Parthiban Kanavu (1960 film)
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A cutout of the film at Wellington Theatre, Chennai
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| Directed by | D. Yoganand |
| Produced by | V. Govindarajan |
| Written by | Vindhan |
| Screenplay by | D. Yoganand |
| Story by | Kalki |
| Based on |
Parthiban Kanavu by Kalki |
| Starring |
Vyjayanthimala Gemini Ganesan S. V. Ranga Rao |
| Music by | Vedha |
| Cinematography | K. S. Selvaraj |
| Edited by | V. B. Natarajan 'Pazhani' R. Rajan |
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Production
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Jubilee Films
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| Distributed by | Jubilee Films |
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Release date
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Running time
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219 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language |
Tamil Telugu Sinhala |
Parthiban Kanavu (English: Parthiban's Dream) is a 1960 Black-and-white Historical fiction multilingual directed by D. Yoganand. The film starred Vyjayanthimala, Gemini Ganesan and S. V. Ranga Rao in the lead with Ragini, S. V. Subbiah, Kumari Kamala, T. S. Balaiah, P. S. Veerappa and S. A. Ashokan forms an ensemble cast.
The film was based on 1942 Historical novel Parthiban Kanavu written by Kalki Krishnamurthy. The film also had actor K. Balaji in special appearance and actress B. Saroja Devi as extra.
Parthiban Kanavu was produced in three language, Tamil, Telugu and Sinhala by V. Govindarajan with his Jubilee Films. Upon release the film was well received by critics where it won Best Feature Film in Tamil at the 8th National Film Awards. With its huge budget, the film failed to perform well at box office where it ended as box office bomb.
In 2011, the movie was in controversy along with Veerapandiya Kattabomman and Thillaanaa Mohanambal for its historical inaccuracies.
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