Synopsis
Pudhiya Paravai (New Bird) is a 1964 Tamil-language romantic thriller film produced by Sivaji Ganesan under his banner Sivaji Films.
The movie stars Sivaji Ganesan and B. Saroja Devi in the lead roles, with M. R. Radha and Sowcar Janaki also featuring prominently. Nagesh, Manorama, V. K. Ramasamy, O. A. K. Thevar, and S. V. Ramadas appear in supporting roles.
The film follows Gopal, who falls in love with Latha, when his previously presumed-dead wife Chitra arrives. He claims her to be an impostor but no one believes him.
Pudhiya Paravai is the maiden Tamil production of Sivaji Films, later renamed Sivaji Productions, and the company's third overall production after the Hindi films Amardeep (1958) and Rakhi (1962). The screenplay was written by Nannu, and the dialogues by Aaroor Dass.
The movie is a remake of the Bengali film Sesh Anka (1963), which is itself inspired by the British film Chase a Crooked Shadow (1958).
