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Padikkadha Medhai 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, and in Hindi by Bhimsingh as Mehrban (1967).
Original Release
06/25/1960
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Shivaji Ganesan | Rangan |
| S.V. Ranga Rao | Chandrasekar |
| Kannamba | Parvathi |
| Sowcar Janaki | Lakshmi |
| S.A. Ashokan | Thyagu |
| R. Muthuraman | Sridhar |
| Sandhya | |
| Sivakami | |
| T.S. Durairaj | Kundupillai |
| T.P. Muthulakshmi | Ranjitham |
Directors
Writers
A. Bhimsingh, Ashapurna Devi, K.S. Gopalakrishnan
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Shivaji Ganesan | Rangan |
| S.V. Ranga Rao | Chandrasekar |
| Kannamba | Parvathi |
| Sowcar Janaki | Lakshmi |
| S.A. Ashokan | Thyagu |
| R. Muthuraman | Sridhar |
| Sandhya | |
| Sivakami | |
| T.S. Durairaj | Kundupillai |
| T.P. Muthulakshmi | Ranjitham |
| Saroja E.V. | Geetha |
| M.S. Sundari Bai | Rajamma |
| Ramachandran T.R. | Raghu |
| M.R. Santhanam | Vajravelu |
| T.K. Balachandran | |
| C.I.D. Sakunthala |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| N. Krishnaswamy | Producer |
