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{{Infobox film<br />
| image = Thiruneelakandar poster.jpg<br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = C. P. Jambulingam<br />
| producer = K. Selvaraj<br />
| writer = [[Kannadasan]] <br /> [[Panchu Arunachalam]]<br />
| starring = [[T. R. Mahalingam (actor)|T. R. Mahalingam]] <br /> [[Sowcar Janaki]] <br /> [[R. S. Manohar]] <br /> [[M. Bhanumathi]]<br />
| music = [[C. N. Pandurangan]]<br />
| cinematography = T. K. Venkat <br /> T. R. Raghunath <br /> B. Nanchappan<br />
| editing = B. K. Krishnan <br /> C. B. S. Mani<br />
| studio = Sudarkodi Films<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1972|6|3|ref1=}}<br />
| runtime = 138 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Thiruneelakandar''''' is a 1972 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[biographical film]], directed by C P Jambulingam and produced by K. Selvaraj. The film script and lyrics were written by [[Kannadasan]] and [[Panchu Arunachalam]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rangan |first=Baradwaj |author-link=Baradwaj Rangan |date=16 August 2018 |title=Southern Lights: The Man Who Made (And Named) Ilayaraja |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/opinion/tamil-opinion/southern-lights-the-man-who-made-and-named-ilayaraja/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927142643/https://www.filmcompanion.in/opinion/tamil-opinion/southern-lights-the-man-who-made-and-named-ilayaraja/ |archive-date=27 September 2022 |access-date=18 October 2023 |website=[[Film Companion]]}}</ref> Music was by [[C. N. Pandurangan]]. It stars [[T. R. Mahalingam (actor)|T. R. Mahalingam]] playing the title role of [[Tirunilakanta Nayanar]], with [[Sowcar Janaki]], [[R. S. Manohar]], [[M. Bhanumathi]] and [[Gandhimathi]] in supporting roles.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Rajadhyaksha |first1=Ashish |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |publisher=[[British Film Institute]] and [[Oxford University Press]] |year=1998 |isbn=0-19-563579-5 |pages=415 |author-link=Ashish Rajadhyaksha |author-link2=Paul Willemen |orig-date=1994}}</ref> It was released on 3 June 1972.<ref>{{Cite web |title=திருநீலகண்டர் / Thiruneelakandar (1972) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/thiruneelakandar |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211103046/https://screen4screen.com/movies/thiruneelakandar |archive-date=11 December 2023 |access-date=11 December 2023 |website=Screen 4 Screen}}</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
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The movie narrates the life tale of Thiruneelakandar. Originally agnostic, he becomes a staunch devotee of Lord Shiva singing his own composed hymns. He marries Neelavathy and leads a pious life as a potter. However, he embarks on an affair with Kalavathy which leads to estrangement from his wife vowing to never touch her or any other woman ever again. He goes on singing praises of the lord into ripe old age until the lord appears as an old hermit, puts him to test and revives the couple's youth and takes them with him.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
{{cast listing|<br />
* [[T. R. Mahalingam (actor)|T. R. Mahalingam]] as [[Tirunilakanta Nayanar|Ambalavaanar/Thiruneelakandar]]<br />
* [[Sowcar Janaki]] as Neelavathy<br />
* [[R. S. Manohar]] as [[Lord Shiva]]<br />
* [[M. Bhanumathi]] as Kalavathy<br />
* [[Gandhimathi]] as Sinthamani<br />
* [[Suruli Rajan]] as Murugan<br />
* Pushpamala as Valli<br />
* [[A. Veerappan]] as Singaram<br />
* [[S. D. Subbulakshmi]] as Woman Saint<br />
* [[Usilai Mani]] as Chinna Paiya<br />
}}<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
Music was composed by [[C. N. Pandurangan]] and lyrics were written by [[Kannadasan]] and [[Panju Arunachalam]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Song !! Singer !! Length<br />
|-<br />
| "Nattiya Kalai" || rowspan=7|[[T. R. Mahalingam (actor)|T. R. Mahalingam]] || 3:48<br />
|-<br />
| "Ambalavaananai Nambiya" || 3:45<br />
|-<br />
| "Kadalil Vizhuntha Or Kakkai" || 3:15<br />
|-<br />
| "Thaayae Thandhaiyae" || 1:52<br />
|-<br />
| "Yethanai Per Unnakku" || 2:55<br />
|-<br />
| "Sivaleelai En Veettila" || 3:12<br />
|-<br />
| "Aandavan Thaan Vanthu" || 1:27<br />
|-<br />
| "Pantha Pasa Kattukulle" || [[T. R. Mahalingam (actor)|T. R. Mahalingam]] [[S. Janaki]] || 3:13<br />
|-<br />
| "Kaalaiyil Naan Oru Kanavu" || [[S. Janaki]] || 4:04<br />
|-<br />
| "Mugam Paarthathu Pothatha" || [[P. Leela]] || 3:18<br />
|-<br />
| "Thathuvathil Naan Or Sanyasi" (Villayattu Karanukku) || K. M. Mani Rajan || 4:25<br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title}}<br />
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[[Category:1970s biographical films]]<br />
[[Category:1972 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1972 Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1972 films]]<br />
[[Category:1972 musical films]]<br />
[[Category:Epic films based on actual events]]<br />
[[Category:Films about Hinduism]]<br />
[[Category:Films about royalty]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by C. N. Pandurangan]]<br />
[[Category:Hindu devotional films]]<br />
[[Category:Hindu mythological films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian biographical films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films based on actual events]]<br />
[[Category:Indian musical films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian religious epic films]]<br />
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