Vilayattu Bommai
Vilaiyattu Bommai (English: Playing toy) is a 1954 Indian Tamil language film directed by T. R. Raghunath. The film featured T. R. Mahalingam and Kumari Kamala in the lead roles.[1]
| Vilaiyattu Bommai | |
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| Tamil | விளையாட்டு பொம்மை |
| Directed by | T. R. Raghunath |
| Produced by | T. R. Mahalingam |
| Written by | A. L. Narayanan |
| Starring | T. R. Mahalingam Kumari Kamala K. Sarangapani B. R. Panthulu V. K. Ramasamy E. V. Saroja |
| Music by | T. G. Lingappa |
| Cinematography | R. Sampath |
| Edited by | R. Devarajan |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Sri Sukumar Productions |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Cast & Crew
The following lists of cast and crew were compiled from Film News Anandan's database.[1]
Cast
- T. R. Mahalingam
- Kumari Kamala
- K. Sarangapani
- B. R. Panthulu
- Baby Radha (Kumari Kamala's sister)
- V. K. Ramasamy
- E. V. Saroja
- K. A. Thangavelu
- Lakshmiprabha
Crew
- Producer: T. R. Mahalingam
- Director: T. R. Raghunath
- Dialogues: A. L. Narayanan
- Cinematography: R. Sampath
- Editing: Devarajan
- Art: Vardhukar
- Lab: Tamil Nadu Cine Lab
Production
Naam Iruvar was a successful film for T. R. Mahalingam. Sukumar was the name of his role in this film. He considered it to be a lucky name and named his son as Sukumar. In 1950, he launched a company Sri Sukumar Productions and produced a film titled Macha Regai. It was a failure. He produced Mohana Sundaram in 1951 that fared not so bad in the box-office. In 1952 he produced Chinna Durai that he himself directed. Again, it was a failure. All these 3 films had almost the same cast. T. R. Mahalingam was determined to produce a successful film. So he produced this film (Vilaiyattu Pillai was the original name) Vilaiyattu Bommai. He changed the cast and made the experienced T. R. Raghunath as director. However, this film also was a failure. After this, he started production of another film titled Theru Padagan and abandoned it half way. He lost all his wealth and became insolvent.[2]
Though the films failed in box-office, most of the songs became popular.
Soundtrack
Music was composed by T. G. Lingappa while the lyrics were penned by Subramania Bharati, K. P. Kamatchisundaram and Thanjai Ramaiah Dass. Singer is T. R. Mahalingam. Playback singers are A. P. Komala, Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi and Jikki.[3]
| No. | Song | Singer/s | Lyricist | Duration (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Mohathai Konruvidu" | T. R. Mahalingam | Subramania Bharati | |
| 2 | "Theertha Karaiyinile" | 03:09 | ||
| 3 | "Vidhikku Manidhane" | Thanjai Ramaiah Dass | 03:21 | |
| 4 | "Maliyeri Maavilakku Poduvaar" | A. P. Komala | ||
| 5 | "Kalai Chelvame Vaazhgave" | Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi | ||
| 6 | "Kannil Prasannamaana Kaliye" | |||
| 7 | "Inba Vaanil Ulaavum" | T. R. Mahalingam & Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi | ||
| 8 | "Kannalagi Ennaipol Yaarundu" | Jikki | K. P. Kamatchisundaram | |
| 9 | "Periyorgal Sollai Pola" | Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi | ||
| 10 | "Mullaimalar Kodiyin Nizhalile" | T. R. Mahalingam |
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 18 March 2017.
- "Sontha padam eduthathal Mahalingathukku yerpatta sodhanai" [Misfortunes of Mahalingam by producing films] (in Tamil). dailythanthi.com. 11 June 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- G. Neelamegam. Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil). Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition December 2014. p. 82.