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Pachhai Vilakku (transl. Green Light) is a 1964 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by A. Bhimsingh and produced by Rama. Arangannal, A. R. Hassan Khan and T. S. Aadhi Narayanan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, C. R. Vijayakumari, S. S. Rajendran and S. V. Ranga Rao. It was released on 3 April 1964,[1] and become a box-office success, running for over 100 days in theatres.
| Pachhai Vilakku | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | A. Bhimsingh |
| Written by | G. K. Suriyam Rama. Arangannal (dialogues) Ko. Iraimudi Mani (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | A. Bhimsingh |
| Story by | G. K. Suriyam |
| Produced by | Rama. Arangannal A. R. Hassan Khan T. S. Aadhi Narayanan |
| Starring | Sivaji Ganesan Sowcar Janaki S. S. Rajendran C. R. Vijayakumari |
| Cinematography | G. Vittal Rao D. Balakrishnan Rm. Sedhu |
| Edited by | A. Bhimsingh Paul Duraisingam Thirumalai |
| Music by | Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy |
Production company | Vel Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 154 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
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- Sivaji Ganesan as Sarathy
- Sowcar Janaki as Parvathi
- S. S. Rajendran as Pasupathy
- C. R. Vijayakumari as Sumathi
- A. V. M. Rajan as Mani
- Pushpalatha as Latha
- S. V. Ranga Rao as Ponnambalam
- M. R. Radha as Rajabaadhar
- Nagesh as Joseph
- V. Nagayya as Gopalaiya
- S. R. Janaki as Annammal
- K. K. Soundar as Balu's henchman
- Sriram as Balu
- Karuppu Subbiah as Karim
Saravanan who was doing a film on engine driver was on search of suitable title while crossing railway gate at T. Nagar.[2][3] He stuck posters with green light as main feature in a wall near the railway gate which led Bhimsingh to name his film as Pachhai Vilakku.[4] The film was initially shot in 8,000 feet (2,400 m) which left Meiyappan unimpressed and decided to reshoot with different story on the same backdrop with the additional cast involving Rajan and Pushpalatha.[2][5]
The music was composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy and lyrics for the songs were written by Kannadasan.[6] The songs "Olimayamaana Ethirkaalam" and "Kelvi Pirandhadhu" attained popularity.[2][5]
| Song | Singers | Length |
|---|---|---|
| "Olimayamaana Ethirkaalam" | T. M. Soundararajan | 5:25 |
| "Kuththu Vilakkeria" | T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela | 3:42 |
| "Thoothu Solla" | P. Susheela & L. R. Eswari | 5:15 |
| "Aval Melai Sirithaal" | P. Susheela | 3:57 |
| "Kelvi Piranthathu" | T. M. Soundararajan | 5:53 |
| "Olimayamaana" | T. M. Soundararajan | 4:48 |
| "Kanni Venduma" | P. B. Sreenivas & L. R. Eswari | 3:27 |
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Pachhai Vilakku was released on 3 April 1964.[7] The Indian Express called it "a frothy, headlong musical melodrama, designed only to entertain."[8] P. S. Mani of Kalki gave the film a positive review, primarily for the cinematography and audiography.[9] T. M. Ramachandran of Sport and Pastime praised the cast performances, particularly Ganesan's, but called the story unreal although he praised the location photography of the train sequences and railway yard.[10] The film ran for over 100 days in theatres.[11][12]
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