''Valayapathi'' is a 1952 Indian

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-language film, directed and produced 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 ...

. The film stars G. Muthukrishnan,

Sowcar Janaki Sankaramanchi Janaki (born T. Janaki; 12 December 1931), popularly known as Sowcar Janaki (Tamil) or Shavukaru Janaki (Telugu) or Sahukar Janaki (Kannada), is an Indian actress who has appeared in over 300, films, predominantly in Tamil, Telug ...

(in her Tamil debut), T. A. Jayalakshmi and K. K. Perumal. It was released on 17 October 1952, and failed at the box-office.

Plot

The film is based on the epic

Valayapathi ''Valaiyapadhi'' ( ta, வளையாபதி, lit=Unbending Man, translit=Vaḷaiyāpati; ), also spelled ''Valayapathi'', is one of the five great Tamil epics, but one that is almost entirely lost. It is a story of a father who has two w ...

from one of

The Five Great Epics of Tamil Literature The Five Great Epics ( ta, ஐம்பெரும்காப்பியங்கள் ''Aimperumkāppiyaṅkaḷ'') are five Tamil epics according to later Tamil literary tradition. They are '' Silappatikāram'', ''Manimekalai'', ''Cīvak ...

Cast

*G. Muthukrishnan as Valayapathi *

as Sathyavathi *T. A. Jayalakshmi as Andhari *K. K. Perumal as Kanakavelalar * A. Karunanidhi *T. P. Muthulakshmi *M. S. S. Bhagyam *'Pulimoottai’ Ramasami *M. N. Krishnan *M. E. Havana *S. R. Lakshmi *K. K. Soundar *S. M. Thirupathisami *C. K. Soundararajan *K. T. Dhanalakshmi *M. A. Ganapathi *‘Master’ Sudhakar *‘Master’ Ramakrishnan *A. S. Mani

Soundtrack

Music was composed by

S. Dakshinamurthi Susarla Dakshinamurthi Jr. (Telugu: సుసర్ల దక్షిణామూర్తి; 1921 – 2012) was an Indian music composer, playback singer, record producer, Carnatic musician, multi-instrumentalist,Ilavelpu in Naati 101 Chitralu ...

and lyrics were penned by

Bharathidasan Bharathidasan Birth name: K. Subburathinam, the person's given name: Subburathinam, father's given name: Kanagasabai. (K. Subburathinam by the prevalent patronymic initials as prefix naming system in Tamil Nadu and it is Subburathinam Kanag ...

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 K. D. Santhanam.

Release and reception

''Valayapathi'' was released on 17 October 1952,

Diwali Diwali (), Dewali, Divali, or Deepavali ( IAST: ''dīpāvalī''), also known as the Festival of Lights, related to Jain Diwali, Bandi Chhor Divas, Tihar, Swanti, Sohrai, and Bandna, is a religious celebration in Indian religions. It is ...

day. The magazine ''Sivaji'' positively reviewed the film. According to Janaki, the film failed at the box-office because it was released alongside '' Parasakthi'' which became more successful.

References

External links

* {{T. R. Sundaram 1950s Tamil-language films 1952 films Films based on poems Films scored by Susarla Dakshinamurthi Indian black-and-white films