Sivagangai Seemai is a 1959 Tamil feature film directed by K.Shankar. This was Kannadasan

Kannadasan

Kannadasan was a Tamil poet and lyricist, heralded as one of the greatest and most important writer in the Tamil language...

’s second home production and he wrote the script and lyrics for the movie. The movie's cast is T. K. Bagavathi, S. S. Rajendran, P. S. Veerappa, S. Varalakshmi

S. Varalakshmi

Saridey Varalakshmi, popularly known as Telugu: ఎస్. వర లక్ష్మిS. Varalakshmi was a veteran Telugu and Tamil actress and singer...

, Kumari Kamala, M. N. Rajam and others.

Plot

After the execution of Kattabomman in 17 October 1799 at Kayattar

Kayatharu

Kayatharu is a panchayat town in Thoothukudi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is situated along National Highway 7 between Tirunelveli and Kovilpatti....

, Chinna Marudhu gave asylum to Kattabomman's brother Oomadurai

Oomaithurai

Oomathurai , died 16 November 1801) was an Indian Poligar from Tamil Nadu, who fought against the British East India Company in the Polygar Wars. He was the younger brother of Veerapandiya Kattabomman.-Biography:...

 (dumb brother). But, the British took this reason to invade and attacked Sivaganga

Sivaganga

Sivaganga, also known as Sivagangai, is a town and a municipality in Sivaganga district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of Sivaganga district.-Geography:...

 in 1801 with a powerful army. The Maruthu Pandiyars and their allies were quite successful and captured three districts from the British. British considered it as a serious threat to their future in India that they rushed additional troops from Britain to put down the Maruthu Pandiyar

Maruthu Pandiyar

The Marudhu Pandiyar brothers ruled Sivagangai, Tamil Nadu towards the end of the 18th century...

s' rebellion.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack features 16 songs composed by M. S. Viswanathan

M. S. Viswanathan

Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan , is a Tamil music director. He is popularly known as "Mellisai Mannar" . His major works over the past five decades have been in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films...

 - T. K. Ramamoorthy

T. K. Ramamoorthy

T. K. Ramamurthy, Tiruchirapalli Krishnaswamy Ramamurthy, is a popular South Indian Tamil music composer and violinist. He hails from the from a family of violinists. He is popularly known as Mellisai Mannar . His major works are in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. Along with M. S...

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• Saanthu pottu thalalanga - P. Leela
  P. Leela
  Porayathu Leela better known as P. Leela was a popular Indian playback singer. She was awarded Padma Bhushan posthumously in 2006.-Early life:...
  
  , K. Jamuna Rani & chorus
• Veerargal vaazhum Dravidar naattai vendravar kidaiyaadhu - T.M. Soundararajan
• Muthu pugazh padaithu - S. Varalakshmi
  S. Varalakshmi
  Saridey Varalakshmi, popularly known as Telugu: ఎస్. వర లక్ష్మిS. Varalakshmi was a veteran Telugu and Tamil actress and singer...
  
   & Radha Jayalakshmi
  Radha Jayalakshmi
  Radha and Jayalakshmi popularly known as Radha Jayalakshmi , were Indian Carnatic music vocalist duo as well as playback singers in films in 1940s and 1950s, before they became music teachers. The person who does the playback singing is Jayalakshmi but was named as Radha Jayalakshmi in the cine field...
  
  
• Kottu melam kottungadi kummi kotti paadungadi- Jikki
  Jikki
  Pillavalu Gajapathi Krishnaveni aka Jikki , was a popular film playback singer from South India. She sang over nearly 10,000 songs in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi and Sinhala languages.-Early life:...
  
   & chorus
• Chinna china chittu Sivagangaiyai vittu- K. Jamuna Rani & chorus
• Vaigai perugivara- C. S. Jayaraman
  C. S. Jayaraman
  C. S. Jayaraman was a playback singer who songs were featured in numerous Tamil films.-Discography:Desam Gnanam Kalvi - C. S. JayaDesam Gnanam Kalvi - C. S. Jaya-References:...
  
   & P. Leela
  P. Leela
  Porayathu Leela better known as P. Leela was a popular Indian playback singer. She was awarded Padma Bhushan posthumously in 2006.-Early life:...
  
  
• Maruvirukkum (traditional verse) - V. N. Sundaram
• Aalikkum kaigal (one verse) - V. N. Sundaram
• Kannankaruthaa Kili kattazhagan thotta kili - P. Leela
  P. Leela
  Porayathu Leela better known as P. Leela was a popular Indian playback singer. She was awarded Padma Bhushan posthumously in 2006.-Early life:...
  
   & chorus
• Kanavu kandaen (happy) - T.M. Soundararajan & T. S. Bagavathi
• Thanimai naerndhadho - S. Varalakshmi
  S. Varalakshmi
  Saridey Varalakshmi, popularly known as Telugu: ఎస్. వర లక్ష్మిS. Varalakshmi was a veteran Telugu and Tamil actress and singer...
  
  
• Thendral vandhu veesaadho - S. Varalakshmi
  S. Varalakshmi
  Saridey Varalakshmi, popularly known as Telugu: ఎస్. వర లక్ష్మిS. Varalakshmi was a veteran Telugu and Tamil actress and singer...
  
   & T. S. Bagavathi
• Megam kuvindhadhamma - P. Suseela
• Sivagangai cheemai - T.M. Soundararajan, Sirkazhi Govindarajan
  Sirkazhi Govindarajan
  Sirkazhi Govindarajan was a leading vocalist in Carnatic Music.Govindarajan, born in Sirkali in Madras Presidency) and started performing at the age of eight in Tirupurasundari Temple. His son Sirkazhi G. Sivachidambaram is also a Carnatic singer....
  
  , A. P. Komala
  A. P. Komala
  A. P. Komala was a South Indian playback singer. She has sung songs in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu languages.-Filmography:These are some of the films where she was playback singer.-References:...
  
   & chorus
• Vidiyum vidiyum endrirundhoam - T. S. Bagavathi
• Kanavu kandaen (pathos)- T. S. Bagavathi