
Directing
S. Panju
Born — Died
1915-01-24 — 1984-04-06
Place of birth
Umayalpuram, Tamil Nadu, India
Known for
Directing
Credits
37 titles
S. Panju was an Indian film director and editor. R. Krishnan and Panju worked as the directing duo Krishnan–Panju.
Known for
NRA doctor husband wants to make his wife go blind by putting drops that would harm her eyes making her believe that it would improve her eyesight. The purpose is to marry his wife's sister.
Eyes
1953
7.0Ajit is a poor farmer who has mortgaged his land with Zamindar Haridas. Ajit gets in the bad books of Haridas, and as a result he loses his house and property, on the very day of his sister's marriage. Ajit loses his temper and assaults Haridas, and as a result is arrested and imprisoned. His sister, Parvati, on her own now, gets molested, but is rescued in the nick of time by Haridas' son, Dr. Manohar, who eventually marries her, much to the anger of his dad. When Ajit is released from prison, he comes to Haridas' house with a sharp knife, bent on vengeance at any cost, not knowing that his sister is married in this family.
Barkha
1959
Raja's frequent brush with crime forces his sister Rani to disown him, and she decides to work in Dr. Mohan's house. However, Dr. Mohan finds out the truth about Rani and her brother.
Man-Mauji
1962
7.0Nallathambi (NSK) a simple rural man inherits an estate from his deceased Zamindar relative. The Zamindar's daughter Pushpa (Bhanumathi) falls in love with Nallathambi. However he loves another girl (T. A. Madhuram). Bhoopathy (Sahasranamam) the estate manager has his eye on the wealth and tries to cheat Nallathambi out of it. He goads Pushpa into filing a suit that Nallathambi is mentally insane. In the end Nallathambi defeats Bhoopathy's machinations.
Nallathambi
1949
When a mysterious chef arrives in a problematic household, will he be able to fix the family?
Samayalkaran
1974
8.0Mohanasundaram, a philanderer and drunkard, gets married to Chandra after he returns to India. Though he has a wife, he develops a relationship with Kantha, a prostitute.
Ratha Kanneer
1954
Behind the camera
NRA doctor husband wants to make his wife go blind by putting drops that would harm her eyes making her believe that it would improve her eyesight. The purpose is to marry his wife's sister.
Eyes
1953
7.0Ajit is a poor farmer who has mortgaged his land with Zamindar Haridas. Ajit gets in the bad books of Haridas, and as a result he loses his house and property, on the very day of his sister's marriage. Ajit loses his temper and assaults Haridas, and as a result is arrested and imprisoned. His sister, Parvati, on her own now, gets molested, but is rescued in the nick of time by Haridas' son, Dr. Manohar, who eventually marries her, much to the anger of his dad. When Ajit is released from prison, he comes to Haridas' house with a sharp knife, bent on vengeance at any cost, not knowing that his sister is married in this family.
Barkha
1959
Raja's frequent brush with crime forces his sister Rani to disown him, and she decides to work in Dr. Mohan's house. However, Dr. Mohan finds out the truth about Rani and her brother.
Man-Mauji
1962
7.0Nallathambi (NSK) a simple rural man inherits an estate from his deceased Zamindar relative. The Zamindar's daughter Pushpa (Bhanumathi) falls in love with Nallathambi. However he loves another girl (T. A. Madhuram). Bhoopathy (Sahasranamam) the estate manager has his eye on the wealth and tries to cheat Nallathambi out of it. He goads Pushpa into filing a suit that Nallathambi is mentally insane. In the end Nallathambi defeats Bhoopathy's machinations.
Nallathambi
1949
When a mysterious chef arrives in a problematic household, will he be able to fix the family?
Samayalkaran
1974
8.0Mohanasundaram, a philanderer and drunkard, gets married to Chandra after he returns to India. Though he has a wife, he develops a relationship with Kantha, a prostitute.
Ratha Kanneer
1954
8.0Shanta agrees to marry a lesser educated man.
Bhabhi
1957
9.0Mera Qasoor Kya Hai is a 1964 Hindi film starring Dharmendra, Nanda and Om Prakash. The film's music is by Chitragupta.
Mera Qasoor Kya Hai
1964
An orphaned girl is adopted by a rich woman with a mysterious past. How does she solve the mysteries that surround her new home?
Annapoorni
1978
9.0Chakravarthy, Ranjith and Prakash are childhood friends. Problems arise when Ranjith suspects Chakravarthy and Prakash to be behind the rape attempt on his wife.
Chakravathi
1977
8.0Savithri, who does not have any kids with her husband, decides to adopt her sister's child. Things take a turn when her sister meets her child after many years and yearns for him.
Annai
1962
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Pookkari
1973
6.0Little Kannan has a heart of gold, he meets a blind girl, Meena and they become best friends. When he falls terminally ill, he resolves to pledge his eyes to Meena.
Neela Malargal
1979
10.0Kaliyuga Kannan is a drama of faith and disbelief in God of a middle-aged couple. It tells of how the man is made to realise on becoming rich that God certainly does not neglect his faithful and wealth only brings sorrow and pain with it. He renounces all his wealth to his son and daughter-in-law and goes back to his old way of living.
