Petralthan Pillaiya
| Petralthan Pillaiya | |
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| Directed by | Krishnan–Panju |
| Screenplay by | Aaroor Dass |
| Based on | The Kid by Charlie Chaplin |
| Produced by | K. K. Vasu |
| Starring | M. G. Ramachandran B. Saroja Devi Sowcar Janaki |
| Cinematography | P. N. Sundaram |
| Edited by | S. Panjabi |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production company | Sri Muthukumaran Pictures |
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Running time | 168 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Petralthan Pillaiya is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Krishnan–Panju and written by Aaroor Dass. The film stars M. G. Ramachandran, B. Saroja Devi and Sowcar Janaki. Based on the 1921 American film, The Kid, it revolves around a tramp finding a homeless boy and raising him as his own son until five years later the boy's biological parents try to find him.
Petralthan Pillaiya was released on 9 December 1966. The film emerged a commercial success, running for over 100 days in theatres. It was remade in Malayalam as Ashtamirohini (1975).