Anjal Petti 520
| Anjal Petti 520 | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | T. N. Balu |
| Written by | T. N. Balu |
| Produced by | N. Vasudeva Menon |
| Starring | Sivaji Ganesan B. Saroja Devi |
| Music by | R. Govardhanam |
Production company | Bharath Movies |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Anjal Petti 520 (transl. Post box 520) is a 1969 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by T. N. Balu and produced by N. Vasudeva Menon.[1] The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, B. Saroja Devi, M. N. Nambiar and Nagesh. It was released on 27 June 1969.[2][3]
Plot
[edit] | This article needs an improved plot summary. (July 2022) |
Prabhu is the Chennai Manager in a baby food company whose head office at Madurai. He is a very talented Manager and his MD assures him of a promotion to the General Manager position. Suddenly Prabhu gets information that his MD is not giving a promotion. Prabhu becomes angry and tends his resignation abusing his company MD. He drops the letter in Post box 520 (Anjalpetti 520). On the next day, Prabhu receives a telegram on his promotion. Prabhu realises his mistake and willing to take back the letter he posted to Post box 520. There starts the story of him chasing the letter and he getting messed up with conspiracy by villains and finally coming out of all his problems.
Cast
[edit]- Sivaji Ganesan as Prabhu
- B. Saroja Devi as Saratha
- Major Sundarrajan as Sivachidambaram
- M. N. Nambiar as Nagarajan
- S. V. Ramadas as Moorthy
- K. D. Santhanam as Somasundaram
- Senthamarai as Karmegam
- R. Balasubramaniam as Kanagasabai
- K. R. Ramsingh as Mangat
- K. A. Thangavelu as Kanakkappar
- Nagesh as Chandru/Stephan
- Manorama as Stella
- Thengai Srinivasan as Ananth
- Vennira Aadai Moorthy as Somu
- Suruli Rajan as Ramanujam
- Typist Gopu as Gopu
- O. A. K. Thevar as Climax Lawyer
- Vijaya Lalitha as Dancer
- Seethalakshmi as Prabhu Aunty
- Natarajan Iyer as Climax Judge
- S. A. Kannan as Ravanamoorthy
- Natarajan as Court Dawali
- Comedy Shanmugam as Post Man
Soundtrack
[edit]The music was composed by R. Govardhanam.[4]
| Song | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| "Manjal Mugamadiyo Santhana Silaye" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | Kannadasan |
| "Pathu Pathinaru" | T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari | |
| "Thirumagal En Veetai" | P. Susheela | Vaali |
| "Aathi Manithan" | L. R. Eswari |
Reception
[edit]The Indian Express wrote, "Stringing together a few incidents, interesting in themselves but violating logic does not guarantee good entertainment, let alone make a novel movie."[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Ashok, A. V. (19 July 2002). "Incredible charisma on screen". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ "121-130". nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ^ "அஞ்சல் பெட்டி 520". Kalki (in Tamil). 6 July 1969. p. 62. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Anjal Petti 520". Tamil Songs Lyrics. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Too many fights". The Indian Express. 28 June 1969. p. 5. Retrieved 11 February 2021 – via Google News Archive.
