This article is about the 1948 film Thirumalisai Alvar. For the Saint, see
Thirumalisai Alvar
1948 Indian film
| Thirumalisai Alwar |
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| Directed by | T. S. Kotni
P. S. Chettiar |
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| Screenplay by | P. S. Chettiar |
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| Produced by | M. Chakravarthi Iyengar
C. Kannan Pillai |
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| Starring | M. M. Dandapani Desigar
Trichur Premavathi
M. S. Devasena |
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| Cinematography | R. R. Chandran |
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| Music by | S. V. Venkatraman
T. R. Ramanathan |
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Production
company | Kanna Films – Shobhanachala Studios (later Venus Studios) |
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Release date |
- 20 August 1948 (1948-08-20)[1]
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Running time | 14541 ft |
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| Country | India |
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| Language | Tamil |
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Thirumalisai Alwar or Thirumazhisai Aazhwar is a Tamil language film starring M. M. Dandapani Desigar. The film was released on 20 August 1948.[2]
Plot
Thirumazhisai is a sacred town near Chennai and the film narrates its mythological tale about a venerated sage being seduced by a temptress sent by Lord Indra. She becomes pregnant. The foetus is removed from her womb and thrown into the bushes. It is saved by the Lord and becomes a male child who later blossoms into the Aazhvaar!
Cast
- Male cast
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- Male cast (Contd.)
- M. R. Swaminathan
- K. K. Perumal
- Master Padmanabhan
- T. K. Kalyanam
- A. K. Srinivasan
- K. R. Rajagopalan
- M. S. Raghavan
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- Female cast
- Trichur Premavathi
- M. S. Devasena
- P. K. Saraswathi
- P. S. Sivabhagyam
- K. S. Angamuthu
- C. R. Lakshmi Devi
- K. K. Radha
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Production
During the 1940s, two friends, M. Chakravarthi Iyengar of the famous business family of old Madras city, MD Brothers, and a successful automobile spare parts dealer C. Kannabiran Pillai, joined hands to produce this movie based on the life of Thirumazhisai Aazhvaar
and
Soundtrack
The music was composed by S. V. Venkatraman. Lyrics by Papanasam Sivan, S.D.S.Yogi and T.K. Sundara Vathiyar.
| No. |
Song |
Singers |
Lyrics |
Length (m:ss)
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| 1 |
"Naaraayanaa |
M. M. Dandapani Desigar |
Papanasam Sivan |
01:33
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| 2 |
"Giridhari" |
P. Leela |
01:56
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| 3 |
"Nonthavar" |
M. S. Velappan |
02:15
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| 4 |
"Kani Kannan" |
M. M. Dandapani Desigar |
01:23
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| 5 |
"Kannan Naamam" |
M. M. Dandapani Desigar |
03:12
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| 6 |
"Pathiyavane" |
M. M. Dandapani Desigar |
02:20
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| 7 |
"Indre Pirantha" |
M. M. Dandapani Desigar |
02:56
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| 8 |
"Kuvalayathala" |
M. M. Dandapani Desigar |
02:26
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| 9 |
"Vaaraamal" |
M. M. Dandapani Desigar |
04:42
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| 10 |
"Thanthayum Nee" |
M. M. Dandapani Desigar |
04:02
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| 11 |
"Krishna Muraari" |
P. B. Rangachari |
01:54
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| 12 |
"Yezhaigal" |
M. M. Dandapani Desigar |
04:31
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| 13 |
"Saantham" |
M. M. Dandapani Desigar |
03:24
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Trivia
Remembered for the music of Dhandapani Desikar and the religious tale associated with the Aazhvaar
References
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