Kanimuthu Paappa

Kanimuthu Paappa is a 1972 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by S. P. Muthuraman in his directorial debut,^[1] and produced by S. Subramaniya Reddiyar. The film stars Jaishankar, R. Muthuraman, Lakshmi and Jaya. It was released on 26 May 1972.^[2]

Kanimuthu Paappa
Poster
Directed by	S. P. Muthuraman
Screenplay by	G. Balasubramaniam
Story by	V. C. Guhanathan
Produced by	S. Subramaniya Reddiyar
Starring	Jaishankar R. Muthuraman Lakshmi Jaya
Cinematography	Babu
Edited by	R. Vittal
Music by	T. V. Raju
Production company	Sri Navaneedha Films
Release date	26 May 1972 (1972-05-26)
Running time	128 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Cast

• Jaishankar as
• R. Muthuraman as Dr. Ravi
• Lakshmi as
• Jaya as Radha
• Rajyalakshmi (debut)
• Baby Sridevi
• S. N. Lakshmi
• Vijayasri
• Kovai Kamatchi
• S. V. Ramadoss
• Suruli Rajan
• I. S. R
• M. Krishnamurthy

Production

Kanimuthu Paappa marked the directorial debut of S. P. Muthuraman.^[3] The film's story and screenplay were written by V. C. Guhanathan.^[4][5] Muthuraman, who wanted to direct films outside AVM Productions, expressed his interest to A. V. Meiyappan through a letter to which he agreed and wished him well.^[3] Lakshmanan who worked as production controller for V. C. Guhanathan was initially supposed to produce the film; however he left the film with Guhanathan taking care of production and Subramaniya Reddiar providing finance.^[6][7]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by T. V. Raju and lyrics were written by Poovai Senguttuvan.^[8] The song "Radhaiyin Nenjame" is based on the Hindi song "Khilte Hain Gul Yahan" from Sharmeelee (1971),^[9][10] and "Chithii Chollu Chollu" is based on "Hai Na Bolo Bolo" from Andaz (1971).^[11]

Track listing

No.	Title	Singers	Length
1.	"Radhayin Nenjame"	P. Susheela	3:08
2.	"Kalangale Kalangale Kadhal Isai"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	4:46
3.	"Chithii Chollu Chollu"	P. Susheela, Jothi Kanna	3:20
4.	"Ezhumalai Vasa"	P. Susheela	2:48
5.	"Ezhumalai Vasa 2"	P. Susheela	3:23
Total length:			17:25