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| director = K. Shankar
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| starring = [[M. G. Ramachandran]]<br />[[Latha (actress)|Latha]]<br />[[Thengai Srinivasan]]<br />[[Pandari Bai]]<br />[[P.S. Veerappa]]
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| music = [[K.V. Mahadevan]]
| distributor = Udayam Productions
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| released = 31 August 1975<ref>[http://popcorn.oneindia.in/title/7434/pallandu-vazhga.html Pallandu Vazhga Details]</ref>
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| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
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==Plot==
The film portrays a young [[prison warden|jail warden]] ([[MGR]]), who rehabilitates six deadly prisoners released on [[parole]] into persons of virtue. He takes these notorious, often surly, murderers and makes them work hard with him on a dilapidated country farm, rehabilitating them through hard work and kindly guidance as they eventually produce a great harvest. The warden is however given an ultimatum: If even one of the prisoners escapes, he (the warden) will be arrested.
They all come across a village girl ([[Latha (actress)|Latha]]) who they get attracted to, but she only gets close to the warden, after he saves her from a bunch of goons. As the girl is homeless, the six prisoners plead the warden to let the girl stay with them and he subsequently agrees.
At one time when one of the prisoners co-incidentally runs into his long-lost family, he tearfully re-unites with them. But they appear homeless, and so the warden allows them also to stay with him and the other prisoners. This however angers the other prisoners who feel that the warden did not give them freedom, compelling them to kill him in order to escape.
Another prisoner who was actually a barber before his arrest, agrees to give the warden a [[Shaving|shave]] (it is his trick to kill the warden by cutting his neck). The warden however has no idea that he is going to be killed, but the prisoner sees the warden's magical eyes and gets [[hypnotism|hypnotised]], thus compelling him to call off the idea of murder. The prisoners who were attempting escape while the warden was having a shave, however see a statue of [[Annadurai]] and because they see the warden's spirit in it, they get hypnotised and eventually return.
The prisoners' escape was well seen by the other policemen around, which leads to the warden's stay in jail for one day. However when he hears that the prisoners have returned, he is released and returns to being with the prisoners. They gradually turn into good people and become attached to the warden, who also eventually marries the village girl he adopted, in his mother's presence.
One night however, the prisoners are invited to a bar by a corrupt businessman and the warden is unaware of this. They return drunk and almost attack the warden and his wife. The warden is not pleased with their status and commands them to kill him if that is what they want. However, hypnotism and concience again strike the prisoners, causing them to drop their weapons. The next morning, the prisoners fall at the warden's feet and explain that the corrupt businessman only told them to drink, thus they earn the forgiveness of the warden and his wife.
The prisoners try to keep up to [[Gandhian philosophy]] and even refuse to fight back at the corrupt businessman when he sends his minions to beat them up. They however stay still while getting beaten up, continuosly praising [[dharma]] and are eventually saved by the warden's wife while the nearby people beat the businessman on behalf of the prisoners. The warden is proud of the prisoners' act of non-violence and tearfully praises them.
However the next day, the same corrupt businessman orders that the warden and his prisoners surrender, else there plantation and home will be destroyed. The warden refuses, so the businessman sends his men and elephants to destroy everything in sight. However, the warden and his men vigorously battle all the bad people and emerge victorious, while the local police capture the corrupt businessman and arrest him. The warden, having been praised for transforming the six prisoners into [[gandhian]]s, frees the prisoners and tearfully sees them off.
==Cast==
* [[M.G. Ramachandran]], as the Warden
* [[Latha (actress)|Latha]], as the Village Girl
* [[Thengai Srinivasan]]
* [[Pandari Bai]]
* [[P.S. Veerappa]]
==Reception==
Like the [[Do Aankhen Barah Haath|original]], this film was also very well received. [[MGR]]'s performance also was widely acclaimed.<ref>[http://mgrroop.blogspot.com/2009/01/review-pallandu-vazhga.html Review Pallandu Vazhga]</ref>
==Soundtrack==
Music is composed by [[K.V. Mahadevan]] with lyrics by Pulamaipithan and Na. Kamarasan.<ref>[http://www.musicglitz.com/tamil/albums/pallandu%20vazhga.html Pallandu Vazhga (1975)]</ref>
* ''Poi Vaa Nadhi'' - [[K.J. Yesudas]], T.K. Kala
* ''Sorgatthin Thirappuvaizha'' - [[K.J. Yesudas]], [[Vani Jayaram]]
* ''Enna Sugam'' - [[K.J. Yesudas]], [[P. Susheela]]
* ''Ondrae Kulamendru'' - [[K.J. Yesudas]]
* ''Maasi Maasa'' - [[Vani Jayaram]]
==See also==
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== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Tamil-film-stub}}
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