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| caption = Theatrical release poster
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[L. V. Prasad]]
| director = [[L. V. Prasad]]
| producer =
| producer = A. Anand
| writer = [[M. Karunanidhi]]
| screenplay = [[M. Karunanidhi]]
| screenplay = [[M. Karunanidhi]]
| story = S. R. Bennycity
| story =
| starring = [[Kalyan Kumar]] <br /> G. Muthukrishnan [[L. Vijayalakshmi]], <br /> [[T. S. Balaiah]] <br /> [[M. V. Rajamma]] <br /> [[R. S. Manohar]] <br /> [[T. P. Muthulakshmi]] <br /> [[Nagesh]]
| starring = [[T. S. Balaiah]]<br />[[M. V. Rajamma]]
| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
| cinematography = V. Madhan Mohan <br /> K. S. Prashanth
| cinematography = V. Madhan Mohan<br />K. S. Prasad
| editing = A. Sanjeevi
| editing = A. Sanjeevi
| studio = Prasad Movies
| studio = Prasad Movies
| distributor =
| distributor = [[Gemini Studios]]
| released = 18 August 1961
| released = 18 August 1961
| runtime = 162 mins
| runtime = 173 minutes{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=371}}
| country = India
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| language = Tamil
}}
}}


'''''Thayilla Pillai''''' ({{lit|Motherless Child}}) is 1961 [[Tamil language|Tamil-language]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] produced and directed by [[L. V. Prasad]]. The screenplay was written by [[M. Karunanidhi]] and the story by S. R. Bennycity. Music by [[K. V. Mahadevan]] is an asset to the movie. The film stars [[Kalyan Kumar]], G. Muthukrishnan, [[T. S. Balaiah]] and [[M. V. Rajamma]] playing lead, with [[R. S. Manohar]], Santhiya, [[Nagesh]], [[L. Vijayalakshmi]], [[T. P. Muthulakshmi]] and Rama Rao in supporting roles.<ref>https://indiancine.ma/KDK/info</ref> The film was remade fourteen years later in [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] under the title ''[[Pravaham]]'', in 1975, the film was directed by Sasikumar. But the Malayalam film was could not create waves.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://oldmalayalam.blogspot.com/2010/12/original-tamil-malayalam-remake-nalla.html |title=Tamil Movies made in Malayalam |last=Vijayakumar |first=B. |date=3 December 2010 |website=Old is Gold |publisher=oldmalayalam |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190208032430/http://oldmalayalam.blogspot.com/2010/12/original-tamil-malayalam-remake-nalla.html |archive-date=8 February 2019 |dead-url=no |access-date=9 February 2019}}</ref>
'''''Thayilla Pillai''''' ({{lit|Motherless Child}}) is 1961 [[Tamil language|Tamil-language]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[L. V. Prasad]] and written by [[M. Karunanidhi]]. The film stars [[Kalyan Kumar]], G. Muthukrishnan, [[T. S. Balaiah]] and [[M. V. Rajamma]] playing lead, with [[R. S. Manohar]], Santhiya, [[Nagesh]], [[L. Vijayalakshmi]], [[T. P. Muthulakshmi]] and Rama Rao in supporting roles. It was released on 18 August 1961, and became a commercial success. The film was remade in [[Malayalam]] under the title ''[[Pravaham]]'', in 1975.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://oldmalayalam.blogspot.com/2010/12/original-tamil-malayalam-remake-nalla.html |title=Tamil Movies made in Malayalam |last=Vijayakumar |first=B. |date=3 December 2010 |website=Old is Gold |publisher=oldmalayalam |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190208032430/http://oldmalayalam.blogspot.com/2010/12/original-tamil-malayalam-remake-nalla.html |archive-date=8 February 2019 |dead-url=no |access-date=9 February 2019}}</ref>

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== Plot ==
The conservative [[Brahmin]] Pathanjali Sasthri severs relations with his modern brother-in-law Bharati, a doctor. When Sasthri’s wife Parvathi, who had two miscarriages, finds herself pregnant, she goes to her brother to get medical aid and incurs the displeasure of her husband. The wife gives birth to a son but simultaneously adopts the son of a lower-caste woman who [[Maternal death|died in childbirth]], creating some confusion for Sasthri as to which baby is his son. Eventually the couple raise the adopted child while their biological son becomes a [[rickshaw]]-puller. The two boys grow up and become friends. In the end, the family reunites


