Panithirai
| Panithirai | |
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| Directed by | V. Srinivasan |
| Screenplay by | G. Balasubramaniam |
| Based on | Ardhangini |
| Produced by | V. Ramaswamy |
| Starring | Gemini Ganesan B. Saroja Devi |
| Cinematography | Nemai Ghosh |
| Edited by | T. Vijaya Rangam K. Durairaj |
| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
Production company | Muktha Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 180 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Panithirai (transl. A screen of dew) is a 1961 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by V. Srinivasan and produced by his brother Ramaswamy. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, B. Saroja Devi, K. A. Thangavelu and T. S. Balaiah. A remake of the Hindi film Ardhangini (1959), it revolves around a village girl who is shunned by everyone in her village as they believe she brings bad luck. She falls in love with, and marries a non-superstitious airline pilot, but problems arise when his aeroplane goes missing. The film was released on 29 December 1961.