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{{Short description|1956 film by M. A. Thirumugam}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox film
| image = Thaikkupin Tharam.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[M. A. Thirumugam]]
| writer = S. Ayyapillai
| producer = [[Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar]]
| starring = [[M. G. Ramachandran]] [[P. Bhanumathi]] [[T. S. Balaiah]] [[P. Kannamba]]
| cinematography = R. R. Chandran
| editing = M. A. Thirumugam M. A. Mariappan M. G. Balu Rao
| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
| studio = [[Thevar Films]]
| distributor = Subbu & Co.<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 September 1956 |title=Thaikkupin Tharam |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19560914&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=12 October 2022 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=1 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
| released = {{film date|1956|9|21|df=y}}
| runtime = 157 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Thaikkupin Tharam''''' ({{translation|Wife after Mother}}) is a 1956 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film, the directorial debut of [[M. A. Thirumugam]]. The film stars [[M. G. Ramachandran]] and [[P. Bhanumathi]]. It was the first film produced by [[Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar]] under the then newly-formed [[Thevar Films]]. ''Thaikkupin Tharam'' was released on 21 September 1956 and ran for over 100 days in theatres.

== Plot ==
Muthaiyan is the brave son of Ratnam Pillai and Meenakshi. They are landed gentry and are highly respected in the village for their noble deeds. Meenakshi's brother Doraiswami, on the other hand, is disliked by all for his arrogance, cruelty and dishonourable ways. The two families have not been on speaking terms ever since Doraiswami tried to usurp Ratnam Pillai's traditional rights at the temple festival. Doraiswami's daughter, Sivakami, however, is a good-natured girl who is in love with Muthaiyan. Muthaiyan too reciprocates her love and they are determined to surmount all hurdles and get married. When Doraiswami's men capture Muthaiyan and keep him a prisoner on the pretext that he had hurled stones at Doraiswami's prized bull when he had caught it grazing on his crops, Sivakami comes to his rescue.

Meanwhile, accosting Doraiswami demanding his son's release, Ratnam Pillai declares bravely that he would overpower the touted bull. But the bull gores him to death. In his dying breath, he elicits a promise from Meenakshi that she would ensure that their son sets right this slur on their honour. Muthaiyan's mother makes him promise that he would not even think of Sivakami any more. Sivakami's father too has isolated her in house arrest and has started looking out for a suitable husband for her.

At a bullock cart race for Sivakami's hand, Doraiswami sabotages Muthaiyan's cart, and although he is first, he injures right after crossing the finish line. Doraiswami tells off Sivakami for her support of Muthaiyan and Meenakshi, while tending to Muthaiyan's injuries, tells him to not talk to Sivakami. The two meet each other that night anyway but are seen by a servant of Doraiswami, as well as Meenakshi.

How Muthaiyan wins the hand of Sivakami after overpowering the mighty bull Senkodan and reforming his wily uncle forms rest of the tale.

== Cast ==

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* [[M. G. Ramachandran]] as Muthaiyan
* [[T. S. Balaiah]] as Duraisami Pannaiyar
* [[E. R. Sahadevan]] as Rathnam Pillai
* [[Kaka Radhakrishnan]] as Velan
* [[Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar|Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa (Thevar)]] as Mayandi

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* [[P. Bhanumathi]] as Sivakami
* [[P. Kannamba]] as Meenakshi
* Surabhi. Balasaraswathi as Selva
* [[G. Sakunthala]] as Valli
* K. Rathnam as Senkamalam
* K. R. Saradambal as Patti

