Petralthan Pillaya (1966)

பெற்றால்தான் பிள்ளையா

Anandhan, a homeless person, finds an abandoned baby boy in a temple and brings him up as his own son. However, after five years, the real parents of the kid come in search of him.

Date of release
1966-12-08
TMDB
8.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
2h 48m
Genres
Drama
Director
R. Krishnan, S. Panju

Casting

Interesting facts

Petralthan Pillaiya is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Krishnan–Panju and written by Aaroor Dass. The film stars M. G. Ramachandran, B. Saroja Devi and Sowcar Janaki. Based on the 1921 American film, The Kid, it revolves around a tramp finding a homeless boy and raising him as his own son until five years later the boy's biological parents try to find him.

Production

Petralthan Pillaiya is based on Charlie Chaplin's 1921 American film, The Kid. Writer Aaroor Dass initially narrated the story to Sivaji Ganesan, who seemed interested but "did not follow up"; he later gave it to M. G. Ramachandran. The duo Krishnan–Panju (R. Krishnan and S. Panju) directed the film, and Panju edited the film under the alias S. Panjabi. It was produced by K. K.

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