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Peria Koil
Poster
Directed byA. K. Velan
Written byA. K. Velan
Produced byA. K. Velan
StarringPrem Nazir
M. N. Rajam
CinematographyV. K. P. Maniam
Edited byV. P. Natarajan
Music byK. V. Mahadevan
Production
company
Arunachalam Pictures
Distributed byBrilliant Pictures
Release date
  • 16 September 1958 (1958-09-16)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Peria Koil (transl. Big Temple) is a 1958 Tamil-language drama film written, produced and directed by A. K. Velan. The film stars Prem Nazir and M. N. Rajam. It was released on 16 September 1958, and failed commercially.

Plot

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Cast

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Production

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Peria Koil was written, produced and directed by A. K. Velan under Arunachalam Pictures. Cinematography was handled by V. K. P. Maniam, the art direction by T. V. Annamalai and the editing by V. P. Natarajan. The final length of the film was 13,927 feet (4,245 m).[1]

Soundtrack

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The soundtrack was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, while the lyrics were written by A. Maruthakasi and P. K. Muthuswami.[2]

Song Singer/s Length
"Kanne Kamalappoo" P. S. Vaidhehi 02:20
"Naa Poren Munnaale" T. M. Soundararajan & T. V. Rathnam 03:57
"Poottukku Ettha Saavi Naan" Seerkazhi Govindarajan 03:45
"Aathaadi Thallaadha Thaathaavai" K. Jamuna Rani & L. R. Eswari 05:26
"Vaazhanum Penngal Vaazhanum" T. V. Rathnam 01:24
"Valai Veesammaa Valai Veesu" Seerkazhi Govindarajan & P. Susheela 05:00
"Thaavi Varum Kaaviriyin" T. M. Soundararajan 01:33
"Kanne Kamalappoo" (pathos) P. Leela 02:34
"Kollai Kollum Muraiyinile" Seerkazhi Govindarajan & P. Susheela 03:10
"Malarnthidum Solai Malargalai" P. S. Vaidhehi 01:28
"Kaasu Panam Selavalitthu" Seerkazhi Govindarajan 01:15

Release

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Peria Koil was released on 16 September 1958 all over South India. In Madras, it was distributed by Brilliant Pictures.[3] The film failed commercially.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "1958 – பெரிய கோவில் – அருணாச்சலம் பிக்சர்ஸ்" [1958 – Peria Koil – Arunachalam Pictures.]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 2 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  2. ^ Neelamegam, G. (December 2014). Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. p. 152.
  3. ^ "Peria Koil". The Indian Express. 16 September 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 2 March 2018 – via Google News Archive.
  4. ^ Vamanan (10 February 2019). "கானா பாடலுக்கு பிள்ளையார் சுழி!". Dinamalar (in Tamil). Nellai. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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