Neelamalai Thirudan

Neelamalai Thirudan (transl. Thief of the Brown Mountain) is a 1957 Tamil language action film directed by M. A. Thirumugam and produced by Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar's production company, Devar Films. It was written by S. Ayyaiah Pillai and scored by K. V. Mahadevan. The film stars Ranjan Anjali Devi, P. S. Veerappa, and K. A. Thangavelu, with E. V. Saroja, M. K. Radha, E. R. Sahadevan, T. S. Balaiah, and P. Kannamba in supporting roles.[2][3] Ranjan's performance of a "Robin Hood"-like character was praised.

Neelamalai Thirudan
Film poster
Directed byM. A. Thirumugam
Produced bySandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar
Written byS. Ayyaiah Pillai
Screenplay byChinnappa Thevar
Story byNeelamalai Thirudan, a young man, sets out to avenge his family that was separated during his childhood due to his bloodthirsty and materialistic uncle Nagappan.
StarringRanjan
Anjali Devi
P. S. Veerappa
Music byK. V. Mahadevan
CinematographyV. N. Reddy
C. V. Moorthy
Edited byM. A. Thirumugam
M. Balu Rao
M. A. Mariyappan
Production
company
Devar Films
Release date
  • 20 September 1957 (20 September 1957)
[1]
Running time
150 Mins
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Neelamalai Thirudan is a movie about good-hearted brother (E. R. Sahadevan). He has two siblings: a kind sister named Lakshmi (P. Kannamba) and an evil brother named Nagappan (P. S. Veerappa), who has his eyes on the family's wealth. The kind brother has a son (Ranjan), and his sister has a daughter called Maragatham (Anjali Devi). Aware of the evil brother Nagappan's plans, the good brother leaves the family home and entrusts his son to take care of his sister and her husband Thangappan (M. K. Radha). After learning of his brother's departure, the villain searches for him and his family and orders his henchman Nanjappan (Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar) to kill them. The family gets separated. The boy, now grown up, takes up arms against his evil uncle. Like Robin Hood, he helps the downtrodden, exposes villains and restores peace. In the end, the whole family is reunited.[2][4]

Cast

Crew
  • Art: C. Raghavan
  • Audiography: W. Narasimha Moorthy (dialogue)
  • Audiography (Song): A. Krishnan and Kodieswara Rao
  • Choreography: Sohanlal, T. C. Ganga Raj and S. M. Rajkumar
  • Director: M. A. Thirumugam[5]
  • Producer: Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar
  • Processing: S. Ranganathan by Vijaya Lab
  • Script: S. Ayyaiah Pillai
  • Stills: Velappan
  • Stunt: Somu

Production

Chinnappa Thevar wanted to make a film with M. G. Ramachandran and planned the screenplay and song situations accordingly. Much to his surprise, MGR did not give him dates for shooting as he was busy with several productions, including his home production Nadodi Mannan. Thevar brought Ranjan on board which upset MGR. During the making of B. N. Rao's Saalivaahanan, in which Ranjan played the hero and MGR played villain, there was some misunderstanding between the two, especially while filming the stunt sequence.

After Neelamalai Thirudan, MGR and Thevar forgot their differences and came together to make several hits such as Thaai Sollai Thattadhe and Thayai Katha Thanayan. The two had known each other from their early days in Coimbatore at Central Studios. MGR was on the studio rolls and employee, Thevar supplied milk to the studio canteen and occasionally played roles in their movies; often without credit.[2]

Soundtrack
Neelamalai Thirudan
Soundtrack album by
K. V. Mahadevan
Released1957
Recorded1957
GenreSareegama
Length24:27
LanguageTamil
ProducerK. V. Mahadevan

Music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan and lyrics were written by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass, A. Maruthakasi and Puratchidasan.[6] Playback singers were T. M. Soundararajan, S. C. Krishnan, Jikki, A. G. Rathnamala & G. Kasthoori.[7]

Randor Guy stated that a song filmed on the rural Robin-Hood Sathiyamey lakshiyamaye Kolladaa became a hit. A. Maruthakasi penned the song and T. M. Soundararajan sang it in an impressive manner. This song underlines the philosophy of life and the importance of helping the downtrodden and destroying the villains. It is often aired on Television Chennal.[2]

NoSongSingerLyricistLength(m:ss)
1"Chithirai Madha Nilavu"G. KasthooriPuratchidasan02:18
2"Konjum Mozhi Penngalukku"JikkiA. Maruthakasi03:28
3"Vethalai Pakku"S. C. Krishnan & A. G. RathnamalaThanjai N. Ramaiah Doss02:27
4"Sathiyame Latchiyamai"T. M. SoundararajanA. Maruthakasi03:39
5"Ullam Kollai"JikkiA. Maruthakasi03:59
6"Yengi Yengi"JikkiThanjai N. Ramaiah Doss03:21
7"Kannalam" (Onnukku Rendatchi)S. C. Krishnan & A. G. RathnamalaA. Maruthakasi02:03
8"Sirikkiran Moraikkiran"T. M. Soundararajan & JikkiThanjai N. Ramaiah Doss04:32
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References
  1. "Neelamalai Thirudan". The Indian Express. 20 September 1957. p. 1.
  2. Guy, Randor (23 February 2013). "Blast from the Past — Neelamalai Thirudan 1957". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  3. Guy, Randor (23 February 2013). "Neelamalai Thirudan 1957". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  4. "Watch Neelamalai Thirudan | Prime Video". www.amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  5. "Neelamalai Thirudan on Moviebuff.com". Moviebuff.com. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  6. "neela malai thirudan". Gaana.com. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  7. G. Neelamegam. Thiraikalanjiyam – Part 1 (in Tamil). Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition December 2014. p. 126.
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