’s sufferings, Rajasekhar withdraws the case. Still the families don’t unite. Radha delivers a girl and Malathy delivers a boy. After her child’s birth, Malathy goes abroad for further studies, leaving the child with Rajasekhar.


Unable to cope with the separation from his sister and to have peace of mind, Rajasekhar goes on a pilgrimage for several months. He returns on [[Diwali]] day and goes to meet Radha, but is denied entry by Anand’s aunt. While going back, he saves a little girl from getting burnt by fire crackers and in the process, loses his eyesight. He is hospitalised and Radha rushes to the hospital to see her brother. Rajasekhar learns that the girl he saved is none other than his niece. Unable to cope with his inability to see them, he dies; Radha too dies holding his hand. The duo becomes an epitome of brother-sister relationship. In the shadow of their deaths, the children unite and seek their heavenly blessings.
Meanwhile Anandan and Radha are married, and her in-laws are very greedy towards Raju's wealth. They treat Radha badly, which culminates with Raju giving his entire wealth to them. Finally, Raju gets bedridden and he dies in poverty. Radha comes to see his dead-body on funeral, and cries hugging him, and dies in the same position.


==Cast==
==Cast==

Revision as of 14:58, 4 September 2013

Pasamalar
Theatrical poster
Directed byA. Bhimsingh
StarringSivaji Ganesan
Gemini Ganesan
Savitri
Release date
27 May 1961[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Pasamalar (English: The Flower of Love) is a 1961 Tamil film starring Sivaji Ganesan and Savitri. The film was directed by A. Bhimsingh. One of the songs, "Vaarayen Thozhi Vaarayo", is still played in many Tamil weddings. The movie was produced by Sivaji's own company Rajamani pictures. The producers were M. R. Santhanam and K. Mohan of Mohan Arts. The dialogues were written by Aroor Das. The movie was predominantly shot in Neptune Studios.“Paasa Malar" holds the record for having been made in the most number of languages, including Sinhala.[1] It was remade in hindi as Rakhi, in 1962, by Bhimsingh, starring Ashok Kumar, Waheeda Rehman & Pradeep Kumar. It was a major success & Ashok Kumar won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor & K.P. Kottarakara the Filmfare Award for Best Story. This film was again remade in Hindi in 1986, Vijay Sadanah, as Aisa Pyar Kahan with Jeetendra, Padmini Kolhapure, Jaya Prada and Mithun Chakraborty.[2]

Plot

Rajasekhar (Sivaji Ganesan) becomes the guardian to his younger sister Radha (Savitri) after their parents’ death. The brother-sister duo love, care and adore each other and are inseparable. When the factory in which Rajasekhar works is shut down due to a labour problem and he is depressed, Radha gives him ₹1000 which she had earned and saved by making toys. She advises him to use this money as seed capital and commence his own toy business. The dutiful brother follows his sister’s advice, starts a business and in a short time, becomes rich. Anand (Gemini Ganesan) an ex-colleague of Rajasekhar who earlier helped him to get a job in his old factory, is jobless and approaches Rajasekhar for work. Rajasekhar appoints him in his concern and over a period of time, Anand and Radha fall in love. Rajasekhar, who is very possessive of his sister, gets angry with Anand as he feels betrayed.

However, knowing how intensely Radha loves Anand, he arranges for their wedding. After the marriage, Anand, along with his aunt and cousin, move into Rajasekhar’s house. Rajasekhar marries Dr. Malathy (M. N. Rajam) on Radha’s suggestion. All of them continue to live under the same roof and several misunderstandings crop up. Anand’s aunt uses every opportunity to widen the rift between Malathy and Radha and Radha and Anand. Unable to witness Radha’s troubles, Rajasekhar moves out of the house with his wife, Through Radha, Anand’s aunt serves a legal notice to Rajasekhar, demanding a share in the property for Radha. Malathy files a counter petition and the property is attached by the court, pending resolution. Unable to see Radha’s sufferings, Rajasekhar withdraws the case. Still the families don’t unite. Radha delivers a girl and Malathy delivers a boy. After her child’s birth, Malathy goes abroad for further studies, leaving the child with Rajasekhar.

Unable to cope with the separation from his sister and to have peace of mind, Rajasekhar goes on a pilgrimage for several months. He returns on Diwali day and goes to meet Radha, but is denied entry by Anand’s aunt. While going back, he saves a little girl from getting burnt by fire crackers and in the process, loses his eyesight. He is hospitalised and Radha rushes to the hospital to see her brother. Rajasekhar learns that the girl he saved is none other than his niece. Unable to cope with his inability to see them, he dies; Radha too dies holding his hand. The duo becomes an epitome of brother-sister relationship. In the shadow of their deaths, the children unite and seek their heavenly blessings.

Cast

Awards

The film won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil - Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film in 1962.[3]

Soundtrack

Kannadasan wrote the lyrics while duo Viswanathan Ramamoorthy composed the music.

  • "Malargalai Pool Thangai" - T. M. Soundararajan
  • "Mayangugiraal Oru Mathu" - P. Susheela
  • "Paatondru Ketten Paravasam Aaanen" - Jamuna Rani
  • "Engalukkum Kaalam Varum" - T.M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela
  • "Yaar Yaar Avar YaarO" - P. B. Sreenivas and P. Susheela
  • "Vaarayen Thozhi Vaarayo" - L. R. Eswari
  • "Malarnthum malaradha paathimalar pola" - T.M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela

Legacy

Footage of Paasa Malar is featured in the 2011 Tamil film Velayudham.[4]

Re-release

A digitally restored version of Pasamalar was re-released on 15 August 2013.[5] M. Suganth of The Times of India rated it a perfect 5 out of 5, saying "The restoration, cinemascope and audio conversion are pretty good while the trimming (by veteran editor Lenin, Bhimsingh's son) manages to retain the continuity to a large extent."[6]

References

  1. ^ a b http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/a-paean-to-sibling-love/article4985415.ece
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ "9th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
  4. ^ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-24/news-interviews/29468691_1_vijay-film-velayudham
  5. ^ http://newstodaynet.com/newsindex.php?id=31330%20&%20section=11
  6. ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/movie-reviews/Pasa-Malar/movie-review/21875410.cms

External links

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