In 1960 , Vyjayanthimala mostly concentrated on Tamil films to keep in touch with the industry . Her first release in 1960 was S. S. Vasan 's '' Irumbu Thirai '' , the Tamil version of '' Paigham '' . She starred opposite Sivaji Ganesan for the second time after the latter 's cameo appearance in '' Marma Veeran '' ( 1956 ) . Along with Vyjayanthimala , all the female cast including B. Saroja Devi , Pandari Bai and Vasunthara Devi reprised their roles from the original with S. V. Ranga Rao in Motilal 's role and K. A. Thangavelu in Raaj Kumar 's character . The film was followed by '' Raja Bakthi '' , again with Sivaji Ganesan . '' Raja Bakthi '' had huge ensemble cast featuring P. Bhanumathi , Padmini , T. S. Balaiah and E. V. Saroja . Her subsequent release was D. Yoganand 's magnum opus Parthiban Kanavu . Co-starring Gemini Ganesan for the third time and B. Saroja Devi for the second time , the film was based on Kalki Krishnamurthy 's 1942 novel with the same name . Apart from Tamil , the film was produced in Telugu and Sinhala languages . Upon release the film met with positive response from the critics and was awarded the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil at the 8th National Film Awards . However , the film did not fare well at the box office , but Vyjayanthimala 's performance was appreciated by critics . She also acted opposite M. G. Ramachandran for the first time in '' Baghdad Thirudan '' . Meanwhile , she did a Hindi film titled '' College Girl '' opposite Shammi Kapoor , which fared average at the box office and was declared as the eighteenth highest-grossing film of the year
8th National Film Awards
8th National Film Awards
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