''Thaayum Magalum'' () is a 1965 Indian

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-language

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film directed by

M. A. Thirumugam M. A. Thirumugam (died 2004) was an Indian film director and editor. He was the younger brother of the film producer Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar. Career He started his film career as an editor and then worked as director for more than 35 fi ...

and produced by

Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar "''Eugen Sandow, Sandow''" Marudur Marudachalamurthy Ayyavoo Chinnappa Thevar (28 June 1915 – 8 September 1978) was a producer of Tamil cinema, Tamil films in the mid-1950s through the 1960s and 1970s. He is best known for his films featuring a ...

. The film stars

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, Adhithan and

K. R. Vijaya Deivanayaki better known by her stage name K. R. Vijaya is an Indian actress who has featured in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films. She started her career in 1963 and has been acting for more than five decades in South Indian cinema. ...

. It was released on 28 May 1965.

Plot

Cast

The list is adapted from ''Thiraikalanjiyam Part2''. ;Male cast *

as Vijay *Adhithan *

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as Subramaniyam * V. K. Ramasamy * Thaai Nagesh *T. R. Natarajan *

* S. V. Ramadas *''Master'' Ramachandran ;Female cast *

as Sumathi * B. Saroja Devi as Saraswathi * Manorama *S. Rajamani *''Baby'' Kausalya *Mala

Production

usually produced films under the banner

Devar Films "'' Sandow''" Marudur Marudachalamurthy Ayyavoo Chinnappa Thevar (28 June 1915 – 8 September 1978) was a producer of Tamil films in the mid-1950s through the 1960s and 1970s. He is best known for his films featuring animals, and has produced n ...

starring M. G. Ramachandran with music composed by

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. He launched

Dhandayuthapani Films "'' Sandow''" Marudur Marudachalamurthy Ayyavoo Chinnappa Thevar (28 June 1915 – 8 September 1978) was a producer of Tamil films in the mid-1950s through the 1960s and 1970s. He is best known for his films featuring animals, and has produced nu ...

to produce films with a different cast and crew. This is one such film. Dialogues were written by Thiyaagan while supervised by Kannadasan. Chandrabose, who later became a composer, began his career as a child artist in this film.

Soundtrack

Music was composed by P. S. Diwakar and the lyrics were penned by Kannadasan.

Reception

'' Kalki'' said Vijaya gave life to the film.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title 1960s historical drama films 1960s Indian films 1960s Tamil-language films 1965 films Films directed by M. A. Thirumugam Indian historical drama films Tamil-language Indian films