Pasamalar

Pasamalar
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Directed by	A. Bhimsingh
Produced by	M. R. Santhanam K. Mohan (Mohan Arts)
Written by	Aarur Dass (dialogues)
Screenplay by	A. Bhimsingh
Story by	K. P. Kottarakara
Starring	Sivaji Ganesan Gemini Ganesan Savitri M. N. Rajam K. A. Thangavelu
Music by	Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy
Cinematography	G. Vittal Rao
Edited by	A. Bhimsingh A. Paul Duraisingh R. Thirumalai
Production company	Rajamani Pictures
Distributed by	Sivaji Productions
Release date	27 May 1961 (1961-05-27)
Running time	180 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Pasamalar (English: The Flower of Love) is a 1961 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by A. Bhimsingh. It features Sivaji Ganesan and Savithri in lead roles, while Gemini Ganesan, K. A. Thangavelu, M. N. Rajam and M. N. Nambiar play supporting roles. It tells the story of Rajasekhar and his bonding with his younger sister Radha. Radha falls in love with his brother's friend. Rajasekhar eventually arranges for their marriage. Problems they face form the story. It was film version of the Malayalam writer Kottakara's story Paasa Malar

The film was predominantly shot in Neptune Studios. The film was produced by M. R. Santhanam and K. Mohan under the production companies, Rajamani Pictures and Mohan Arts respectively. The film's original soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and T. K. Ramamoorthy, while the lyrics were written by Kannadasan. The story for the film was written by K. P. Kottarakkara and the dialogues by Aaroor Dass. Pasamalar eventually became a trendsetter resulting in similar themes about brother sister relationship.

Pasamalar was released on 27 May 1961 and received critical acclaim with Ganesan and Savitri's performances being widely lauded. The film ran for over 100 days in theatres. The film also won Certificate of Merit for Second Best Feature film at the 9th National Film Awards. A digitally restored version of Pasamalar was released on 15 August 2013 and was also well received.

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) a former 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.