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'''''Irumbu Thirai''''' ({{trans|The Iron Curtain}}) is a 1960 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film produced and directed by [[S. S. Vasan]]. The film stars [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Vyjayanthimala]], [[K. A. Thangavelu]] and [[B. Saroja Devi]], with [[S. V. Ranga Rao]], [[Pandari Bai]] and [[Vasundhara Devi]] in supporting roles. It is a remake of the [[Hindi]] film ''[[Paigham]]'' (1959). The soundtrack was composed by [[S. V. Venkatraman]] and the lyrics were written by [[Kothamangalam Subbu]], [[Papanasam Sivan]] and [[Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram]]. The editing was done by M. Umanath while the camera was handled by P. Elappa and N. C. Bala Krishna. The story revolves around the two brothers Manikam and Kondamuthu and their mill owner.
'''''Irumbu Thirai''''' ({{translation|Iron Curtain}}) is a 1960 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film produced and directed by [[S. S. Vasan]]. The film stars [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Vyjayanthimala]], [[K. A. Thangavelu]] and [[B. Saroja Devi]], with [[S. V. Ranga Rao]], [[Pandari Bai]] and [[Vasundhara Devi]] in supporting roles. A remake of the [[Hindi]] film ''[[Paigham]]'' (1959), it revolves around the two brothers Manikam and Kondamuthu and their mill owner.
 
The soundtrack was composed by [[S. V. Venkatraman]] and the lyrics were written by [[Kothamangalam Subbu]], [[Papanasam Sivan]] and [[Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram]]. The editing was done by M. Umanath while the camera was handled by P. Elappa and N. C. Bala Krishna. The film was released on 14 January 1960 and ran more than 175 days in theatres.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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* [[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Manikkam
* [[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Manickam
* [[Vyjayanthimala]] as Manju
* [[Vyjayanthimala]] as Manju
* [[B. Saroja Devi]] as Malathi
* [[Pandari Bai]] as Parvathi
* [[S. V. Subbiah]] as Saravanan
* [[S. V. Ranga Rao]] as Mohanarangam
* [[Vasundhara Devi]] as Manju's Mother
* [[B. V. Radha]] as Malathi's Mother
* [[K. A. Thangavelu]] as Kondamuthu
* [[K. A. Thangavelu]] as Kondamuthu
* [[Pandari Bai]] as Parvathi
* [[D. Balasubramaniam]] as Seth
* [[B. Saroja Devi]] as Malathi
* [[T. S. Durairaj]] as Nandu
* [[T. S. Durairaj]] as Nandu
* Vanaja as Challi
* Vanaja as Challi
* [[Vasundhara Devi]] as Manju's Mother
* [[D. Balasubramaniam]] as Sett
* [[B. V. Radha|Radha]] as Manikkam's Mother
* [[S. V. Ranga Rao]] as Mohanarangam
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* [[C. R. Parthiban|Parthiban]] as Circle Inspector
* [[C. R. Parthiban|Parthiban]] as Circle Inspector
* Mukherji as Inspector
* Mukherji as Inspector
* [[S. V. Subbaiah]] as Saravanan
* Seetalakshmi as Sheela
* Seetalakshmi as Sheela
* G. V. Sharma as Jeevan
* G. V. Sharma as Jeevan
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* Master Gopi as Bhola
* Master Gopi as Bhola
* Karupaiah as Kundan
* Karupaiah as Kundan
* S. R. Janaki as Seth's wife
* S. R. Janaki as Sett's wife
* Pattusami as Sleuth
* Pattusami as Sleuth
* Azhwar Kuppusami as Prosecutor
* Azhwar Kuppusami as Prosecutor
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== Production ==
== Production ==
In 1959, [[S. S. Vasan]], the proprietor of [[Gemini Studios]], began working on a film built around capital-labour relations.<ref name="finger">{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=23 May 2003 |title=With a finger on people's pulse |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/05/23/stories/2003052301510600.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=24 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211192149/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/05/23/stories/2003052301510600.htm |archive-date=11 February 2012}}</ref> The film, which was the Tamil remake of the [[Hindi]] film ''[[Paigham]]'',<ref name="sriramv">{{Cite web |last=Sriram |first=V. |author-link=V. Sriram |date=1 May 2018 |title=Paigham and Irumbu Thirai&nbsp;– #MayDay Special |url=https://sriramv.wordpress.com/2018/05/01/paigham-and-irumbu-thirai-mayday-special/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928033720/https://sriramv.wordpress.com/2018/05/01/paigham-and-irumbu-thirai-mayday-special/ |archive-date=28 September 2018 |access-date=27 September 2018 |website=Madras Heritage and Carnatic Music}}</ref> was untitled, and the creative team of Gemini could not come up with a convincing title. Vasan invited his employees to suggest a title for the under-production film, and he received an abundance of entries; one office boy submitted as many as 2500 entries. After examining one by one, Vasan chose the title ''Irumbu Thirai'', which means "Iron Curtain". He also hosted a reception to honour the boy who suggested the title and rewarded him with some prize money.<ref name="finger" /> Besides producing, Vasan also directed the film.<ref name="kamadenu" />
