Thangamalai Ragasiyam

Thangamalai Ragasiyam
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	B. R. Panthulu
Produced by	B. R. Panthulu
Screenplay by	Chithra Krishnaswami
Story by	Chinna Annamalai; Lakshmanan
Starring	Sivaji Ganesan; Jamuna; T. R. Rajakumari
Music by	T. G. Lingappa
Cinematography	G. K. Ramu; (Black-and-white); W. R. Subbarao (Gevacolor)
Edited by	R. Devarajan
Production; company	Padmini Pictures
Release date	29 June 1957;
Running time	5702.67 meters
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Thangamalai Ragasiyam (transl. Secret of the Golden mountain) is a Tamil language adventure film starring Sivaji Ganesan, T. R. Rajakumari and Jamuna in the lead roles. The film was released in 1957. B. R. Panthulu, famous Kannada actor debuted as director in this film and simultaneously made in Kannada language and released as Rathnagiri Rahasya. The song "Ihalogame" was shot in colour, but is not available in colour to the public domain. The censor certificate says that this film is Partly Coloured.[1]

Plot

Sivaji Ganesan plays the role of a prince who is separated from his parents by his father's foe at a very young age. He grew up as a ferocious and vicious caveman. Then he meets Jamuna, who by her word of love and affection turns Sivaji for good. Both set out to find the secret of Thangamalai to find and save Sivaji's parents.

Cast

Cast according to the song book[2] and the opening credits of the film:

Male cast

Sivaji Ganesan as Gajendran
M. N. Nambiar as Adithan
P. S. Veerappa as Mahendran
T. R. Ramachandran as Azhagesan
K. Sarangapani as Sarangan
C. V. V. Panthulu as Nandini's Father
Kottapuli Jayaraman as Sundaran
Ganapathi Bhat as Andaran
M. S. Karuppaiah as Barber
(Late) V. P. Balaram as Coach
Velappa as Minister
Kannan.S.A as Saint
Thiruvenkatam as Commander
Mani Bhagavathar Iyer as Mridanga Maestro
Devadas as Thief

Female cast

T. R. Rajakumari as Nandini
Jamuna as Amutha
M. V. Rajamma as Kumutha
P. Dhanam as Sundari
P. Susheela as Beautiful Mohini
B. Saroja Devi as Young Mohini
Angamuthu as Barber's Wife
Shanthi as Friend
(Baby) Seetha as Young Vikraman
Indira Acharya as Kurathi

Supporting cast

Chowdry, Maheswara Iyer, Ramasami Iyer, Saroja, Kamala.

Uncredited role

C. L. Anandan as a dancer in the song "Veeradhi Veeran Sooraadhi Sooran"

Production

Thangamalai Ragasiyam was produced and directed by B. R. Panthulu under Padmini Pictures. The film was primarily shot in black-and-white, except for some sequences in Gevacolor. G. K. Ramu shot in black-and-white, and W. R. Subba Rao shot the color sequences.[3]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by T. G. Lingappa. Lyrics by Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam & Ku. Sa. Krishnamoorthy. Playback singers are T. M. Soundararajan, V. N. Sundaram, S. C. Krishnan, P. Leela, P. G. Krishnavani, P. Suseela, Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi, A. P. Komala, A. G. Rathnamala & K. Rani.

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics	Length (m:ss)	Notes
1	"Arul Purivaayo Jagannaadhaa"	Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi	Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam	02:30
2	"Aanandham Pudhu Aanandham"	P. G. Krishnavani, K. Rani & Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi		02:15
3	"Iga Logame Inidhaagume"	T. M. Soundararajan & P. Leela		04:38	Video clip shot in Gevacolor
4	"Amudhai Pozhiyum Nilave"	P. Suseela		03:14	One of P. Susheela's earliest song that made her popular.
5	"Ariyaadha Pillai Pole Aaatthira Padalaamaa"	V. N. Sundaram & P. G. Krishnavani		02:31
6	"Yauvvaname En Yauvvaname"	A. P. Komala & K. Rani		02:90	Saroja Devi comes for the dance in this song
7	"Kalyanam nam Kalyanam"	T. M. Soundararajan & P. Leela		03:41
8	"Amudhai Pozhiyum Nilave" (pathos)	P. Suseela		02:17
9	"Kaattu Raajaa Aiyaa Kaattu Raajaa"	A. G. Rathnamala & K. Rani		02:24
10	"Ennai Paaraai En Kannai Paaraai"	P. G. Krishnavani		01:53
11	"Varavenum Varavenum"	A. P. Komala, A. G. Rathnamala & K. Rani		02:12
12	"Veeradhi Veeran Sooraadhi Sooran"	S. C. Krishnan & K. Rani		02:06
13	"Iru Kaadhum Poddhaadhaiyaa"	Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi		03:22	Released as vinyl record but was not included in the film
14	"Vaa Vaa Vaa Odi Vaa"	P. Leela & K. Rani	Ku. Sa. Krishnamoorthy	03:12

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References

https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19570622&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
தங்கமலை ரகசியம் (song book) (in Tamil). Padmini Pictures. 1957.
Guy, Randor (22 May 2011). "Thangamalai Rahasiyam 1957". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 5 September 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2020.

External links

Thangamalai Ragasiyam on IMDb
Watch the song iga lOgamE inithAgumE on YouTube
Watch the song amuthai pozhiyum nilavE on YouTube
Iru Kaathum Pothathaiya on YouTube Song that was not included in the film

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[1] ttps://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19570622&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

[2] தங்கமலை ரகசியம் (song book) (in Tamil). Padmini Pictures. 1957.

[3] Guy, Randor (22 May 2011). "Thangamalai Rahasiyam 1957". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 5 September 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2020.