Dheiva Thaai
Dheiva Thaai (English: Divine Mother) is a Tamil language drama film, starring M. G. Ramachandran in the lead role. The film was released in 1964 and it was one of the biggest hits in that year. The film was remade in Telugu as C.I.D., with NTR in MGR's role.
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| Directed by | P. Madhavan |
| Produced by | R. M. Veerappan |
| Screenplay by | R. M. Veerappan T. N. Balu K. Balachander (dialogues) |
| Based on | an original idea by Nanabhai Bhatt |
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| Music by | Viswanathan Ramamoorthy |
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| Distributed by | Sathiya Movies |
Release date | 18 July 1964 |
Running time | 175 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot summary
Sivagami, a widow, brings up her only son Maran, in the worship of Karunagaran, as his father had died in tragic circumstances. She hides from him for a long time, the real version of the facts.
Indeed, Karunagaran, inveterate player of poker, killed a player accidentally during a game in which the player beats him by cheating, shocked to realise that he is the reason for his death, Karunagaran escapes from that quickly.
Maran, becomes a C.I.D. officer and settles in the new mission to dismantle the traffickers' network.
It turns out that the man who heads this terrorist organization is none other than his father, Karunagaran.
Maran and the one who is called up now, Baba (alias Karunagaran), ignore each other, their family ties, except Sivagami, are in the center of a cornelian dilemma.
To choose between her husband or his son? To assure his role of faithful wife or that of an affectionate mother?
Some story-line of the movie is taken from Dr. No, the first James Bond movie starring Sean Connery, in particular, the introduction of the hero, the secret agent Maran played by MGR.
Cast
- M. G. Ramachandran as Maran, a C.I.D. officer
- Saroja Devi as Megala
- M. N. Nambiar as Madhan
- S. A. Ashokan as Karunagaran
- S. V. Sahasranamam as DIG Mohan
- Nagesh as Vidwan Sargunam
- Pandari Bai as Sivagami
- S. N. Lakshmi as Megala's grandmother
- Senthamarai as Doctor
Production
K. Balachander, while working in the Accountant General's office, was offered to write the dialogues for the film by its lead actor M. G. Ramachandran.[1] Balachander was initially reluctant, as he was more theatre-oriented, but on the insistence of his friends he decided to work on the film. The producer of the film, Mr. R. M. Veerappan convinced Balachander to write the dialogues and launched him in the silver screen business.[2][3]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Viswanathan Ramamoorthy.[4] The songs "Oru Pennai Parthu", "Indha Punnagai" and "Moondrezhuthuil" were well received.[5]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
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| 1 | "Kathalikkathe" | P. Susheela | Vaali | 04:02 |
| 2 | "Paruvam Ponapaathaiyele" | P. Susheela | 04:32 | |
| 3 | "Moondrezhuthil En" | T. M. Soundararajan | 03:08 | |
| 4 | "Indha Punnagai" | T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela | 05:14 | |
| 5 | "Vannakkili" | T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela | 03:40 | |
| 6 | "Oru Pennai Parthu" | T. M. Soundararajan | 04:37 | |
| 7 | "Unmaikku Veliyithu" | Seerkazhi Govindarajan | Alangudi Somu | 04:37 |
References
- ""பால்கே" விருது பெற்ற பாலச்சந்தருக்கு நடிகர்கள் வாழ்த்து". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 30 April 2011. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
- "திரை உலகுக்கு வாருங்கள்: பாலசந்தருக்கு எம்.ஜி.ஆர். அழைப்பு" [MGR invited Balachander to enter film industry]. Maalaimalar. Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20030629111323/http://www.chennaionline.com/entertainment/filmplus/balachander.asp
- "Dheiva Thaai Songs". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- Guy, Randor (2 April 2016). "Dheiva Thaai (1964)". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
Bibliography
- Guy, Randor (2 April 2016). "Dheiva Thaai (1964)". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
External links
Deiva Thaai on IMDb