In 1959, [[S. S. Vasan]], the proprietor of [[Gemini Studios]], began working on a film built around capital-labour relations.<ref name="finger" /> The film, which was the Tamil remake of the [[Hindi]] film ''[[Paigham]]'',<ref name="sriramv" /> was untitled, and the creative team of Gemini could not come up with a convincing title. Vasan invited his employees to suggest a title for the under-production film, and he received an abundance of entries; one office boy submitted as many as 2500 entries. After examining one by one, Vasan chose the title ''Irumbu Thirai'' ({{translation|Iron Curtain}}). He also hosted a reception to honour the boy who suggested the title and rewarded him with some prize money.<ref name="finger" /> Besides producing, Vasan also directed the film.<ref name="kamadenu" />


The female cast of ''Paigham''&nbsp;– [[Vyjayanthimala]], [[B. Saroja Devi]] and [[Pandari Bai]]&nbsp;– returned to star in ''Irumbu Thirai'',<ref>{{Cite magazine |year=1959 |title=Gemini's ''Paigham'' |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N5gcAQAAMAAJ&q=PAIGHAM |magazine=Thought |publisher=Siddhartha Publications |volume=11 |page=156}}</ref><ref name="Anandan">{{Cite book |last=Film News Anandan |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1960-cinedetails6.asp |title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru |publisher=Sivagami Publishers |year=2004 |location=Chennai |language=Tamil |trans-title=Tamil film history and its achievements |author-link=Film News Anandan |access-date=28 September 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180927105453/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1960-cinedetails6.asp |archive-date=27 September 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> while [[Sivaji Ganesan]] reprised the role originally played by [[Dilip Kumar]]. It was a "coup of sorts" for Vasan to cast Ganesan since the latter had earlier been rejected by the former for a role in ''[[Chandralekha (1948 film)|Chandralekha]]'' (1948), an incident which created a permanent rift between them.<ref name="sriramv" />{{sfn|Guy|1997|p=282}} [[K. A. Thangavelu]], [[S. V. Ranga Rao]] and [[S. V. Subbaiah]] were cast in supporting roles.<ref name="kamadenu" /> Vyjayanthimala's mother [[Vasundhara Devi]] played her screen mother as well.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pradeep |first=K. |date=2 November 2011 |title=Dance and Vyjayantimala |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/dance-and-vyjayantimala/article2591559.ece |url-status=live |access-date=24 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318014547/http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/dance-and-vyjayantimala/article2591559.ece |archive-date=18 March 2014}}</ref> The final length of the film was 18396 feet.<ref name="Anandan" />
The female cast of ''Paigham''&nbsp;– [[Vyjayanthimala]], [[B. Saroja Devi]] and [[Pandari Bai]]&nbsp;– returned to star in ''Irumbu Thirai'',<ref>{{Cite magazine |year=1959 |title=Gemini's ''Paigham'' |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N5gcAQAAMAAJ&q=PAIGHAM |magazine=Thought |publisher=Siddhartha Publications |volume=11 |page=156}}</ref><ref name="lakshmansruthi" /> while [[Sivaji Ganesan]] reprised the role originally played by [[Dilip Kumar]]. It was a "coup of sorts" for Vasan to cast Ganesan since the latter had earlier been rejected by the former for a role in ''[[Chandralekha (1948 film)|Chandralekha]]'' (1948), an incident which created a permanent rift between them.<ref name="sriramv" />{{sfn|Guy|1997|p=282}} [[K. A. Thangavelu]], [[S. V. Ranga Rao]] and [[S. V. Subbaiah]] were cast in supporting roles.<ref name="kamadenu" /> Vyjayanthimala's mother [[Vasundhara Devi]] played her screen mother as well.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pradeep |first=K. |date=2 November 2011 |title=Dance and Vyjayantimala |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/dance-and-vyjayantimala/article2591559.ece |url-status=live |access-date=24 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318014547/http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/dance-and-vyjayantimala/article2591559.ece |archive-date=18 March 2014}}</ref> The final length of the film was 18396 feet.<ref name="lakshmansruthi" />


