Panchaali

Panchaali பாஞ்சாலி
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Directed by	Muktha Srinivasan
Produced by	M. A. Thyagarajan
Written by	Naga Shanmugam
Starring	R. S. Manohar Devika V. K. Ramsamy L. Vijayalakshmi
Music by	K. V. Mahadevan
Edited by	V. Rajagopal
Production company	Rathna Studios
Distributed by	M. A. V. Pictures
Release date	31 October 1959
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Panchaali (தமிழ்: பாஞ்சாலி) is a 1959, Tamil Family - Drama film, directed by Muktha Srinivasan and produced by M. A. Thyagarajan. The film script was written by Naga Shanmugam and the music by K. V. Mahadevan. It stars R. S. Manohar, Devika, V. K. Ramasamy in a lead role with L. Vijayalakshmi, T. P. Muthulakshmi, T. K. Ramachandran and Lakshmi Prabha in supporting roles.

During the Panchayat elections held in the village Ponnaruvi, the Ayurveda specialist doctor, Dr. Natarajan defeats Anandan, the son of Kalyani Ammal. This causes Anandan and his mother, Kalyani to hate the kindhearted doctor. Apart from Anandan, Kalyani takes care of her other child, Gomathi and her nephew, Raghavan, whom she raises as her own child. After returning from Madras, where he went to study medicine, Raghavan wins over the villagers with his medical expertise and helping hand. Oblivious to Kalyani's plans to get him married to Gomathi, he falls in love with Dr. Natarajan's daughter Panchaali. The rest of the film is about Raghavan discovering Anandan's misdemeanors as a servant in disguise. Complications arise when Anandan decides to murder his enemies.

Randor Guy stated in this article that the film was well received at the box-office, even if the story line was predictable.

Music by K. V. Mahadevan and lyrics were written by A. Maruthakasi and Ku. Sa. Krishnamoorthi. Playback singers are Sirkazhi Govindarajan, S. C. Krishnan, A. L. Raghavan, Thiruchi Loganathan, K. Jamuna Rani, P. Susheela and L. R. Eswari.