''Thigambara Samiar'' () is 1950 Indian

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produced and directed by

T. R. Sundaram Tiruchengodu Ramalingam Sundaram Mudaliar (16 July 1907 – 30 August 1963) was an Indian actor, director, and producer. He was the founder of the Salem-based film production company Modern Theatres. Early life Sundaram was born in 1907 fro ...

. An adaptation of Vaduvoor K. Duraswamy Iyengar's novel of the same name, the film stars

M. N. Nambiar Manjeri Narayanan Nambiar (7 March 1919 – 19 November 2008) was an Indian actor who worked predominantly in Tamil cinema, known mostly for his villain roles in an eight decade long career. He has also appeared in a few Malayalam films. ...

and M. S. Draupadi. It revolves around the efforts of a man to expose the illicit activities of a corrupt lawyer. The film was released on 22 September 1950, and emerged a commercial success.

Plot

The film revolves around the efforts of Chokkalingam Pillai (Thigambara Samiar) to expose the illicit activities of S. S. Sattanathan Pillai, a corrupt lawyer.

Cast

;Male cast *

as Chokkalingam Pillai * Narasimhabharathi as Kannappa *

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as S. S. Sattanathan Pillai *

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as Pattabhi Raman * Azhwar Kuppusami as Sundaram Pillai *

V. M. Ezhumalai V. M. Ezhumalai was an Indian actor and comedian who featured in Tamil language films. He was active in the field from 1937 till 1962. He had a style of his own making viewers to laugh by his body language as well as by voice. He started his car ...

as Bandyman *

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as Manickam *

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as Masilamani * V. K. Ramsamy as Velayudha Pillai * S. S. Sivasoorian as Namasivayam Pillai * M. A. Ganapathi as Sanda Marutham * Srinivasa Gopalan as Chandra's grandfather * Thirupathi, Mani, Subbaiah ;Female cast * M. S. Draupadi as Vadivambal * Lakshmiprabha as Alangaram *

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as Anjalai * K. T. Dhanalakshmi as Chandra's mother * K. Jayalakshmi as Alangaram's mother * Baby Lalitha as Chandra * Kamalam, Kannamma, Saraswathi ;Dance * Lalitha- Padmini * Kumari Kamala

Production

''Thigambara Samiar'', an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Vaduvoor K. Duraswamy Iyengar, was directed by

who also produced it under Modern Theatres. It was a rare heroic role for

, who was generally known for negative roles. The scenario was written by Ko. Tha. Shanmuga. Cinematography was handled by G. R. Nathan and T. S. Kotnis, and editing by L. Balu. Choreography of the dances was done by

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, Madhavan and R. T. Krishnamoorthi

Themes

According to historian

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, the film re-uses a theory from the novel, "that if a man is made to stay awake without sleep for three or four days, he will be in a mood to confess everything hidden in his mind".

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

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and

S. M. Subbaiah Naidu Subburayulu Munuswami Subbaiah Naidu (a.k.a. SMS) (15 March 1914 – 26 May 1979) was an Indian composer, conductor, and orchestrator. He was one of the oldest music directors. He worked as an in-house music composer for Central Studios an ...

and the lyrics were written by Ka. Mu. Sheriff, A. Maruthakasi, K. B. Kamakshisundaram,

Kannadasan Kannadasan (; 24 June 1927 – 17 October 1981) was an Indian philosopher, poet, film song lyricist, producer, actor, script-writer, editor, philanthropist, and is heralded as one of the greatest and most important lyricists in India. Freq ...

and

Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass (1914-1965) was an Indian poet and script writer who wrote mainly in the Tamil language. He wrote more than 500 lyrics for Tamil films. Early life Born to Narayanasamy and Pappu at Manampoochavadi in Thanjavur district, h ...

. "Oosi Pattasey Oosi Pattasey" is based on "O Dilwalo Dil Ka Lagana Acha Hai" from the

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film '' Patanga'' (1949) and "Paarudappa Paarudappa Paarudapppa" is based on "Lara Lappa Lara Lappa" from ''

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,'' another 1949 Hindi film.

Release and reception

''Thigambara Samiar'' was released on 22 September 1950, and emerged a commercial success.

References

External links

* {{T. R. Sundaram 1950 films 1950s Tamil-language films 1950s thriller films Films about women in India Films based on Indian novels Films directed by T. R. Sundaram Films scored by G. Ramanathan Films scored by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu Indian black-and-white films Indian thriller films