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
;Male cast<ref name="songbook" />
* [[T. S. Balaiah]] as Pathanjali Sasthri
* G. Muthukrishnan as Sankar
* [[Kalyan Kumar]] as Somu
* [[Kalyan Kumar]] as Somu
* G. Muthukrishnan as Shankaran
* S. Rama Rao as Rangu
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* [[R. S. Manohar]] as Bharathi
* [[T. S. Balaiah]] as Pathanjali Sasthri<ref>https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19610818&printsec=frontpage&hl=en</ref>
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* C. V. V. Panthulu as Gurumoorthy Pillai
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* Senthamarai as Ponnan -->

;Female cast<ref name="songbook" />
* [[M. V. Rajamma]] as Parvathi
* [[M. V. Rajamma]] as Parvathi
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* [[R. S. Manohar]] as Dr. Bharathi
* [[L. Vijayalakshmi]] as Suguna
* [[L. Vijayalakshmi]] as Suguna
* Chandrika as Chandra
* Madhuri Roy as Chandra
* [[Nagesh]] as Mohan
* Sandhya as Suseela
* S. Rama Rao as Ranganathan
* [[T. P. Muthulakshmi]] as Gangamma
* [[T. P. Muthulakshmi]] as Gangamma
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<!-- * Seethalakshmi as Subbamma -->
* Santhiya as Dr. Suseela
== Production ==
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* C. V. V. Panthulu as Gurumoorthy Pillai
''Thayilla Pillai'' was directed by L. V. Prasad and produced by A. Anand under Prasad Movies. The screenplay was written by [[M. Karunanidhi]]. Cinematography was handled by V. Madhan Mohan and K. S. Prasad, art direction by Thotta, and the editing by A. Sanjeevi.<ref name="songbook" />
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* Seethalakshmi as Subbamma
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* Senthamarai as Ponnan
* Radha Bai as Marry
* Baby Mangala as
* Baby Bhavani
* [[Kutty Padmini]] as Younger Chandra
* Master Krishnan as Younger Shankaran

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== Crew ==
* Director: Prasad
* Script: [[M. Karunanidhi]]
* Music: [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
* Art: Thotta
* Stills: G. Chitti Babu
* Processing: P. M. Vijaya Raghavalu by Vijaya Laboratory
* Publicity: Moulis
* Design: S. A. Nair
* Audiography (song): T. S. Rangasamy
* Audiography (dialogue): W. Narasimmha moorthy
* Re&nbsp;— Recording: T. S. Rangasamy
* Choreography: V. J, Sarma
* Properties: Cine Crafts
* Outdoor: Prasad Productions


== Themes ==
== Themes ==
Karunanidhi said that, through the character of Pathanjali Sastri, he portrayed "how [[Caste system in India|casteist]] feelings, age-old customs and rituals and [[Superstition in India|superstitious beliefs]] had been deeply entrenched in the human psyche for generations."<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/cinema-for-a-cause/article24639454.ece |title=Excerpts from a special article written by Karunanidhi |last=Karunanidhi |first=M. |date=9 August 2018 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=29 January 2019 |author-link=M. Karunanidhi}}</ref>
Karunanidhi said that, through the character of Pathanjali Sasthri, he portrayed "how [[Caste system in India|casteist]] feelings, age-old customs and rituals and [[Superstition in India|superstitious beliefs]] had been deeply entrenched in the human psyche for generations."<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/cinema-for-a-cause/article24639454.ece |title=Excerpts from a special article written by Karunanidhi |last=Karunanidhi |first=M. |date=9 August 2018 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=29 January 2019 |author-link=M. Karunanidhi}}</ref>


