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Petra Manam
1960 film by A. Bhimsingh From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Petra Manam (transl. The Mother's Heart)[1] is a 1960 Indian Tamil-language film directed by A. Bhimsingh and produced by National Pictures. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Pushpavalli, S. S. Rajendran and Padmini Priyadarshini.[2] It is the Tamil version of the 1953 Telugu film Pempudu Koduku. The film was released on 19 July 1960.
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Plot
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Cast
Production
Petra Manam was produced by National Pictures, written by Mu. Varadarajan, and shot by G. Vittal Rao. It had choreography by K. N. Dhandayudha Pani, Pillai Thangappan and Muthusami Pillai.[2] According to M. L. Narasimhan of The Hindu, it was simultaneously filmed in Telugu as Pempudu Koduku,[3] despite the fact that there is a seven-year release gap between these two films; the latter was released in 1953.[2]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by S. Rajeswara Rao.[4][5] The song "Sinthanai Seiyadaa" has somewhat similar tune of "Adha Hai Chandrama Raat Adhi" from Navrang (1959).[6]
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Release
Petra Manam was released on 19 October 1960,[7][8] during Diwali. Facing competition from Kairasi, Paavai Vilakku and Mannathi Mannan, released on the same day,[9] it fared averagely at box office.[3]
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