Pattathu Rani

Pattathu Rani
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	S. Ramanathan
Written by	Javar Seetharaman
Starring	P. Bhanumathi Gemini Ganesan Kalpana
Cinematography	G. Vittal Rao
Edited by	Paul Duraisingam
Music by	T. K. Ramamoorthy
Production companies	Sunbeam and G. K. Combines
Distributed by	Venkatachalapathy Pictures
Release date	13 January 1967 (1967-01-13)
Running time	175 minutes [1]
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Pattathu Rani (Crown Princess) is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language film directed by S. Ramanathan and written by Javar Seetharaman. The film stars Gemini Ganesan and Kalpana. It was released on 13 January 1967. It's remake of Telugu movie Antastulu

Cast

• Gemini Ganesan ^[2]
• Kalpana ^[1]
• P. Bhanumathi ^[2]
• K. Balaji
• Nagesh ^[1]
• G. Varalakshmi ^[1]

Production

Pattathu Rani was produced by Sunbeam and G. K. Combines, ^[2] directed by S. Ramanathan, ^[3] and written by Javar Seetharaman. Cinematography was handled by G. Vittal Rao and editing by Paul Duraisingam. ^{[1] [4]}

Music

The music was composed by T. K. Ramamoorthy, and the lyrics were written by Vaali, Alangudi Somu and Thanjaivanan. ^[5]

Release

Pattathu Rani was released on 14 January 1967, ^[2] during the festive occasion of Pongal, ^[6] and was distributed by Venkatachalapathy Pictures. ^[1] Kalki criticised the film's outdated story. ^[7]

References

1. Cowie & Elley 1977, p. 275.
2. "1967- பட்ட்த்து ராணி- சன்பீம் ஜி. கே. கம்பைன்ஸ்". Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
3. Shivpprasadh, S. (31 January 2013). "Man with the Midas touch". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
4. "பட்டத்து ராணி!". Kalki (in Tamil). 5 February 1967. p. 62. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
5. "Pattathu Rani". Tamil Songs Lyrics. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
6. "சாண்டோ சின்னப்பா தேவர்! (16)". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 22 November 2015. Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
7. "பட்டத்து ராணி". Kalki (in Tamil). 29 January 1967. p. 27. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2021.

Bibliography

• Cowie, Peter; Elley, Derek, eds. (1977). World Filmography: 1967. Tantivy Press. ISBN   0-498-01565-3.

External links

• Pattathu Rani at IMDb