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
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The soundtrack was composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]] and the lyrics were written by [[Kannadasan]], [[Kothamangalam Subbu]] and [[A. Maruthakasi]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://tunes.desibantu.com/thayilla-pillai-1961/ |title=Thayilla Pillai (தாயில்ல பிள்ளை) 1961 |publisher=tunes.desibantu |access-date=2016-04-05}}</ref> The playback singers were [[T. M. Soundararajan]], [[Seerkazhi Govindarajan]], [[P. B. Srinivas]], [[A. L. Raghavan]], [[P. Suseela]], [[K. Jamuna Rani]], [[Soolamangalam Sisters|Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi]], [[Raavu Balasaraswathi|R. Balasaraswathi Devi]] and [[L. R. Eswari]].
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Music was composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]] and lyrics were written by [[Kannadasan]], [[Kothamangalam Subbu]] and [[A. Maruthakasi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tunes.desibantu.com/thayilla-pillai-1961/|title=thayilla pillai 1961|accessdate=2016-04-05|publisher=tunes.desibantu}}</ref> The playback singers were [[T. M. Soundararajan]], [[Seerkazhi Govindarajan]], [[P. B. Srinivas]], [[A. L. Raghavan]], [[P. Suseela]], [[K. Jamuna Rani]], [[Soolamangalam Sisters|Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi]], [[Raavu Balasaraswathi|R. Balasaraswathi Devi]] and [[L. R. Eswari]].
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== Release and reception ==
== Release and reception ==
The film was commercially successful, running for over 100 days.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://tamil.thehindu.com/cinema/cinema-others/%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AF%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%BF-%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF-%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9C%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE/article7587713.ece |title=தாய்மையின் ராணி!- எம்.வி. ராஜம்மா |last=தீனதயாளன் |first=பா |date=28 August 2015 |work=[[The Hindu (Tamil)|The Hindu Tamil]] |access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref>
''Thayilla Pillai'' was released on 18 August 1961,<ref>https://www.dinamalar.com/karunanidhi/newsdetail.asp?id=8</ref> and was distributed by [[Gemini Studios]].<ref>http://centuryflourmills.com/images/events/din2.pdf</ref> The Indian Express applauded the film, particularly Balaiah's performance.<ref name="IE review">{{Cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19610818&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|title=Baliah steals the show in "Thai Illa Pillai"|date=18 August 1961|work=[[The Indian Express]]|page=3}}</ref> The film was commercially successful, running for over 100 days in theatres.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://tamil.thehindu.com/cinema/cinema-others/%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AF%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%BF-%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF-%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9C%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE/article7587713.ece |title=தாய்மையின் ராணி!- எம்.வி. ராஜம்மா |last=தீனதயாளன் |first=பா |date=28 August 2015 |work=[[The Hindu (Tamil)|The Hindu Tamil]] |access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="songbook">{{Cite book |url=https://indiancine.ma/document/OZU |title=Thayilla Pillai |publisher=Prasad Movies |year=1961 |language=ta |type=songbook}}</ref>
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}}

== Bibliography ==
* {{cite book | url=https://indiancine.ma/texts/indiancine.ma%3AEncyclopedia_of_Indian_Cinema/text.pdf | title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema | publisher= [[Oxford University Press]] | editor1-last=Rajadhyaksha | editor1-first=Ashish | editor2-last=Willemen | editor2-first=Paul | year=1998 | origyear=1994 | isbn=019-563579-5 | ref=harv}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0255642}}
* {{IMDb title|0255642}}

* {{Cite web|url=http://indianmirror.com/arts/celebrities/nagesh.html|title=nagesh|accessdate=2016-04-06|publisher=indianmirror}}
{{L. V. Prasad}}
{{L. V. Prasad}}


Revision as of 09:53, 19 February 2019

Thayilla Pillai
Theatrical release poster
Directed byL. V. Prasad
Screenplay byM. Karunanidhi
Produced byA. Anand
StarringT. S. Balaiah
M. V. Rajamma
CinematographyV. Madhan Mohan
K. S. Prasad
Edited byA. Sanjeevi
Music byK. V. Mahadevan
Production
company
Prasad Movies
Distributed byGemini Studios
Release date
18 August 1961
Running time
173 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Thayilla Pillai (lit. 'Motherless Child') is 1961 Tamil-language drama film directed by L. V. Prasad and written by M. Karunanidhi. The film stars Kalyan Kumar, G. Muthukrishnan, T. S. Balaiah and M. V. Rajamma playing lead, with R. S. Manohar, Santhiya, Nagesh, L. Vijayalakshmi, T. P. Muthulakshmi and Rama Rao in supporting roles. It was released on 18 August 1961, and became a commercial success. The film was remade in Malayalam under the title Pravaham, in 1975.[2]

