Thirumalisai Alvar (film)
Thirumalisai Alwar or Thirumazhisai Aazhwar is a Tamil language film starring M. M. Dandapani Desigar. The film was released on 20 August 1948.[2]
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| Directed by | T. S. Kotni P. S. Chettiar |
| Produced by | M. Chakravarthi Iyengar C. Kannan Pillai |
| Screenplay by | P. S. Chettiar |
| Starring | M. M. Dandapani Desigar Trichur Premavathi M. S. Devasena |
| Music by | S. V. Venkatraman T. R. Ramanathan |
| Cinematography | R. R. Chandran |
Production company | Kanna Films – Shobhanachala Studios (later Venus Studios) |
Release date | 20 August 1948[1] |
Running time | 14541 ft |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Thirumazhisai is a sacred town near Chennai and the film narrates its mythological tale about a venerated sage being seduced by a temptress sent by Lord Indra. She becomes pregnant. The foetus is removed from her womb and thrown into the bushes. It is saved by the Lord and becomes a male child who later blossoms into the Aazhvaar!
Cast
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Production
During the 1940s, two friends, M. Chakravarthi Iyengar of the famous business family of old Madras city, MD Brothers, and a successful automobile spare parts dealer C. Kannan Pillai, joined hands to produce this movie based on the life of Thirumazhisai Aazhvaar
Soundtrack
The music was composed by S. V. Venkatraman. Lyrics by Papanasam Sivan, S.D.S.Yogi and T.K. Sundara Vathiyar.
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
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| 1 | "Naaraayanaa | M. M. Dandapani Desigar | Papanasam Sivan | 01:33 |
| 2 | "Giridhari" | P. Leela | 01:56 | |
| 3 | "Nonthavar" | M. S. Velappan | 02:15 | |
| 4 | "Kani Kannan" | M. M. Dandapani Desigar | 01:23 | |
| 5 | "Kannan Naamam" | M. M. Dandapani Desigar | 03:12 | |
| 6 | "Pathiyavane" | M. M. Dandapani Desigar | 02:20 | |
| 7 | "Indre Pirantha" | M. M. Dandapani Desigar | 02:56 | |
| 8 | "Kuvalayathala" | M. M. Dandapani Desigar | 02:26 | |
| 9 | "Vaaraamal" | M. M. Dandapani Desigar | 04:42 | |
| 10 | "Thanthayum Nee" | M. M. Dandapani Desigar | 04:02 | |
| 11 | "Krishna Muraari" | P. B. Rangachari | 01:54 | |
| 12 | "Yezhaigal" | M. M. Dandapani Desigar | 04:31 | |
| 13 | "Saantham" | M. M. Dandapani Desigar | 03:24 |
Trivia
Remembered for the music of Dhandapani Desikar and the religious tale associated with the Aazhvaar
References
- Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 2 January 2019.
- "Thirumazhisai Aazhvaar 1948". The Hindu. 6 April 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2016.