Thaaikkuppin Thaaram
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Thaaikkuppin Thaaram is a Tamil language
film starring M. G. Ramachandran
in the lead role. The film was released on 4 September 1956. It is most notable for Ramachandran (or MGR) using an older film as a flashback in the film. The story was a simple rural tale of love and valour.
. Thirumugam had already been as an editor while working for Jupiter Pictures, and Thaaikkuppin Thaaram was the first movie he directed. Devar took Thirumugam to famous directors like K. Ramnoth and L. V. Prasad
and sought their blessings and guidance. The shooting commenced on 5th July 1955 in the sets put up at the Vauhini Studios, with Nagi Reddy cranking the camera for the first shot.
As the story needed an imposing bull, Devar searched far and wide for a fine specimen. His men came back with reports of a landowner in Periakulam having a majestic bull in his farm. Devar approached the landowner, and managed to buy the bull after much persuasion, paying Rs. 1000 for it.
Meanwhile accosting Doraiswami demanding his son’s release, Ratnam Pillai declares bravely that he would overpower the touted bull. But the bull gores him to death. In his dying breath, he elicits a promise from Meenakshi that she would ensure that their son sets right this slur on their honour. Muthaiyan’s mother makes him promise that he would not even think of Sivakami anymore. Sivakami’s father too has isolated her in house arrest and has started looking out for a suitable husband for her.
How Muthaiyan wins the hand of Sivakami after overpowering the mighty bull Senkodan and reforming his wily uncle forms rest of the tale.
After a brief misunderstanding with MGR immediately after Thaaikkuppin Thaaram, Devar went on produce 15 movies with MGR as the hero.
All the 16 movies that Devar produced with MGR as the hero had music by K. V. Mahadevan.
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
film starring M. G. Ramachandran
M. G. Ramachandran
Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran , popularly known by his initials , was an Indian film actor, director, producer and politician....
in the lead role. The film was released on 4 September 1956. It is most notable for Ramachandran (or MGR) using an older film as a flashback in the film. The story was a simple rural tale of love and valour.
Production
The movie was directed by M. A. Thirumugam, the younger brother of Sando M. M. A. Chinnappa ThevarSando Chinnappa Thevar
Sando Chinnappa Thevar was a producer of Tamil films in the 1960s and 1970s. He is best known for his films featuring animals, and has produced numerous movies with M. G. Ramachandran as lead actor...
. Thirumugam had already been as an editor while working for Jupiter Pictures, and Thaaikkuppin Thaaram was the first movie he directed. Devar took Thirumugam to famous directors like K. Ramnoth and L. V. Prasad
L. V. Prasad
Akkineni Lakshmi Vara Prasada Rao , more popularly known as L. V. Prasad was an Indian film producer and actor. He was a recipient of the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for lifetime contribution to cinema from the Government of India for the year 1982...
and sought their blessings and guidance. The shooting commenced on 5th July 1955 in the sets put up at the Vauhini Studios, with Nagi Reddy cranking the camera for the first shot.
As the story needed an imposing bull, Devar searched far and wide for a fine specimen. His men came back with reports of a landowner in Periakulam having a majestic bull in his farm. Devar approached the landowner, and managed to buy the bull after much persuasion, paying Rs. 1000 for it.
Plot
Muthaiyan is the brave son of Ratnam Pillai and Meenakshi. They are landed gentry and are highly respected in the village for their noble qualities. Meenakshi’s brother Doraiswami, on the other hand, is despised by all for his arrogance, cruelty and dishonourable ways. The two families are not in speaking terms ever since Doraiswami tried to usurp Ratnam Pillai’s traditional rights at the temple festival. Doraiswami’s daughter Sivakami, however, is a good-natured girl who is in love with Muthaiyan. Muthaiyan too reciprocates her love and they are determined to surmount all hurdles and get married. When Doraiswami’s men capture Muthaiyan and keep him a prisoner on the pretext that he had hurled stones at Doraiswami’s prized bull when he had caught it grazing on his crops, Sivakami comes to his rescue.Meanwhile accosting Doraiswami demanding his son’s release, Ratnam Pillai declares bravely that he would overpower the touted bull. But the bull gores him to death. In his dying breath, he elicits a promise from Meenakshi that she would ensure that their son sets right this slur on their honour. Muthaiyan’s mother makes him promise that he would not even think of Sivakami anymore. Sivakami’s father too has isolated her in house arrest and has started looking out for a suitable husband for her.
