Thirumalisai Alvar (film)
| Thirumalisai Alwar | |
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| Directed by | T. S. Kotni P. S. Chettiar |
| Screenplay by | P. S. Chettiar |
| Produced by | M. Chakravarthi Iyengar C. Kannan Pillai |
| Starring | M. M. Dandapani Desigar Trichur Premavathi M. S. Devasena |
| Cinematography | R. R. Chandran |
| Music by | S. V. Venkatraman T. R. Ramanathan |
Production company | Kanna Films – Shobhanachala Studios (later Venus Studios) |
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Running time | 14541 ft |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Thirumalisai Alwar or Thirumazhisai Aazhwar is a Tamil language film starring M. M. Dandapani Desigar. The film was released on 20 August 1948.[2]
Plot
[edit]Thirumazhisai is a sacred town near Chennai and the film narrates its mythological tale about a venerated sage being seduced by a temptress sent by Lord Indra. She becomes pregnant. The foetus is removed from her womb and thrown into the bushes. It is saved by the Lord and becomes a male child who later blossoms into the Aazhvaar!
Cast
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Production
[edit]During the 1940s, two friends, M. Chakravarthi Iyengar of the famous business family of old Madras city, MD Brothers, and a successful automobile spare parts dealer C. Kannabiran Pillai, joined hands to produce this movie based on the life of Thirumazhisai Aazhvaar and
Soundtrack
[edit]The music was composed by S. V. Venkatraman. Lyrics by Papanasam Sivan, S.D.S.Yogi and T.K. Sundara Vathiyar.
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
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| 1 | "Naaraayanaa | M. M. Dandapani Desigar | Papanasam Sivan | 01:33 |
| 2 | "Giridhari" | P. Leela | 01:56 | |
| 3 | "Nonthavar" | M. S. Velappan | 02:15 | |
| 4 | "Kani Kannan" | M. M. Dandapani Desigar | 01:23 | |
| 5 | "Kannan Naamam" | M. M. Dandapani Desigar | 03:12 | |
| 6 | "Pathiyavane" | M. M. Dandapani Desigar | 02:20 | |
| 7 | "Indre Pirantha" | M. M. Dandapani Desigar | 02:56 | |
| 8 | "Kuvalayathala" | M. M. Dandapani Desigar | 02:26 | |
| 9 | "Vaaraamal" | M. M. Dandapani Desigar | 04:42 | |
| 10 | "Thanthayum Nee" | M. M. Dandapani Desigar | 04:02 | |
| 11 | "Krishna Muraari" | P. B. Rangachari | 01:54 | |
| 12 | "Yezhaigal" | M. M. Dandapani Desigar | 04:31 | |
| 13 | "Saantham" | M. M. Dandapani Desigar | 03:24 |
Trivia
[edit]Remembered for the music of Dhandapani Desikar and the religious tale associated with the Aazhvaar
References
[edit]- ^ Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Thirumazhisai Aazhvaar 1948". The Hindu. 6 April 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2016.