Payanam (1976 film)

Payanam
Title card
Directed by	Vietnam Veedu Sundaram
Written by	Vietnam Veedu Sundaram
Produced by	Bombay K. S. Ramakrishnan
Starring	Vijayakumar Jayachitra Srikanth Fatafat Jayalaxmi
Cinematography	G. OR. Nathan
Edited by	R. Devarajan
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Production company	Majestic Studios
Distributed by	Chitralekha
Release date	15 January 1976 (1976-01-15)
Running time	125 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Payanam (transl. Journey) is a 1976 Indian Tamil-language road film, written and directed by Vietnam Veedu Sundaram.^[1][2] The film stars Vijayakumar, Jayachitra, Srikanth and Fatafat Jayalaxmi, with Major Sundarrajan, Thengai Srinivasan, Suruli Rajan and Master Sekhar in supporting roles. It was released on 15 January 1976.^[3]

Plot

Cast

• Vijayakumar as Captain Murali
• Jayachitra as Chithra
• Srikanth as Babu
• Fatafat Jayalaxmi as Jaya
• Major Sundarrajan as Train Master Sivasamy
• Nagesh as Ambi
• Suruli Rajan as Balu
• Thengai Srinivasan as Train Passenger
• Master Sekhar as Sekhar
• V. R. Thilagam as Jaya & Murali's mother
• Sukumari as Nun
• Vijayachandrika as Bhavani
• Neelu as Bhavani's Husband
• Senthamarai as Prisoner
• Kuladeviam Rajagopal as Train Passenger
• "Thilagam" Narayanasami as Train Passenger
• Manavaalan as Train Passenger
• "Sakthi" Sukumar as Train Passenger
• Master Radhakrishnan as Train Passenger

Soundtrack

Music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and lyrics were written by Kannadasan.^[4][5]

Song	Singer	Length
"Payanam Payanam" – Title	M. S. Viswanathan	04:02
"Thendralukku Endru"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	03:06
"Aramba Kalam"	K. J. Yesudas, Vani Jairam	04:34
"Nattukku Kaval"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Saibaba
"Vellai Vanthathada"	T. M. Soundararajan, Sirkazhi Govindarajan
"Payanam" – Sad	M. S. Viswanathan

Reception

Kanthan of Kalki praised the film for good story and for completely shooting in train while also appreciating the performances of actors and direction but felt the inclusion of stunt scenes were unnecessary.^[6]

References

1. "The stage was his creative arena". The Hindu. 11 August 2016. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
2. Vamanan (9 August 2016). "Turns, twists and drama ruled Sundaram's life and films". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
3. "Payanam ( 1976 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 18 November 2004. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
4. "Payanam Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan". Macsendisk. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
5. "Payanam". Gaana. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
6. காந்தன் (25 January 1976). "பயணம்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 23. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.

External links

• Payanam at IMDb