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'''''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>
'''''Thayilla Pillai''''' ({{lit|Motherless Child}}) is 1961 [[Tamil language|Tamil-language]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed and co-produced 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>


== Plot ==
== 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
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 ==
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* S. Rama Rao as Rangu
* S. Rama Rao as Rangu
* [[R. S. Manohar]] as Bharathi
* [[R. S. Manohar]] as Bharathi
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* [[Nagesh]] as Mohan
* C. V. V. Panthulu as Gurumoorthy Pillai
* C. V. V. Panthulu as Gurumoorthy Pillai
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* Senthamarai as Ponnan


;Female cast<ref name="songbook" />
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* Sandhya as Suseela
* Sandhya as Suseela
* [[T. P. Muthulakshmi]] as Gangamma
* [[T. P. Muthulakshmi]] as Gangamma
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* Seethalakshmi as Subbamma

== Production ==
== 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.<ref name="songbook" /> The final length of the film was {{convert|15567|feet|metres}}.<ref name="Anandan">{{Cite book |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1931onwords.asp |title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru |last=Film News Anandan |publisher=Sivagami Publishers |year=2004 |location=Chennai |language=Tamil |trans-title=Tamil film history and its achievements |author-link=Film News Anandan |archive-url=http://archive.fo/jz7cF |archive-date=19 February 2019 |dead-url=no}}</ref>
''Thayilla Pillai'' was directed by [[L. V. Prasad]] and produced by A. Anand under Prasad Movies.<ref name="songbook" /> Although Prasad was the co-producer, he was not listed as such in the opening credits.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Prasad |first1=L. V. |authorlink1=L. V. Prasad |title=My 55 years experience |url=http://prasadgroup.org/lvprasad-autobiography.html |website=Prasad Group |accessdate=19 February 2019 |archiveurl=http://archive.fo/2RLyt |archivedate=19 February 2019}}</ref> 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" /> The final length of the film was {{convert|15567|feet|metres}}.<ref name="Anandan">{{Cite book |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1931onwords.asp |title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru |last=Film News Anandan |publisher=Sivagami Publishers |year=2004 |location=Chennai |language=Tamil |trans-title=Tamil film history and its achievements |author-link=Film News Anandan |archive-url=http://archive.fo/jz7cF |archive-date=19 February 2019 |dead-url=no}}</ref>


== Themes ==
== Themes ==
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| 8 || "Thotta Kaigal" || [[P. Suseela]] || || 03:32
| 8 || "Thotta Kaigal" || [[P. Suseela]] || || 03:32
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| 9 || "Chinna Chinna Ooraniyam" - 2 || R. Balasaraswathy || || 02:02
| 9 || "Chinna Chinna Ooraniyam" – 2 || R. Balasaraswathy || || 02:02
|}
|}


== Release and reception ==
== Release and reception ==
''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>
''Thayilla Pillai'' was released on 18 August 1961,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dinamalar.com/karunanidhi/newsdetail.asp?id=8 |title=திரையுலகில் கலைஞர் |website=[[Dinamalar]] |archive-url=http://archive.fo/TqHsM |archive-date=26 October 2018 |dead-url=no |access-date=2019-02-19}}</ref> and distributed by [[Gemini Studios]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://centuryflourmills.com/images/events/din2.pdf |title=தாயில்லா பிள்ளை |date=2 September 1961 |work=[[Dinamani]] |page=4}}</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 ==
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== Bibliography ==
== 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}}
* {{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=0-19-563579-5 | ref=harv}}


== External links ==
== External links ==

Revision as of 10:46, 19 February 2019

Thayilla Pillai
Theatrical release poster
Directed byL. V. Prasad
Screenplay byM. Karunanidhi
Produced byA. Anand
L. V. Prasad
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 and co-produced 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.[3] Although Prasad was the co-producer, he was not listed as such in the opening credits.[4] 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] The final length of the film was 15,567 feet (4,745 m).[5]

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."[6]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by K. V. Mahadevan and the lyrics were written by Kannadasan, Kothamangalam Subbu and A. Maruthakasi.[7] 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,[8] and distributed by Gemini Studios.[9] The Indian Express applauded the film, particularly Balaiah's performance.[10] The film was commercially successful, running for over 100 days in theatres.[11]

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 d Thayilla Pillai (songbook) (in Tamil). Prasad Movies. 1961.
  4. ^ Prasad, L. V. "My 55 years experience". Prasad Group. Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  5. ^ Film News Anandan (2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [Tamil film history and its achievements] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivagami Publishers. Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ Karunanidhi, M. (9 August 2018). "Excerpts from a special article written by Karunanidhi". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Thayilla Pillai (தாயில்ல பிள்ளை) 1961". tunes.desibantu. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  8. ^ "திரையுலகில் கலைஞர்". Dinamalar. Archived from the original on 26 October 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2019. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "தாயில்லா பிள்ளை" (PDF). Dinamani. 2 September 1961. p. 4.
  10. ^ "Baliah steals the show in "Thai Illa Pillai"". The Indian Express. 18 August 1961. p. 3.
  11. ^ தீனதயாளன், பா (28 August 2015). "தாய்மையின் ராணி!- எம்.வி. ராஜம்மா". The Hindu Tamil. Retrieved 11 February 2019.

Bibliography

External links

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