Thaikku Thalaimagan
Thaikku Thalaimagan (The Elder Son of Mother) is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by M. A. Thirumugham.
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| Tamil | தாய்க்கு தலைமகன் |
| Directed by | M. A. Thirumugham |
| Produced by | Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar |
| Written by | Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar |
| Story by | Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar |
| Starring | M. G. Ramachandran Jayalalithaa S. V. Ranga Rao S. A. Asokan R. S. Manohar Nagesh |
| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
| Cinematography | N. S. Varma |
| Edited by | M. A. Thirumugham |
Production company | Devar Films |
| Distributed by | Devar Films |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
The film features M. G. Ramachandran and S. A. Ashokan in lead roles.
Plot
Within a peaceful family garage, The Marudhachalam Murthi Automobiles, a drama is slowly but surely being formed.
Indeed, Somaiya (S. A. Asokan), the elder son of this small company aims and aspires to unreal perspectives.
Whereas Marudhu (MGR) the younger brother behaves in a reflexive way, clearly more responsible.
But contrary to all expectations, their mother (S. N. Lakshmi) sides with her first-born, blinded by her love, she supports him in everything, while making her youngest son feel guilty, ceaselessly.
As if it was not enough, Somaiya became infatuated with a beautiful bitchy girl, Nalini (Rajasree) who sees more in his money than in the beautiful eyes.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
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| M. G. Ramachandran | as Marudhu (alias Marudhur), the younger brother |
| S. V. Ranga Rao | as Cholaiya Pannaiyar Dharmalingham, Maruthi's father |
| S. A. Ashokan | as Somu (alias Somaiya), the elder son |
| Nagesh | as Kuppu, Pannaiyar Dharmalingham's driver |
| R. S. Manohar | as Ranga, the building contractor (also a procurer) |
| Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar | as a close friend of Meenakshi's family, (the man splashed by Marudhu's motorcycle, at 0.10.22) |
| Jayalalithaa | as Maruthi |
| Sowcar Janaki | as Gauwri, Somaiya's wife |
| Manorama | as Munimma, Kuppu's lover |
| S. N. Lakshmi | as Meenakshi, the mother of Somu and Marudhu |
| Baby R. Geetha | as Mani, Somaiya's son |
| Rajasree (Guest-star) | as Nalini |
The casting is established according to the original order of the credits of opening of the movie, except those not mentioned
MGR Shooting incident
The day before the release of this film, MGR was assaulted by the actor M. R. Radha. The film took a very big opening due to the attack on MGR.
About the movie
The film, produced by Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar under Devar Films, had musical score by K. V. Mahadevan.
Thaikku Thalaimagan was almost darkened at its exit, on 13 January 1967, for Pongal of this year.
Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar transposes skillfully the first drama between two brothers, of The Bible: Cain and Abel.
Sandow, the big Tamil storyteller, borrows the main weft to include its elements which make his trademark if characteristic of its film universe.
The voice of MGR is particularly very beautiful in this movie. The songs were penned by Kannadasan.
The last 15 minutes of this drama are very poignant!
Thaikku Thalaimagan marks the twelfth MGR-Chinnappa Devar association.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan
| No. | Song | Singers | Length (m:ss) |
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| 1 | "Ainthikku Mele" | L. R. Eswari | 03:07 |
| 2 | "Parthu Kondathu Kannukku" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | 03:55 |
| 3 | "Vazha Vendum Manam" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | 03:44 |