| Padikkadha Medhai | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | A. Bhimsingh |
| Screenplay by | A. Bhimsingh K. S. Gopalakrishnan (dialogues) |
| Story by | Ashapurna Devi |
| Produced by | N. Krishnaswamy |
| Starring | Sivaji Ganesan S. V. Ranga Rao Kannamba Sowcar Janaki |
| Cinematography | G. Vittal Rao |
| Edited by | A. Bhimsingh |
| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
Production company | Bala Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 164 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Padikkadha Medhai (transl. The uneducated genius) is a 1960 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed and co-written by A. Bhimsingh. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, S. V. Ranga Rao, Kannamba and Sowcar Janaki. It is a remake of the 1953 Bengali film Jog Biyog, itself based on the novel of the same name by Ashapurna Devi. The film was released on 25 June 1960 and became a commercial success. It was remade in Telugu as Aatma Bandhuvu (1962), with Ranga Rao and Kannamba reprising their roles,[2] and in Hindi by Bhimsingh as Mehrban (1967).[3]
- ^ Dhananjayan 2011, p. 192.
- ^ Narasimham, M. L. (21 July 2016). "Athmabandhuvu (1962)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 14 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Saravanan 2013, p. 193.