Thai Pirandhal Vazhi Pirakkum

Thai Piranthal Vazhi Pirakkum
Theatrical release poster
Directed byA. K. Velan
Written byA. K. Velan
Produced byA. K. Velan
StarringS. S. Rajendran
M. N. Rajam
CinematographyV. Ramamoorthy
Edited byV. B. Nadarajan
Music byK. V. Mahadevan
Production
company
Arunachalam Pictures
Release date
  • 14 January 1958 (1958-01-14)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Thai Piranthal Vazhi Pirakkum (transl. The birth of Thai will pave the way for new opportunities)[a] is a 1958 Indian Tamil-language satirical drama film, written directed and produced by A. K. Velan in his directorial debut. The film stars S. S. Rajendran and M. N. Rajam, with Prem Nazir, Rajasulochana and V. K. Ramasamy in supporting roles.[2] Released on 14 January 1958, it emerged a major commercial success, and was remade in Telugu as Manchi Manasuku Manchi Rojulu (1958), in Hindi as Barkha (1959), and in Kannada as Rowdy Ranganna (1968).[citation needed]

Plot

Chokkanathan is a greed and money obsessed man. He dislikes Rangan as he supports farmers. Marudhi is Rangan's sister. Her marriage gets stopped and Rangan goes to jail because of Chokkanathan. The rest of the story is how Rangan achieves his revenge against Chokkanathan.

Cast

Production

Thai Piranthal Vazhi Pirakkum was the directorial debut for the Tamil scholar A. K. Velan, who also produced and wrote it.[5][6] This was Malayalam actor Prem Nazir's debut film in Tamil language.[7] Cinematography was handled by V. Ramamoorthy, and the editing by V. B. Nadarajan.[2]

Soundtrack

Music by K. V. Mahadevan.[8][4][9] The slow-paced lullaby "Mannukku Maram Baarama" attained popularity,[10] as did the song "Amudhum Thaenum" (Raga: Mohanakalyani).[6] The title track, written by Maruthakasi, is frequently played on Tamil television and radio channels on every Pongal occasion.[11] "Aasaiyae Alaipolae" was remixed by Thaman S for Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya (2013).[12]

Songs Singers Lyrics Length
"Thai Pirantha Vazhi Pirakkum" T. M. Soundararajan, P. Leela, S. V. Ponnusamy & L. R. Eswari A. Maruthakasi 04:08
"Sollattuma Sollattuma" Seerkazhi Govindarajan & K. Jamuna Rani 03:18
"Nerangketta Nerathile...Nenachathu Onnu" T. M. Soundararajan 03:45
"Pollaathor Soozhchi" Seerkazhi Govindarajan
"Eliyorai Thazhthi" T. M. Soundararajan & R. Balasaraswathi Devi Ku. Sa. Krishnamoorthi 02:47
"Amudhum Thaenum" Seerkazhi Govindarajan Suratha 03:57
"Aasaiyae Alaipolae" Thiruchi Loganathan Kannadasan 03:49
"Kalam Sirithu" K. Jamuna Rani 03:04
"Mannukku Maram Baarama" M. S. Rajeswari K. Muthuswamy 02:59

Release and reception

Thai Piranthal Vazhi Pirakkum was released on 14 January 1958, Pongal day.[5][2] Munuswamy and Manickam jointly reviewed the film for Ananda Vikatan. Munuswamy praised the film for its music and Velan's direction.[13] The film became a commercial success,[7] and Velan built Arunachalam Studio from the profits earned in this film.[2][5] It also propelled Rajasulochana to stardom.[14] The film was remade in Telugu as Manchi Manasuku Manchi Rojulu (1958) and in Hindi as Barkha (1959).[5][15]

Notes

  1. ^ Thai is a month in the Tamil calendar, and typically falls around January–February of the Gregorian calendar.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Meaning of 'Thai Pongal'". The Hindu. 14 January 2008. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d "1958 – தைபிறந்தால் வழி பிறக்கும் – அர்ச்சனா பிக்சர்ஸ". Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  3. ^ a b Vamanan (30 July 2018). "கலைமாமணி வாமனனின் 'நிழலல்ல நிஜம்' – 138 | பிரேம் நசீர் தமிழில் சம்சாரித்தபோது !". Dinamalar (in Tamil). Nellai. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e f தை பிறந்தால் வழி பிறக்கும் [The birth of the month of Thai will pave the way for new opportunities] (PDF) (song book) (in Tamil). Arunachalam Pictures. 1958. Retrieved 30 September 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  5. ^ a b c d Narasimham, M. L. (9 July 2015). "Manchi manasuku manchi rojulu (1958)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  6. ^ a b Guy, Randor (5 March 2013). "The queen of the screen". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 November 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  7. ^ a b Vijayakumar, B. (16 January 2014). "Neighbour's pride". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Thai Pirandhal Vazhi Pirakkum". Saregama. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  9. ^ Neelamegam, G. (December 2014). Thiraikalanjiyam – Part 1 (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. p. 146.
  10. ^ Gopalakrishnan, P V (29 May 2017). "Filmy Ripples – Fifty Shades of Lullaby". The Cinema Resource Centre. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  11. ^ "மருதகாசியின் பாடல்கள் அரசுடைமை: வாரிசுகளுக்கு ரூ.5 லட்சம் வழங்கினார் கருணாநிதி". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 19 February 2018. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  12. ^ Karthik (13 December 2012). "Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya (Music review), Tamil – Thaman S". Milliblog. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  13. ^ முனுசாமி; மாணிக்கம் (26 January 1958). "தை பிறந்தால் வழி பிறக்கும்". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  14. ^ Soman, Sandhya (5 March 2013). "Veteran actress Rajasulochana passes away in Chennai". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  15. ^ Saravanan, M. (2013) [2005]. AVM 60 Cinema (in Tamil). Rajarajan Pathippagam. p. 61. OCLC 1158347612.