Enga Paappa

1966 film by B. R. Panthulu

8 July 1966 (1966-07-08)

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Enga Paappa (transl. Our Baby) is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language drama film produced and directed by B. R. Panthulu. The film stars Baby Shakila, M. V. Rajamma, Ravichandran and Bharathi. It was released on 8 July 1966.

Plot

Cast

Baby Shakila as Mangalam
M. V. Rajamma as Mangalam's aunt
Ravichandran as Mangalam's brother
- Master Sridhar portrays the younger version of the character
O. A. K. Thevar as Ravichandran's friend
Bharathi as Ravichandran's wife
Nagesh
K. A. Thangavelu
Manorama

Production

Enga Paappa was produced and directed by B. R. Panthulu under his own company Padmini Pictures, while Dada Mirasi wrote the story and Ma. Ra wrote the dialogues. The cinematography was handled by V. Ramamurthy, and the editing by R. Devarajan edited the film. Audiography was handled by T. N. Rangaswami, and Thangappan for choreography. Shooting took place at Vauhini Studios.^[2]

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Kannadasan. One of the songs, "Naan Pottal Theriyum", attained popularity.^[2]

Songs	Singers	Length
"Oru Maratthil Kudiyirukkum"	P. Susheela	3:33
"Oru Maratthil Kudiyirukkum"	T. M. Soundararajan & M. S. Rajeswari	3:37
"Sondha Maamanukkum"	T. M. Soundararajan & L. R. Eswari	4:05
"Pudhu Veedu Vandha Neram"	T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela	3:55
"Naan Pottal Theriyum"	T. M. Soundararajan	3:23

Release and reception

Enga Paappa was released on 8 July 1966.^[3]^[4] The film attained popularity due to its unconventional storyline, and Shakila's portrayal of Mangalam was well received by viewers. It was also a commercial success.^[2] However, Kalki wrote that while the film was trying to please everyone, it was not heart touching.^[5]

References

^ "Enga Paappa". The Indian Express. 9 July 1966. p. 3. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Guy, Randor (5 July 2017). "Enga Pappa (1966)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
^ "1966 – எங்க பாப்பா – பத்மினி பிக்" [1966 – Enga Paappa – Padmini Pictures]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
^ "Enga Paappa". The Indian Express. 8 July 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 10 July 2021 – via Google News Archive.
^ "எங்க பாப்பா!". Kalki (in Tamil). 24 July 1966. p. 19. Archived from the original on 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023 – via Internet Archive.