Paanai Pidithaval Bhaagyasaali is a 1958 Indian Tamil-language comedy film produced and directed by T. S. Durairaj, starring himself, Savitri, K. Balaji, T. P. Muthulakshmi, P. S. Veerappa and V. S. Raghavan. It was released on 10 January 1958.
Plot
There is an illiterate and orphaned woman (Savitri) who was raised by her brother (Durairaj). She witnesses a thief (R. Nageswara Rao) raiding a wealthy man's house and committing two murders and he is after her. Savithri goes through numerous adventures involving various men but manages to escape all of them. She later meets a wealthy young man (Balaji) and falls in love with him. After many other incidents, she walks in helped by Durairaj and marries her lover who was originally set to marry another girl against his will. == Cast ==
Paanai Pidithaval Bhaagyasaali was produced and directed by T. S. Durairaj via his studio Marakatha Pictures, and he also starred as the male lead. Gangeyan was the writer. Shooting took place at many Madras studios such as Paramount, Revathi, Gemini and Majestic. == Soundtrack ==
Soundtrack
The music of the film was composed by S. V. Venkatraman and S. Rajeswara Rao. The song "Purushan Veetil Vaazha Pora Penney" performed by Loganathan was criticised by social activists for its seemingly misogynistic nature. == Release and reception ==
Release and reception
Paanai Pidithaval Bhaagyasaali was released on 10 January 1958. According to historian Randor Guy, the film was not successful because of the "weak" screenplay and on-screen narration, but the music was its "redeeming feature".The story of this film only inspired the later film Navarathri == References ==