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Panathottam
Panathottam () is a 1963 Tamil-language drama film directed by K. Shankar. The film features M. G. Ramachandran and B. Saroja Devi. The film, produced by G. N. Velumani under Saravana Films, had musical score by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy and was released on 11 January 1963. The film ran for 100 days in theatres.
Plot.
Selvam (MGR), innocent, is nevertheless arrested, then thrown in jail.
He is blamed for passing forged bills.
He escapes and tries to
movie script, of his play Velaikkari, fetched him a fee of 12,000, a considerable sum at that time (worth 1 crore in 2015 prices)
Apart from his stories, the names of some of Annadurai's works were used as film titles for "Panathottam" (1963), "Valiba virundhu" (1967), "Kumarikottam" (1971), "Rajapart Rangadurai" (1973), "Needhi devan mayakkam" (1982).
See also.
- List of places named after C.