Cinema Paithiyam
| Cinema Paithiyam | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | Muktha Srinivasan |
| Screenplay by | A. S. Prakasam |
| Story by | Gulzar |
| Produced by | A. L. Srinivasan |
| Starring |
Jaishankar Jayachitra |
| Cinematography | V. Selvaraj |
| Edited by | V. P. Krishnan |
| Music by | Shankar–Ganesh |
Production company |
A. L. S. Productions |
Release date |
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Running time |
152 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Cinema Paithiyam (transl. Cinephile) is a 1975 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by Muktha Srinivasan. The film stars Jaishankar and Jayachitra. It is a remake of the Hindi film Guddi (1971). The film was released on 31 January 1975. Jayachitra later claimed in an interview that this film ran for 100 days at Devi-Sridevi Complex in Madras, and that "this was the first Tamil black-and-white film that ran for so long in that theater complex."
Plot
Jaya is a cinephile. So obsessed is she with cinema, that she worships the popular actor Jaishankar, believing all that he portrays on screen, to be his real self. He becomes the ideal man of her dreams, and she even tattoos his name in her arm. Hell breaks loose when she refuses to marry Natarajan, the boy arranged by her brother and her sister-in-law. At his juncture, steps in her uncle, who takes it upon himself to show her the true world, by taking her on a trip around the real life of a star.
Cast
- Sivaji Ganesan as himself
- Jaishankar as himself
- Major Sundarrajan as Sivalingam
- V. K. Ramasamy as Chidambaram
- Cho as Ramani
- Kamal Haasan as Natarajan
- Senthamarai as himself
- Neelu as Kadha kaalatchebam singer
- Sowcar Janaki as Lakshmi
- Jayachitra as Jaya
- S. Varalakshmi as Teacher
- P. R. Varalakshmi as Kamala
- Sachu as Pappa
- S. N. Parvathy as Teacher
- Jayalalithaa as herself
- K. Balaji as himself
- Manorama as Ponnamma / Junior artist agent
- A. Sakunthala as herself
- A. Bhimsingh as himself
- P. Madhavan as himself
- C. V. Rajendran as himself
- T. K. S. Natarajan as Bhoopathy (uncredited)
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh, with lyrics by Kannadasan.
| Song | Singers |
|---|---|
| "En Ullam Azhagana" | Vani Jairam |
| "Naan Ariyatha" | T. M. Soundararajan |
| "I Will Sell My Beauty" | L. R. Eswari |
Reception
Kanthan of Kalki positively reviewed the film, comparing it favourably to the Hindi original. Kumudam praised the performances of Kamal Haasan, Jayachithra and Sowkar Janaki and added that Guddi was pleasant and sweet; however Cinema Paithiyam lacked it.