Sivaji Ganesan in a 3-hour morality tale about money corrupting everything — including your patience.
Panam (English: Money) is a 1952 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by N. S. Krishnan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Padmini, N. S. Krishnan and T. A. Mathuram in lead roles. The film had musical score by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy
Acting
Young Sivaji already commanding the frame with theatrical intensity.
Score
Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy's first major collaboration — history being made.
Direction
N.S. Krishnan balancing comedy instincts with heavy drama.
Director
N. S. Krishnan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was early Sivaji, pre-paragon-of-virtue era, when he still played flawed men who actually fail.
Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy's partnership began here and would dominate Tamil cinema for two decades.
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