Enga Paappa (transl. Our Baby) is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language drama film produced and directed by B. R. Panthulu. The film stars Baby Shakila, M. V. Rajamma, Ravichandran and Bharathi. It was released on 8 July 1966.

Enga Paappa
Theatrical release poster
Directed byB. R. Panthulu
Story byDada Mirasi
Produced byB. R. Panthulu
StarringBaby Shakila
M. V. Rajamma
Ravichandran
Bharathi
CinematographyV. Ramamurthy
Edited byR. Devarajan
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
Production
company
Padmini Pictures
Distributed byVijayasri
Release date
  • 8 July 1966 (1966-07-08)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

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Cast

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Production

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Enga Paappa was produced and directed by B. R. Panthulu under his own company Padmini Pictures, while Dada Mirasi wrote the story and Ma. Ra wrote the dialogues. The cinematography was handled by V. Ramamurthy, and the editing by R. Devarajan edited the film. Audiography was handled by T. N. Rangaswami, and Thangappan for choreography. Shooting took place at Vauhini Studios.[1]

Soundtrack

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The music of the film was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Kannadasan. One of the songs, "Naan Pottal Theriyum", attained popularity.[1]

Songs Singers Length
"Oru Maratthil Kudiyirukkum" P. Susheela 3:33
"Oru Maratthil Kudiyirukkum" T. M. Soundararajan & M. S. Rajeswari 3:37
"Sondha Maamanukkum" T. M. Soundararajan & L. R. Eswari 4:05
"Pudhu Veedu Vandha Neram" T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela 3:55
"Naan Pottal Theriyum" T. M. Soundararajan 3:23

Release and reception

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Enga Paappa was released on 8 July 1966,[2][3] and distributed by Vijayasri.[4] The film attained popularity due to its unconventional storyline, and Shakila's portrayal of Mangalam was well received by viewers. It was also a commercial success.[1] However, Kalki wrote that while the film was trying to please everyone, it was not heart touching.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Guy, Randor (5 July 2017). "Enga Pappa (1966)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  2. ^ "1966 – எங்க பாப்பா – பத்மினி பிக்" [1966 – Enga Paappa – Padmini Pictures]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Enga Paappa". The Indian Express. 8 July 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 10 July 2021 – via Google News Archive.
  4. ^ "Enga Paappa". The Indian Express. 9 July 1966. p. 3. Retrieved 10 July 2021 – via Google News Archive.
  5. ^ "எங்க பாப்பா!". Kalki (in Tamil). 24 July 1966. p. 19. Archived from the original on 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023 – via Internet Archive.
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