Arivaali

Arivaali (1963)

Arivaali (Genius) is a 1963 Tamil language drama film written, produced and directed by A. T. Krishnaswami. The film features Sivaji Ganesan and P. Bhanumathi in lead roles. The film, had musical score by S. V. Venkatraman and was released on 1 March 1963.

Date of release
1963-02-28
Runtime
2h 7m
Genres
Drama
Director
A. T. Krishnaswamy

Casting

Interesting facts

Arivaali (transl. Genius) is a 1963 Indian Tamil language film written, produced and directed by A. T. Krishnaswamy. It is based on his play Penn Paduthum Paadu, in turn based on the William Shakespeare play The Taming of the Shrew. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and P. Bhanumathi. It was released on 1 March 1963.

Production

Arivaali is based on the play Penn Paduthum Paadu which itself based on the William Shakespeare play The Taming of the Shrew. A. T Krishnasamy who wrote and directed the play also directed the film adaptation. It was planned by Krishnaswamy in 1953 with M. G. Ramachandran as lead actor. Despite some progress, Ramachandran later backed out and Sivaji Ganesan was cast instead. However, production was delayed for almost a decade.

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