Patham Pasali

Patham Pasali (transl. Simpleton)^[1] is a 1970 Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by K. Balachander.^[2] It is a remake of his own 1969 Telugu film Sattekalapu Satteya. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, Nagesh and Rajasree. It was released on 11 April 1970.

Patham Pasali
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Directed by	K. Balachander
Story by	K. Balachander
Produced by	Alangudi Somu
Starring	Gemini Ganesan Nagesh Rajasree
Cinematography	Nemai Ghosh
Edited by	N. R. Kittu
Music by	V. Kumar
Production company	Alangudi Movies
Release date	11 April 1970 (1970-04-11)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Cast

Male cast^[3]

• Gemini Ganesan
• Nagesh
• S. A. Ashokan

Female cast^[3]

• Rajasree
• Manimala
• Vijaya Lalitha
• Sachu
• Jayakumari
• C. Vasantha

Production

Patham Pasali was directed by K. Balachander, and a remake of his own Telugu film Sattekalapu Satteya (1969).^[2][4] It was produced by Alangudi Somu under Alangudi Movies. Cinematography was handled by Nemai Ghosh, and editing by N. R. Kittu.^[3]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by V. Kumar, while the lyrics were written by Alangudi Somu.^[3][5]

All lyrics are written by Alangudi Somu.

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Ammadi Embuttu"	T. M. Soundararajan
2.	"Vellai Manam Konda"	T. M. Soundarrajan, Swarna
3.	"Patham Pasali"	L. R. Eswari
4.	"Poda Pazhagattum"	T. M. Soundararajan
5.	"Amma Endroru"	P. Susheela

Release and reception

Patham Pasali was released on 11 April 1970,^[6] and failed commercially.^[2] Thuglak gave the film a mixed reviews, to which Balachander published a reply, "I plead guilty".^[7]