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* [[Sayee–Subbulakshmi]]
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== Production ==
''Thaikkupin Tharam'' was the directorial debut of [[M. A. Thirumugam]],<ref>{{Cite book |last=Manian |first=Aranthai |title=பம்மல் முதல் கோமல் வரை |publisher=Pustaka Digital Media |pages=1997 |language=ta |trans-title=From Pammal to Komal |oclc=225093103}}</ref> and the first film produced by [[Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar]] under the then newly-formed [[Thevar Films]]. Principal photography commenced on 5 July 1955 in the sets put up at [[Vauhini Studios]], with [[Nagi Reddi]] cranking the camera for the first shot.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vamanan |author-link=Vamanan |date=26 August 2018 |title=கலைமாமணி வாமனன் எழுதும் 'திரை இசைத்திலகம் கே.வி.மகாதேவன் 1918–2018' – 26 {{!}} தேவர் படத்திற்கு இசை வரம்! |url=http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/web/news/55177 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417063926/http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/web/news/55177 |archive-date=17 April 2021 |access-date=24 February 2021 |website=[[Dinamalar]] |location=Nellai |language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=17 November 2012 |title=எம்.ஜி.ஆரின் முதலாளி |url=https://www.dinamani.com/weekly-supplements/dinamani-kathir/2012/nov/16/எம்ஜிஆரின்-முதலாளி--587004.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417063858/https://www.dinamani.com/weekly-supplements/dinamani-kathir/2012/nov/16/%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9C%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%86%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B3%E0%AE%BF--587004.html |archive-date=17 April 2021 |access-date=24 February 2021 |website=[[Dinamani]] |language=ta}}</ref> Thirumugam also took care of editing, assisted by M. A. Mariappan and M. G. Balu Rao.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1956 – தாய்க்குப் பின் தாரம் – தேவர் பிலிம்ஸ் |trans-title=1956 – Thaikkupin Tharam – Thevar Films |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1956-cinedetails11.asp |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170612003521/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1956-cinedetails11.asp |archive-date=12 June 2017 |access-date=12 June 2017 |website=[[Lakshman Sruthi]] |language=Tamil}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]].<ref name="songbook" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Neelamegam |first=G. |title=Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 |publisher=Manivasagar Publishers |edition=1st |location=Chennai |publication-date=December 2014 |pages=106 |language=Tamil}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length
|-
| "Manushanai Manushan Saapiduraandaa" || T. M. Soundararajan || [[A. Maruthakasi]]|| 04:18
|-
| "Aahaa Nam Aasai Niraiverumaa" || T. M. Soundararajan & P. Bhanumathi || rowspan="2" |Kavi Lakshmanadas || 03:02
|-
| "Naadu Sezhitthida Naalum Uzhaitthida" || M. L. Vasanthakumari || 04:54
|-
| "Asaindhaadum Thendrale Thoodhu Sellaayo" || P. Bhanumathi || rowspan="5" |[[Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass]]|| 03:13
|-
| "Vittadhadi Aasai...Eravuttu Eni Edukkum" || S. C. Krishnan & A. G. Rathnamala || 03:18
|-
| "Kaadhal Viyaadhi Polladhadhu" || Jikki || 02:41
|-
| "Thandhayaipppol...Annaiyum Pidhaavum" || T. M. Soundararajan || 03:11
|-
| "En Kaadhal Inbam Idhuthaana" || A. M. Rajah & P. Bhanumathi || 03:35
|-
| "Kandhaavaram Thandharlvaan Thiruchendhooril Vaazhvone Vandhaaluvaan" || S. C. Krishnan, A. G. Rathnamala & chorus || T. S. Natarajan, [[Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar]]|| 04:35
|}

== Release and reception ==
''Thaikkupin Tharam'' was released on 21 September 1956,<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 September 1956 |title=Thaikkupin Tharam |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19560921&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=13 June 2017 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=1 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> delayed from a 14 September release.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=16 September 1956 |title=தாய்க்குப்பின் தாரம் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1956-09-16/page/n39/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240922053259/https://archive.org/details/kalki1956-09-16/page/n39/mode/2up |archive-date=22 September 2024 |access-date=22 September 2024 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=39 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> ''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote the film is "a picture distinctive for theme and treatment alike. Neither a social nor a conventional thriller, yet ambitious to combine the powers of both, it is a fantasia".<ref>{{Cite news |date=28 September 1956 |title=New Tamil film |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19560928&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=12 October 2022 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=3 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> According to historian [[Sachi Sri Kantha]], it was the "first successful movie in a social theme" for Ramachandran.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sri Kantha |first=Sachi |author-link=Sachi Sri Kantha |date=3 November 2014 |title=MGR Remembered – Part 22 {{!}} Sibling Rivalry and Siblicide in DMK of 1950s |url=https://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-22/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022030141/https://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-22/ |archive-date=22 October 2020 |access-date=24 February 2021 |website=[[Ilankai Tamil Sangam]]}}</ref> The film ran for over 100 days in theatres.<ref>{{Cite web |last=யுவராஜ் |first=லாவண்யா |date=21 September 2022 |title=Thaikkupin Tharam Movie: தேவரும் எம்.ஜி.ஆர்-வும்... இணைந்ததும் பிரித்ததும் 'தாய்க்குப் பின் தாரம்'! |url=https://tamil.abplive.com/entertainment/thaikkupin-tharam-movie-was-released-on-this-day-66-years-ago-74602 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921063501/https://tamil.abplive.com/entertainment/thaikkupin-tharam-movie-was-released-on-this-day-66-years-ago-74602 |archive-date=21 September 2022 |access-date=12 October 2022 |website=[[ABP Nadu]] |language=ta}}</ref>

== References ==
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<ref name="songbook">{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/download/sok.ThaaikuPinThaaram_M.A.Thirumugam_1956/47.%20ThaaikuPinThaaram_M.A.Thirumugam_1956.pdf |title=தாய்க்குப்பின் தாரம் |publisher=[[Thevar Films]] |year=1956 |language=ta |type=[[song book]] |access-date=12 October 2022 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>

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

{{Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar}}
{{M. A. Thirumugam}}

[[Category:1956 Indian films]]
[[Category:1956 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1956 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:1956 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by M. A. Thirumugam]]
[[Category:Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]
[[Category:Films produced by Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar]]

Thaikkupin Tharam - Revision history

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