Plot

The conservative Brahmin Pathanjali Sasthri severs relations with his modern brother-in-law Bharati, a doctor. When Sasthri’s wife Parvathi, who had two miscarriages, finds herself pregnant, she goes to her brother to get medical aid and incurs the displeasure of her husband. The wife gives birth to a son but simultaneously adopts the son of a lower-caste woman who died in childbirth, creating some confusion for Sasthri as to which baby is his son. Eventually the couple raise the adopted child while their biological son becomes a rickshaw-puller. The two boys grow up and become friends. In the end, the family reunites

Cast

Male cast[3]
Female cast[3]

Production

Thayilla Pillai was directed by L. V. Prasad and produced by A. Anand under Prasad Movies. The screenplay was written by M. Karunanidhi. Cinematography was handled by V. Madhan Mohan and K. S. Prasad, art direction by Thotta, and the editing by A. Sanjeevi.[3]

Themes

Karunanidhi said that, through the character of Pathanjali Sasthri, he portrayed "how casteist feelings, age-old customs and rituals and superstitious beliefs had been deeply entrenched in the human psyche for generations."[4]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by K. V. Mahadevan and the lyrics were written by Kannadasan, Kothamangalam Subbu and A. Maruthakasi.[5] The playback singers were T. M. Soundararajan, Seerkazhi Govindarajan, P. B. Srinivas, A. L. Raghavan, P. Suseela, K. Jamuna Rani, Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi, R. Balasaraswathi Devi and L. R. Eswari.

No. Songs Singers Lyrics Length(m:ss)
1 "Cheeradum Painkiliyae" R. Balasaraswathi Devi 04:16
2 "Chinna Chinna Ooraniyam" Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi 03:47
3 "Vaamma Vaamma Chinnamma" Seerkazhi Govindarajan & P. Suseela 04:30
4 "Kaalam Maruthu Karuthu Maruthu" A. L. Raghavan & L. R. Eswari 04:16
5 "Kadavulum Naanum Oru Jaathi" A. L. Raghavan 04:10
6 "Padikka Vendum Pudhiya Paadam" P. B. Srinivas & K. Jamuna Rani 04:25
7 "Oorar Aadithuvittar" T. M. Soundararajan 03:57
8 "Thotta Kaigal" P. Suseela 03:32
9 "Chinna Chinna Ooraniyam" - 2 R. Balasaraswathy 02:02

Release and reception

Thayilla Pillai was released on 18 August 1961,[6] and was distributed by Gemini Studios.[7] The Indian Express applauded the film, particularly Balaiah's performance.[8] The film was commercially successful, running for over 100 days in theatres.[9]

References

  1. ^ Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 371.
  2. ^ Vijayakumar, B. (3 December 2010). "Tamil Movies made in Malayalam". Old is Gold. oldmalayalam. Archived from the original on 8 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b c Thayilla Pillai (songbook) (in Tamil). Prasad Movies. 1961.
  4. ^ Karunanidhi, M. (9 August 2018). "Excerpts from a special article written by Karunanidhi". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Thayilla Pillai (தாயில்ல பிள்ளை) 1961". tunes.desibantu. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  6. ^ https://www.dinamalar.com/karunanidhi/newsdetail.asp?id=8
  7. ^ http://centuryflourmills.com/images/events/din2.pdf
  8. ^ "Baliah steals the show in "Thai Illa Pillai"". The Indian Express. 18 August 1961. p. 3.
  9. ^ தீனதயாளன், பா (28 August 2015). "தாய்மையின் ராணி!- எம்.வி. ராஜம்மா". The Hindu Tamil. Retrieved 11 February 2019.

Bibliography

External links

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