Iravum Pagalum (1965 film)

Iravum Pagalum
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Joseph Thaliath Jr.
Produced by	Joseph Thomas
Story by	T. N. Baalu
Starring	Jaishankar C Vasantha S. A. Ashokan Kanthimathi Pandari Bai
Music by	T. R. Pappa
Cinematography	B. B. Lucas
Edited by	P. Radhakrishnan M. Vellaisaamy
Production company	Citadel Films
Release dates	14 January 1965
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Iravum Pagalum (Tamil: இரவும் பகலும் English: Night and Day) is a 1965 Indian Tamil crime thriller film directed by Joseph Thaliath Jr. The film starred debutant Jaishankar and C Vasantha in the lead.

Plot

A well-to-do college student (Jaishankar) who lives with his widowed mother (Pandari Bai) leads a happy-go-lucky life. One night the family is robbed of all its wealth by a gang and his mother prevents him from reporting it to the police. Realising that there is some mystery behind it, he sets out to unravel it. In disguise he infiltrates a gang of smugglers and robbers and unravels the mystery.

Cast

• Jaishankar as Rajasekar
• C Vasantha as Parimala
• S. A. Ashokan as Govindhan
• Nagesh as Balu
• Ganthimathi as Chandra
• Pandari Bai as Maragadhavalli

Soundtrack

Iravum Pagalum
Soundtrack album to Iravum Pagalum by T. R. Pappa
Genre	Film soundtrack
Language	Tamil
Producer	T. R. Pappa

The soundtrack album was composed by T. R. Pappa. The lyrics were written by Alangudi Somu.

Tracklist^[1][2]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Kaalai Neram Oruvan"	04:04
2.	"Iravu Varum"	03:42
3.	"Kunguma Kolam"	03:18
4.	"Koothaadum Kondaiyile"	03:05
5.	"Ullathin Kathavugal"	03:33
6.	"Iranthavanai Sumanthavanum"	03:16

Reception

Film historian and critic Randor Guy noted that the film will be "remembered for Jaishankar’s debut, taut onscreen narration and melodious music".^[3]

References

1. "Iravum Pagalum — Tracklist". Raaga.com.
2. "iravum pagalum movie songs". tamiltunes. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
3. Randor Guy (20 March 2009). "Blast from the past — Iravum Pagalum 1965". The Hindu.