''Veera Thirumagan'' is a 1962 Indian

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, produced by

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and directed by

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. This was the directorial debut for Tirulokchandar. It stars

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and S. A. Ashokan, with music by

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. The film was released on 3 May 1962.

Plot

Cast

* S. A. Ashokan

Production

A. C. Tirulokchandar earlier wrote the screenplay for the hit film, ''

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'', an adaptation of ''

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''. He was introduced by actor S. A. Ashokan to M. Saravanan of

, and became very close to the AVM clan, he made his directorial debut with ''Veera Thirumagan''. Former child artist Sachu made her debut as lead actress with this film. While AVM was generally known for producing

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with contemporary settings, ''Veera Thirumagan'' differed from them by being an "action oriented costume drama". The budget of the film was .

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

. Lyrics were by

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Release and reception

''Veera Thirumagan'' was released on 3 May 1962. Kanthan of ''

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'' said Ashokan was the only actor who performed well, and criticised the film's other aspects, including the cinematography, art direction and music.

References

External links

* {{AVM Productions 1960s Tamil-language films 1962 directorial debut films 1962 films AVM Productions films Films directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar Films scored by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy