Thai Pirandhal Vazhi Pirakkum

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Thai Piranthal Vazhi Pirakkum
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byA. K. Velan
Written byA. K. Velan
Produced byA. K. Velan
Starring S. S. Rajendran
M. N. Rajam
CinematographyV. Ramamoorthy
Edited byV. B. Nadarajan
Music by K. V. Mahadevan
Production
company
Arunachalam Pictures
Release date
  • 14 January 1958 (1958-01-14)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Thai Piranthal Vazhi Pirakkum (transl. The birth of Thai will pave the way for new opportunities) [lower-alpha 1] is a 1958 Indian Tamil-language satirical drama film, written directed and produced by A. K. Velan in his directorial debut. The film stars S. S. Rajendran and M. N. Rajam, with Prem Nazir, Rajasulochana and V. K. Ramasamy in supporting roles. [2] Released on 14 January 1958, it emerged a major commercial success, and was remade in Telugu as Manchi Manasuku Manchi Rojulu (1958), in Hindi as Barkha (1959), and in Kannada as Rowdy Ranganna (1968).[ citation needed ]

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Plot

Chokkanathan is a greed and money obsessed man. He dislikes Rangan as he supports farmers. Marudhi is Rangan's sister. Her marriage gets stopped and Rangan goes to jail because of Chokkanathan. The rest of the story is how Rangan achieves his revenge against Chokkanathan.

Cast

Production

Thai Piranthal Vazhi Pirakkum was the directorial debut for the Tamil scholar A. K. Velan, who also produced and wrote it. [5] [6] This was Malayalam actor Prem Nazir's debut film in Tamil language. [7] Cinematography was handled by V. Ramamoorthy, and the editing by V. B. Nadarajan. [2]

Soundtrack

Music by K. V. Mahadevan. [8] [4] [9] The slow-paced lullaby "Mannukku Maram Baarama" attained popularity, [10] as did the song "Amudhum Thaenum" (Raga: Mohanakalyani). [6] The title track, written by Maruthakasi, is frequently played on Tamil television and radio channels on every Pongal occasion. [11] "Aasaiyae Alaipolae" was remixed by Thaman S for Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya (2013). [12]

SongsSingersLyricsLength
"Thai Pirantha Vazhi Pirakkum"T. M. Soundararajan, P. Leela, S. V. Ponnusamy & L. R. Eswari A. Maruthakasi 04:08
"Sollattuma Sollattuma"Seerkazhi Govindarajan & K. Jamuna Rani03:18
"Nerangketta Nerathile...Nenachathu Onnu"T. M. Soundararajan03:45
"Pollaathor Soozhchi"Seerkazhi Govindarajan
"Eliyorai Thazhthi"T. M. Soundararajan & R. Balasaraswathi DeviKu. Sa. Krishnamoorthi02:47
"Amudhum Thaenum"Seerkazhi Govindarajan Suratha 03:57
"Aasaiyae Alaipolae"Thiruchi Loganathan Kannadasan 03:49
"Kalam Sirithu"K. Jamuna Rani03:04
"Mannukku Maram Baarama"M. S. RajeswariK. Muthuswamy02:59

Release and reception

Thai Piranthal Vazhi Pirakkum was released on 14 January 1958, Pongal day. [5] [2] Munuswamy and Manickam jointly reviewed the film for Ananda Vikatan . Munuswamy praised the film for its music and Velan's direction. [13] The film became a commercial success, [7] and Velan built Arunachalam Studio from the profits earned in this film. [2] [5] It also propelled Rajasulochana to stardom. [14] The film was remade in Telugu as Manchi Manasuku Manchi Rojulu (1958) and in Hindi as Barkha (1959). [5] [15]

Notes

  1. ↑ Thai is a month in the Tamil calendar, and typically falls around January–February of the Gregorian calendar. [1]

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