Paavai Vilakku

<p>Thanikachalam and Gowri are a married couple, and they have a daughter named Kalyani. Sengamalam is a dancer to whom Thanikachalam is attracted, but they do not marry since he already has a wife. Devaki, a widow, is also attracted to him, but later starts to treat him as a brother. Uma, a friend of Gowri, stays with the couple and raises their child as her own. She too falls in love with Thanikachalam, but is not able to marry him. An accident at Thanikachalam’s house results in the death of Kalyani; Uma is not informed of her death. She later gets into a similar accident and upon learning about the child’s death, she dies in the arms of Gowri and Thanikachalam. , , Sriram and make guest appearances as Thanikachalam’s friends. was a novel written by and serialised in the Tamil magazine . The film version of this novel was directed by K. Somu, written by , and produced by editor T. Vijayarangam and cinematographer V. K. Gopanna under the Sri Vijayagopal Pictures. initially wanted to produce this film. Ganesan’s home, Annai Illam, also features in the film. The soundtrack was composed by , and the lyrics were written by . The song “Aayiram Kan Podhadhu” is set in the raga known as , and “Mangiyathor Nilavinile” is based on ‘s poem of the same name. was released on 19 October 1960, during . The film was distributed by in Madras. wrote, “Despite the picture being crowded with a battalion of familiar faces, the total effect is pleasing and K. Somu’s direction compels attention”. Kanthan of said , Ramasamy and gave light to the film. Facing competition from , , and , released on the same day, the film did not perform well at box-office.</p>