Pasamalar (transl. The Flower of Love) is a 1961 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by A. Bhimsingh. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan and Savitri Ganesan, with K. A. Thangavelu M. N. Nambiar and M. N. Rajam in supporting roles. It revolves around Rajasekhar and his bonding with his younger sister Radha. Radha falls in love with her brother's friend, and Rajasekhar eventually arranges for their marriage. Problems they face form the story.
The story of Pasamalar was written by K. P. Kottakara, which Bhimsingh expanded into a screenplay, with Aaroor Dass writing the dialogues. The film was predominantly shot in Neptune Studios. The film was produced by M. R. Santhanam and K. Mohan under Rajamani Pictures. The film's original soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and T. K. Ramamoorthy, while the lyrics were written by Kannadasan.
Pasamalar was released on 27 May 1961 and received critical acclaim with Ganesan and Savitri's performances being widely lauded. The film was also a commercial success, with a theatrical run of over 26 weeks, thereby becoming a silver jubilee film. The film won the Certificate of Merit for Second Best Feature film at the 9th National Film Awards. It became a trendsetter resulting in similar themes about brother sister relationship and was remade in Hindi, Telugu, Kannada and Sinhala languages. A digitally restored version of Pasamalar was released on 15 August 2013 and was also well received.
Directed by : A. Bhimsingh
Screenplay by : A. Bhimsingh
Story by : K. P. Kottarakara
Produced by : M. R. Santhanam , K. Mohan
Starring : Sivaji Ganesan , Gemini Ganesan , Savitri
Cinematography : G. Vittal Rao
Edited by : A. Bhimsingh , A. Paul Duraisingh , R. Thirumalai
Music by : Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy
Production company : Rajamani Pictures
Distributed by : Sivaji Productions
Release date : 27 May 1961
Running time : 180 minutes
Country : India
Language : Tamil
