Kanimuthu Paappa

Kanimuthu Paappa is a 1972 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by S. P. Muthuraman in his directorial debut,^[1] and produced by S. Subramaniya Reddiyar. The film stars Jaishankar, R. Muthuraman, Lakshmi and Jaya. It was released on 26 May 1972.^[2]

Kanimuthu Paappa
Poster
Directed by	S. P. Muthuraman
Screenplay by	G. Balasubramaniam
Story by	V. C. Guhanathan
Produced by	S. Subramaniya Reddiyar
Starring	Jaishankar R. Muthuraman Lakshmi Jaya
Cinematography	Babu
Edited by	R. Vittal
Music by	T. V. Raju
Production company	Sri Navaneedha Films
Release date	26 May 1972 (1972-05-26)
Running time	128 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Cast

• Jaishankar as
• R. Muthuraman as Dr. Ravi
• Lakshmi as
• Jaya as Radha
• Rajyalakshmi (debut)
• Baby Sridevi
• S. N. Lakshmi
• Vijayasri
• Kovai Kamatchi
• S. V. Ramadoss
• Suruli Rajan
• I. S. R
• M. Krishnamurthy

Production

Kanimuthu Paappa marked the directorial debut of S. P. Muthuraman.^[3] The film's story and screenplay were written by V. C. Guhanathan.^[4][5] Muthuraman, who wanted to direct films outside AVM Productions, expressed his interest to A. V. Meiyappan through a letter to which he agreed and wished him well.^[3] Lakshmanan who worked as production controller for V. C. Guhanathan was initially supposed to produce the film; however he left the film with Guhanathan taking care of production and Subramaniya Reddiar providing finance.^[6][7]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by T. V. Raju and lyrics were written by Poovai Senguttuvan.^[8] The song "Radhaiyin Nenjame" is based on the Hindi song "Khilte Hain Gul Yahan" from Sharmeelee (1971),^[9][10] and "Chithii Chollu Chollu" is based on "Hai Na Bolo Bolo" from Andaz (1971).^[11]

Track listing

No.	Title	Singers	Length
1.	"Radhayin Nenjame"	P. Susheela	3:08
2.	"Kalangale Kalangale Kadhal Isai"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	4:46
3.	"Chithii Chollu Chollu"	P. Susheela, Jothi Kanna	3:20
4.	"Ezhumalai Vasa"	P. Susheela	2:48
5.	"Ezhumalai Vasa 2"	P. Susheela	3:23
Total length:			17:25

References

1. "Tastes have changed in Tamil Nadu". Film World. Vol. 14. 1978. p. 60. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
2. "Kanimuthu Papa (1972)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
3. முத்துராமன், எஸ்.பி. (4 November 2015). "சினிமா எடுத்துப் பார் 33: எங்க வீட்டுப் பிள்ளை!". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
4. Muthuraman 2017, p. 150.
5. Lakshmi, V (1 February 2020). "My First Shot: For ADs, the formative years can become their identity, says SP Muthuraman". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
6. Muthuraman 2017, p. 136.
7. Muthuraman 2017, p. 152.
8. "Kanimuthu Papa Tamil Film EP VInyl Record by T V Raju". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
9. Jeyamohan (7 February 2021). "மாலா சின்ஹா- கடிதம்". Jeyamohan.in (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
10. Bhattacharjee, Anirudha; Vittal, Balaji (2022). S.D. Burman: The Prince Musician. India: Penguin Random House. ISBN 9789354927973.^{[page needed]}
11. Nayak, Satyarth (2019). Sridevi: The Eternal Screen Goddess. India: Penguin Random House. p. 14. ISBN 9789353056780.

Bibliography

• Muthuraman, S. P. (2017) [2005]. AVM Thandha SPM (in Tamil) (3rd ed.). Vikatan. OCLC 607342391.

External links

• Kanimuthu Paappa at IMDb