How Muthaiyan wins the hand of Sivakami after overpowering the mighty bull Senkodan and reforming his wily uncle forms rest of the tale.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| M. G. Ramachandran M. G. Ramachandran Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran , popularly known by his initials , was an Indian film actor, director, producer and politician.... |
Muthaiyan |
| P. Bhanumathi | Sivakami |
| P. Kannamba P. Kannamba Pasupuleti Kannamba was a versatile actress, playback singer and film producer of Telugu cinema, Andhra Pradesh, India. She acted in more than 170 films and produced about 25 films in Telugu and Tamil languages during 1930s to 1960s.-Career:Kannamba was born in Eluru. She started acting in dramas... |
Meenakshi |
| T. S. Balaiah | |
| Kaka Radhakrsihnan | |
| E. R. Sahadevan | |
| G. Sakunthala | |
| K. Rathinam | |
| Surabhi Balasaraswathi |
Crew
- Producer: Sando M. M. A. Chinnappa ThevarSando Chinnappa ThevarSando Chinnappa Thevar was a producer of Tamil films in the 1960s and 1970s. He is best known for his films featuring animals, and has produced numerous movies with M. G. Ramachandran as lead actor...
- Production Company: Devar Films
- Director: M. A. Thirumugam
- Music: K. V. MahadevanK. V. MahadevanKrishnankoil Venkatachalam Mahadevan was a South Indian music composer.-Career:K.V.Mahadevan was born in Tamil Iyer family in 1918 in Krishnancoil, Kanyakumari district. A contemporary of M. S. Viswanathan, T. K. Ramamoorthy, KVM has scored music for over 600 films, spanning four decades, after...
- Lyrics: Thanjai N. Ramiah Doss, A. Maruthakasi & Kavi Lakshmanadas
- Story: KannadasanKannadasanKannadasan was a Tamil poet and lyricist, heralded as one of the greatest and most important writer in the Tamil language...
& S. Ayyapillai - Dialogue: KannadasanKannadasanKannadasan was a Tamil poet and lyricist, heralded as one of the greatest and most important writer in the Tamil language...
& S. Ayyapillai - Art Director: C. Raghavan
- Editing: M. A. Thirumugam, M. A. Mariappan & M. G. Balurao.
- Choreograph: T. C. Thangaraj
- Cinematograph: R. R. Chandran
- Stunt: R. N. Nambiar
- Dance: Sai Subbulakshmi
Soundtrack
List of songs:- manusanai manusan saapiduRaanda by T. M. Soundararajan
- kaathal viyaathi polladhadhu by JikkiJikkiPillavalu 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:...
- asaindhaadum thendRalE by P. Bhanumathi
- vittadhadi aasai by S. C. Krishnan & A. G. Rathnamala
- aahaa nam aasai by T. M. Soundararajan & P. Bhanumathi
- uNNamal uRangaamal uyirOdu mandRaadi by T. M. Soundararajan
- naadu sezhithithida naaLum uzhaithithida by M. L. VasanthakumariM. L. VasanthakumariMadras Lalitangi Vasanthakumari , was a Carnatic musician and playback singer for film songs in many Indian languages. MLV and her contemporaries D. K. Pattammal and M. S. Subbulakshmi were popularly referred to as the "female trinity of Carnatic Music. A prime disciple of the G. N...
- thandhayaippOl ulagilE deivam uNdO by T. M. Soundararajan
- thandhaavaram thandhaaLuvaan, thiruchendhooril vaazhvOnE vandhaaLuvaan by S. C. Krishnan, A. G. Rathnamala & chorus
- en kaadhal inbam idhuthaana by A. M. RajahA. M. RajahAemala Manmatharaju Rajah was a South Indian playback singer-music composer popular in the 1950s and the early 1960s in South India. He was popularly known as A. M. Rajah or Rajah. His songs were featured in numerous Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films in the 1950s, early 1960s and early...
& P. Bhanumathi
Trivia
The movie was a runaway hit, and proved an auspicious launch vehicle for Devar Films.After a brief misunderstanding with MGR immediately after Thaaikkuppin Thaaram, Devar went on produce 15 movies with MGR as the hero.
All the 16 movies that Devar produced with MGR as the hero had music by K. V. Mahadevan.