Kaliyuga Kannan
1974
9.0The life of an impoverished male undergoes drastic changes after he gets his siblings married.
Shaadi
1962
Anandhan, a homeless person, finds an abandoned baby boy in a temple and brings him up as his own son. However, after five years, the real parents of the kid come in search of him.
Petralthan Pillaya
1966
7.0Proud, wealthy, and haughty Kiran meets with down-to-earth middle-class fellow collegian, Shekhar, and after several clashes and misunderstandings, both fall in love and decide to get married. Shekhar meets with Kiran's dominating mom and mousy dad, and is told that he must successfully pass a test that will be put to him through Kiran's mom, to which he agrees.
Do Kaliyan
1968
6.6Set against the backdrop of World War II, three brothers are separated by war while their sister Kalyani faces immense struggles after being widowed and left destitute. As each sibling endures hardship and societal injustice, their paths cross in unexpected ways, culminating in a dramatic courtroom trial that exposes the harsh realities of their world and sets the stage for a powerful family reunion.
Parasakthi
1952
Kula Deivam was based on a Bengali film Banga Kora by noted writer Prabhavathi Devi Saraswathi
Kuladeivam
1956
8.0Sundaram, a hotel employee, dreams of becoming an actor. He meets Vijaya, who admires his innocence and sincerity, and falls in love with her. But Raghavan, Sundaram's best friend, hides the fact that he is engaged to Vijaya.
Server Sundaram
1964
8.3Raju, a rich man gets along even with the poor unlike his father. He falls in love with Parvathi, a poor girl but is forced to marry Vimala because of his father. Director duo Krishnan–Panju’s Midas touch made this remake of the 1966 Bengali film “Uttar Purush” a tremendous success in Tamil. Often considered as one of Sivaji Ganesan’s all-time greats, this drama is poignant account of the tragedies that befall a young heir following an act of atrocity.
Uyarndha Manidhan
1968
8.3Madhavan marries Thangam. He takes care of Thangam’s mother and brother along with his younger brother. Meanwhile, Madhavan gives shelter to his father’s mistress and her daughter. The evil ladies allege Thangam for loose morals. The rest of the story is how they come into good terms.
Deiva Piravi
1960
10.0A government contractor desires a criminal brother-in-low to marry a girl, but she has fallen in love with contractor's sobriety-conscious brother.
Bindya
1960
No synopsis available yet.
Pudhaiyal
1957
8.0AVM Rajan the protagonist lives in a joint family is an easy going guy. Unfortunately AVM Rajan's father loses his eyesight in an accident and family struggles financially to run daily life. AVM Rajan joins for job and meets Vanishree.
Annaiyum Pithavum
1969
10.0Twins, who were separated at birth, reunite to bring together their divorced parents. A remake of Disney’s The Parent Trap, this uproarious comedy was a smash hit thanks to the melodious tunes penned by the legendary M. S. Viswanathan. For her adorable performance in the twin roles, Kutty Padmini became the first Tamil actress to win the National Film Award for Best Child Artist.
Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum
1965
Anandhan grows up in an orphanage where Kalimuthu, the manager, mistreats the children. Soon, things get worse when Anandhan gets kidnapped after Kalimuthu learns that he is the heir of a rich family.
Anadhai Anandhan
1970
Soundharam leaves his house and takes up work with Annamalai, a treacherous person. However, he finds himself in trouble after being falsely accused of various crimes committed by Annamalai.
Idhaya Veenai
1972
6.9Sundar, a waiter, is in love with Radha but does not have the courage to tell her. When he becomes a successful comedian, he confesses his feelings to her, only to find that she loves someone else.
Main Sunder Hoon
1971
No synopsis available yet.
Ilaya Thalaimurai
1977
Sundaram returns from America and witnesses his father committing a murder. He takes the blame on himself and goes absconding in order to save his father.
Kungumam
1963
Saraswathi is a woman separated from her husband. She and her daughter Thilakam take refuge in her sister's family in Tiruchi. Saraswathi wants her daughter Thilakam to be married to her brother Sekhar. But her uncle Sambasivam wants to marry Thilakam to a rich but old man in Bombay. Sambasivam's son Gunasekharan is against this plan and wants Thilakam to be married to Sekhar.
Thilakam
1960
9.0Rajan, incurs losses as Chander, a man who he helped, prospers. His mansion is sold out to Chander, who holds parties at the house. Rajan dislikes this, as he has always treated the mansion as a holy place.
Shandaar
1974
8.0Seeta marries a poor man against her family's wishes and becomes pregnant. Savitri, her sister, is childless and yearns to have a baby so Seeta gives away her child to her sister.
Laadla
1966
No synopsis available yet.
Pillaiyo Pillai
1972
No synopsis available yet.
Vazhkai Vazhvadarke
1964
Thangam dearly loves his blind sister, Sumathi, and wants to restore her eyesight. When Sumathi gets raped by his friend Moorthy, Thangam decides to seek revenge.
Engal Thangam
1970
