Paithiyakkaran
Payithiyakaran Tamil is a 1947 Tamil film produced by and starring N. S. Krishnan. It was based on the play of the same name staged by Krishnans drama troupe. It was the first film for Krishnan after his acquittal in the Lakshmikanthan murder case. M. G. Ramachandran MGR played a supporting role in the film.
Paithiyakaran was based on V. Shantarams Duniya Na Mane, which in turn was based on the Marathi novel, Na Patnari Goshta by written by Narayan Hari Apte. It was a socially themed movie which advocated for widow remarriage and against older men marrying women much younger than them.The film was released onSeptember 1947 and was a box office hit. The films success enabled Mathurams production house to produced four more films and N. S. Krishnan began a successful stint as director. ........
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