''Thai Piranthal Vazhi Pirakkum'' () is a 1958 Indian

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-language

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, written directed and produced by A. K. Velan in his directorial debut. The film stars

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, M. N. Rajam,

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and V. K. Ramasamy. Released on 14 January 1958, it emerged a major commercial success, and was remade in

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as ''

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'' (1958) and in

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as '' Barkha'' (1959).

Plot

Chokkanathan is a greed and money obsessed man. He dislikes Rangan as he supports farmers. Marudhi is Rangan's sister. Her marriage gets stopped and Rangan goes to jail because of Chokkanathan. The rest of the story is how Rangan achieves his revenge against Chokkanathan.

Cast

as Rangan * M. N. Rajam as Saradha *

as Varadhan *

as Marudhi * V. K. Ramasamy as Chokkanathan * K. N. Kamalam as Meenakshi, Chokkanathan's wife * P. S. Venkatachalam as Ekambaram

Production

''Thai Piranthal Vazhi Pirakkum'' was the directorial debut for the Tamil scholar A. K. Velan, who also produced and wrote it. This was

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actor

's debut film in

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. Cinematography was handled by V. Ramamoorthy, and the editing by V. B. Nadarajan.

Soundtrack

Music by K. V. Mahadevan and lyrics were written by

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, Ku. Sa. Krishnamoorthi, K. Muthuswamy and Suratha. The slow-paced

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"Mannukku Maram Baarama" attained popularity, as did the song "Amudhum Thaenum" (Raga:

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). The title track, written by Maruthakasi, is frequently played on Tamil television and radio channels on every

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occasion.

Release and reception

''Thai Piranthal Vazhi Pirakkum'' was released on 14 January 1958, Pongal day. Munuswamy and Manickam jointly reviewed the film for ''

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''. Munuswamy praised the film for its music and Velan's direction. The film became a commercial success, and Velan built Arunachalam Studio from the profits earned in this film. It also propelled Rajasulochana to stardom. The film was remade in

as ''

'' (1958) and in

as '' Barkha'' (1959).

Notes

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 6664180 1950s Tamil-language films 1958 films Films about poverty in India Films set in 1958 Indian black-and-white films 1950s musical drama films Indian musical drama films Indian satirical films Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan Tamil films remade in other languages 1958 directorial debut films 1950s satirical films