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{{Infobox film
| name = Thanippiravi
| image = Thanippiravi poster.jpg
| border = no
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[M. A. Thirumugam]]
| producer = [[Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar]]
| screenplay = [[Aaroor Dass]]
| story = "Madurai" Thirumaran
| starring = [[M. G. Ramachandran]]<br />[[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalithaa]]
| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
| cinematography = N. S. Varma
| editing = M. A. Thirumugam<br />M. G. Balu Rao
| studio = Devar Films
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1966|9|16|df=y}}
| runtime = 145 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Thanippiravi''''' ({{trans|Exceptional One}}) is a 1966 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]], directed by [[M. A. Thirumugam]]. The film stars [[M. G. Ramachandran]] and [[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalithaa]]. The film, produced by [[Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar]], had musical score by [[K. V. Mahadevan]]. It was released on 16 September 1966, and was not commercially successful.

== Plot ==

== Cast ==

* [[M. G. Ramachandran]] as Muthaiya
* [[M. N. Nambiar]] as Sub-inspector Soundharam
* [[S. A. Ashokan]] as Rathnapuram
* [[C. L. Anandan]] as Ravi
* [[Nagesh]] as Chowry
* [[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]] as Doreracy
* Athithyan as Singaram
* Tiruchi Selandhar Rajan as Madhasamy
* [[Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar]] as the boss
* [[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalithaa]] as Radha
* Revathi as Sivagami
* [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Gowry
* P. K. Saraswathi as Meenatchi

== Production ==
In the film, Ramachandran's character initially sports a beard and [[beret]], taking inspiration from the Argentine revolutionary [[Che Guevara]].<ref name="RandorGuy" />

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thanippiravi (1966) |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0001318 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140615103459/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0001318 |archive-date=15 June 2014 |access-date=14 June 2014 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref> The song "Uzhaikkum Kaigale" conveys Ramachandran's [[Left-wing politics|leftist]] beliefs, and highlights "the role of the worker in building society".<ref name="RandorGuy" />

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
|-
| 1 || "Ethir Paaramal" || [[P. Susheela]] || rowspan=7|[[Kannadasan]] || 05:38
|-
| 2 || "Kannathil Ennadi" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]], P. Susheela || 03:36
|-
| 3 || "Oray Muraithan" || T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela || 03:09
|-
| 4 || "Neram Nalla Neram" (Duet) || T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela || 03:13
|-
| 5 || "Neram Nalla Neram" (Solo) || T. M. Soundararajan || 03:30
|-
| 6 || "Sirippenna Sirppenna" || P. Susheela || 04:33
|-
| 7 || "Uzhaikkum Kaigale" || T. M. Soundararajan || 03:12
|}

== Release and reception ==
''Thanippiravi'' was released on 16 September 1966.<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 September 1966 |title=Thanippiravi |page=12 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19660916&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref> The film was not commercially successful, having run for only ten weeks in theatres.<ref name="RandorGuy">{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=21 May 2016 |title=Thanipiravi (1966) |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/blast-from-the-past-thanipiravi-1966/article8629842.ece |url-status=live |access-date=16 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207060238/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/blast-from-the-past-thanipiravi-1966/article8629842.ece |archive-date=7 February 2021}}</ref> Since Ramachandran and Jayalalithaa appeared as the gods [[Kartikeya|Murugan]] and [[Valli]] in a dream sequence, many of the actors' fans worshipped pictures of the actors in their goddess avatars as if worshipping the actual gods.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jeyaraj |first=D. B. S. |author-link=D. B. S. Jeyaraj |date=21 January 2017 |title=Magical Charisma of Kandy-Born Actor-Politico M.G. Ramachandran (MGR) |work=[[Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)|Daily Mirror]] |url=http://www.dailymirror.lk/dbs-jeyaraj-column/Magical-Charisma-of-Kandy-Born-Actor-Politico-M-G-Ramachandran-MGR-/192-122538 |url-status=live |access-date=26 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230184739/http://www.dailymirror.lk/dbs-jeyaraj-column/Magical-Charisma-of-Kandy-Born-Actor-Politico-M-G-Ramachandran-MGR-/192-122538 |archive-date=30 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Annamalai |first=S. |date=30 June 2017 |title=Many firsts for MGR happened in Madurai |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/many-firsts-for-mgr-happened-in-madurai/article19187651.ece |url-status=live |access-date=26 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112041702/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/many-firsts-for-mgr-happened-in-madurai/article19187651.ece |archive-date=12 November 2020}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|1477100}}

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

[[Category:1966 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1960s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan]]
[[Category:Films directed by M. A. Thirumugam]]

Thanippiravi - Revision history

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