Paruva Kaalam

Paruva Kaalam (transl. Season period) is a 1974 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by Jos A. N. Fernando, written by A. S. Prakasam, starring Srikanth, Roja Ramani, Kamal Haasan, Nagesh and Prameela.^[1] Roja Ramani paired up with Kamal Haasan for the first time.^[2][3] It is a remake of the 1972 Malayalam-language film Chemparathy.^[4]

Paruva Kaalam
Title card
Directed by	Jos A.N. Fernando
Story by	A. S. Prakasam
Produced by	Sekhar Raja
Starring	Roja Ramani Srikanth Kamal Haasan Nagesh Prameela
Cinematography	Masthan
Edited by	K. R. Ramalingam
Music by	G. Devarajan
Production company	Jupiter Art Movies
Release date	9 February 1974 (1974-02-09)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Paruva Kaalam is the story of an innocent girl who gets raped. The film is the journey to trace the culprit.

Cast

• Roja Ramani as Shantha
• Srikanth as Gangadharan
• Prameela as Kanaga
• Kamal Haasan as Chandran
• Nagesh as Swamy Kamalanandham
• S. V. Subbaiah as Periyasamy
• Leo Prabu as Johnny
• Sudharsan as Ravi
• Sasikumar as Jambo
• Suruli Rajan as Murugan
• Sachu as Pappamma

Production

Paruva Kaalam was produced by Jupiter Art Movies.^[5] It was shot in black-and-white. The film was given a "U" (Unrestricted) certificate by the Central Board of Film Certification with no cuts. The final length of the film was 3,867.00 metres (12,687.01 ft).^[6]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by G. Devarajan, with lyrics written by Pulamaipithan and Poovai Senguttavan.^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Velli Rathangal"	P. Madhuri
2.	"Velvettu Pattu"	L. R. Eswari
3.	"Saranam Iyyappa"	Rajesh
4.	"Velli Rathangal" (sad)	P. Madhuri

Release and reception

Paruva Kaalam was released on 9 February 1974.^[8] Kanthan of Kalki praised the performances of certain actors.^[9]