Karuppu Panam () is a 1964 Indian Tamil-language crime film directed and photographed by G. R. Nathan. The screenplay was written by Valampuri Somanathan from a story by Kannadasan. The music was by ViswanathanâÂÂRamamoorthy. It stars T. S. Balaiah, K. Sarangapani, Balaji, K. R. Vijaya and Sheela. The film was commercially successful.
Karuppu Panam was directed and photographed by G. R. Nathan. The screenplay was written by Valampuri Somanathan from a story by Kannadasan. Editing was handled by S. Surya (for whom this was a posthumous release) and R. Devarajan, and art direction was handled by Alagappan. Kannadasan also played the antagonist, and many viewers believed the film parodied actor M. G. Ramachandran's public life, given the tumultuous relationship between him and Kannadasan.
The music was composed by ViswanathanâÂÂRamamoorthy. Lyrics were written by Kannadasan.
The Indian Express wrote, "As a photographer, G. R. Nathan's work is slick but as a director it is slack at many places [...] Kannadasan writes better than he acts".