Thaayillamal Naan Illai

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{{Infobox film
| name = Thaayillamal Naan Illai
| image = Thaayillamal Naan Illai.jpg
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = R. Thyagarajan
| producer = C. Thandayuthapani
| writer =
| story = [[Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar]]
| screenplay = {{plainlist|
* [[Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar]]
* Thooyavan {{small|(dialogues)}}
}}
| narrator =
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Kamal Haasan]]
* [[Sridevi]]
* [[Rajnikanth]]
* [[Major Sundarrajan]]
* [[Jai Ganesh]]
}}
| music = [[Shankar–Ganesh]]
| cinematography = P. N. Sundaram
| editing = M. G. Balu Rao
| distributor =
| studio = Thevar films
| released = {{filmdate|1979|04|14|df=yes}}
| runtime = 135 Minutes
| country = [[India]]
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Thaayillamal Naan Illai''''' ({{trans|I cannot live without my mother}}) is a 1979 [[Tamil language]] film starring [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Sridevi]], [[Major Sundarrajan]] and [[Jai Ganesh]] in the lead roles with [[Rajnikanth]] and [[Nagesh]] in guest roles. The movie was a super hit at the box office and it was dubbed into [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''Paatagaadu'' and [[Hindi]] as ''Aakhri Sangram''.

== Plot ==
Raja ([[Kamal Haasan]]), the son of a poor and widowed washerwoman, is well-talented in the arts from his childhood. [[Thengai Srinivasan]] who runs a drama troupe is impressed with Raja's talent and enlists him in this troupe and Raja's mother travels with the troupe as well. While performing in a zameen with the troupe, Raja meets and falls in love with the zamindar's pretty daughter Bhuvana ([[Sridevi]]) and they engage in a secretive romance assisted by Bhuvana's pet peacock named Vadivelan. When the zamindar ([[Major Sundarrajan]]) becomes aware of their relationship, he agrees to get them only married only if Raja cuts all ties with his mother, considering her poor status. Raja expectedly refuses and unable to convince her adamant father, Bhuvana elopes with Raja and joins the troupe as well. This enrages the zamindar's villainous nephew Mohan ([[Jai Ganesh]]), who had been eyeing the zameen's ownership by marrying Bhuvana. Whether Raja and Bhuvana are able to thwart the odds against them form the rest of the story.

== Cast ==
*[[Kamal Haasan]] as Raja{{sfn|Ramachandran|2012|p=90}}
*[[Sridevi]] as Bhuvana{{sfn|Ramachandran|2012|p=90}}
*[[Rajnikanth]] as 'Pichuva' Pakkiri{{sfn|Ramachandran|2012|p=90}} (Special appearance)
*[[Nagesh]] as Mannargudi Minor (Special appearance)
*[[Jai Ganesh]] as Mohanasundaram
*[[Major Sundarrajan]] as Jameen
*[[Thengai Srinivasan]] as Master of Drama
*[[Sukumari]] as Sivagami{{sfn|Ramachandran|2012|p=90}}
*[[Madhu Malini]] as Jaya
*[[Suruli Rajan]] as Sigamani
*[[Sachu]] as Servant
*[[V. Gopalakrishnan (actor)|V. Gopalakrishnan]] as Village people
*[[Y. G. Mahendra]] as Drama artist
*[[Idichapuli Selvaraj|Idachappuli Selvaraj]] as Drama artist
*[[Typist Gopu]] as Karkoda
*[[Pakoda Kadhar]] as Kadhar

== Soundtrack ==
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| name = Thaayillamal Naan Illai
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Sankar Ganesh|Shankar-Ganesh]]
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| released = 1979
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| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 22:07
| label = [[EMI]]
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
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All Songs are written by Kannadasan and Vali. Composed by [[Sankar Ganesh|Shankar-Ganesh]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/columns/2019/jul/28/thamizh-talkies-the-duo-who-didnt-get-their-due-13255.html |title=Thamizh Talkies: Melodies that matter |last=Narayanan |first=Sujatha |date=28 July 2019 |work=[[Cinema Express]] |access-date=21 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.raaga.com/tamil/album/Thai-Illamal-Naan-Illai-songs-TC0000121 |title=Thai Illamal Naan Illai |website=Raaga.com |access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| headline =
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 22:07

| title1 = Vadivelan Manasu Vachaan
| note1 =
| extra1 = [[T. M. Soundararajan]], [[P. Susheela]]
| lyrics1 = [[Kannadasan]]
| length1 = 3:41

| title2 = Nadiganin Kaadhali
| note2 =
| extra2 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| lyrics2 = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
| length2 = 4:56

| title3 = Vanakkam Vanakkam
| note3 = Naveena Allidurbar Natakam
| extra3 = T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela, [[S. C. Krishnan]] & Chorus
| lyrics3 = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
| length3 = 5:48

| title4 = Eena Meena
| note4 =
| extra4 = P. Susheela
| lyrics4 = Vaali
| length4 = 3:33

| title5 = Podi Vaikkiren
| note5 =
| extra5 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| lyrics5 = Vaali
| length5 = 4:09
}}

== Reception ==
The film ran for over 200 days in theatres.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://puthu.thinnai.com/?p=34587 |title=வெள்ளி விழா கண்ட தமிழ் திரைப்படங்கள் |last=Selvaraj |first=N. |date=20 March 2017 |work=Thinnai |access-date=14 July 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20170329085911/http://puthu.thinnai.com/ |archive-date=29 March 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== Bibliography ==
* {{cite book | title=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography | publisher=[[Penguin Books]] | last=Ramachandran | first=Naman | author-link=Naman Ramachandran | year=2012 | isbn=978-81-8475-796-5 | title-link=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0186794}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1979 films]]
[[Category:1970s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Sankar Ganesh]]

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