Patham Pasali

Patham Pasali
Patham Pasali
Directed by	K. Balachander
Written by	K. Balachander
Produced by	Alangudi Somu
Starring	Gemini Ganesan; Nagesh; Rajasree
Cinematography	Nemai Ghosh
Edited by	N. R. Kittu
Music by	V. Kumar
Production; company	Alangudi Movies
Release date	11 April 1970;
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Patham Pasali (transl. Simpleton) is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by K. Balachander. It is a remake of his own 1969 Telugu film Sattekalapu Satteya. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, Nagesh and Rajasree. It was released on 11 April 1970.

Cast

Male cast

Female cast

Production

Patham Pasali was directed by K. Balachander, and a remake of his own Telugu film Sattekalapu Satteya (1969). It was produced by Alangudi Somu under Alangudi Movies. Cinematography was handled by Nemai Ghosh and editing by N. R. Kittu.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by V. Kumar, while the lyrics were written by Alangudi Somu.

All lyrics are written by Alangudi Somu.

Track listing
No.	Title	Singer(s)
1.	"Ammadi Embuttu"	T. M. Soundararajan
2.	"Vellai Manam Konda"	T. M. Soundarrajan, Swarna
3.	"Patham Pasali"	L. R. Eswari
4.	"Poda Pazhagattum"	T. M. Soundararajan
5.	"Amma Endroru"	P. Susheela

Release and reception

Patham Pasali was released on 11 April 1970, and failed commercially. Thuglak gave the film a mixed review, to which Balachander published a reply, "I plead guilty".

References

↑ Narwekar, Sanjit (1994). Directory of Indian film-makers and films. Flicks Books. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-948911-40-8.
1 2 3 "பாலசந்தர் உருவாக்கிய இருகோடுகள்- மகத்தான வெற்றி". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 3 March 2017. Archived from the original on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
1 2 3 4 Patham Pasali (motion picture) (in Tamil). Alangudi Movies. 1970. Opening credits, from 0:00 to 3:30.
↑ "பொன்விழா படங்கள்: பத்தாம் பசலி - தனது படத்தை ரீமேக் செய்த கே.பாலச்சந்தர்". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 20 June 2020. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
↑ "Patham Pasali (Tamil) [1970] [HMV] - [Audio CD]". Samperals. Archived from the original on 29 October 2025. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
↑ "பத்தாம் பசலி / Patham Pasali (1970)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
↑ Balasubramanian, Roshne (17 November 2023). "Bengaluru's Indian Foundation for the Arts and Chennai's Tamil Cinema Resource Centre unite for the cause of cinema". The South First. Archived from the original on 6 August 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2025.

External links

Patham Pasali at IMDb

[1] Narwekar, Sanjit (1994). Directory of Indian film-makers and films. Flicks Books. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-948911-40-8.

[maalaimalar-2] 1 2 3 "பாலசந்தர் உருவாக்கிய இருகோடுகள்- மகத்தான வெற்றி". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 3 March 2017. Archived from the original on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.

[movie-3] 1 2 3 4 Patham Pasali (motion picture) (in Tamil). Alangudi Movies. 1970. Opening credits, from 0:00 to 3:30.

[4] "பொன்விழா படங்கள்: பத்தாம் பசலி - தனது படத்தை ரீமேக் செய்த கே.பாலச்சந்தர்". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 20 June 2020. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.

[5] "Patham Pasali (Tamil) [1970] [HMV] - [Audio CD]". Samperals. Archived from the original on 29 October 2025. Retrieved 29 October 2025.

[6] "பத்தாம் பசலி / Patham Pasali (1970)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.

[7] Balasubramanian, Roshne (17 November 2023). "Bengaluru's Indian Foundation for the Arts and Chennai's Tamil Cinema Resource Centre unite for the cause of cinema". The South First. Archived from the original on 6 August 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2025.