== Themes ==
== Themes ==
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== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[S. V. Venkatraman]].<ref name="Tunesmith">{{Cite news |date=21 April 2011 |title=Tunesmith of many dimensions |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/Tunesmith-of-many-dimensions/article14691463.ece |url-status=live |access-date=27 September 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180927113726/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/Tunesmith-of-many-dimensions/article14691463.ece |archive-date=27 September 2018}}</ref> The album had [[Kothamangalam Subbu]], [[Papanasam Sivan]] and [[Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram]] as the lyricists.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Filmography {{!}} Lyricist |url=http://www.kothamangalamsubbu.com/filmography_lyricist.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426001637/http://www.kothamangalamsubbu.com/filmography_lyricist.shtml |archive-date=26 April 2012 |access-date=25 November 2011 |website=Kottamangalam Subbu}}</ref> The singers consist of [[T. M. Soundararajan]], [[Thiruchi Loganathan]], [[Sirkazhi Govindarajan]], [[P. Leela]], [[Jikki]], [[Radha Jayalakshmi|(Radha) Jayalakshmi]] & [[K. Jamuna Rani]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Neelamegam |first=G. |title=Thiraikalanjiyam&nbsp;– Part 1 |date=December 2014 |publisher=Manivasagar Publishers |edition=1st |location=Chennai |page=191 |language=Tamil}}</ref> The song "Nenjil Kudiyirukkum" is set in the [[carnatic raga]] known as [[Shanmukhapriya]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |author-link=Charulatha Mani |date=2 September 2011 |title=A Raga's Journey&nbsp;– Sacred Shanmukhapriya |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/metroplus/article2418290.ece |url-status=live |access-date=24 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102204446/http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/metroplus/article2418290.ece |archive-date=2 November 2012}}</ref> while the classical-themed "Enna Seidhaalum" is set in [[Kharaharapriya]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Srinivasan |first=Anil |author-link=Anil Srinivasan |date=24 July 2015 |title=How Carnatic music has enriched&nbsp;– and been enriched by&nbsp;– movie scores |url=https://scroll.in/article/743532/how-carnatic-music-has-enriched-and-been-enriched-by-movie-scores |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928033720/https://scroll.in/article/743532/how-carnatic-music-has-enriched-and-been-enriched-by-movie-scores |archive-date=28 September 2018 |access-date=27 September 2018 |website=[[Scroll.in]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |author-link=Charulatha Mani |date=13 April 2012 |title=A Raga's Journey&nbsp;— Kingly Kharaharapriya |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-ragas-journey-kingly-kharaharapriya/article3310742.ece |url-status=live |access-date=28 September 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180928165416/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-ragas-journey-kingly-kharaharapriya/article3310742.ece |archive-date=28 September 2018}}</ref>
The soundtrack was composed by [[S. V. Venkatraman]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 April 2011 |title=Tunesmith of many dimensions |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/Tunesmith-of-many-dimensions/article14691463.ece |url-status=live |access-date=27 September 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180927113726/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/Tunesmith-of-many-dimensions/article14691463.ece |archive-date=27 September 2018}}</ref> The album had [[Kothamangalam Subbu]], [[Papanasam Sivan]] and [[Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram]] as the lyricists.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Filmography {{!}} Lyricist |url=http://www.kothamangalamsubbu.com/filmography_lyricist.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426001637/http://www.kothamangalamsubbu.com/filmography_lyricist.shtml |archive-date=26 April 2012 |access-date=25 November 2011 |website=Kottamangalam Subbu}}</ref> The singers consist of [[T. M. Soundararajan]], [[Thiruchi Loganathan]], [[Sirkazhi Govindarajan]], [[P. Leela]], [[Jikki]], [[Radha Jayalakshmi|(Radha) Jayalakshmi]] & [[K. Jamuna Rani]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Neelamegam |first=G. |title=Thiraikalanjiyam&nbsp;– Part 1 |date=December 2014 |publisher=Manivasagar Publishers |edition=1st |location=Chennai |pages=191 |language=Tamil}}</ref> The song "Nenjil Kudiyirukkum" is set in the [[carnatic raga]] known as [[Shanmukhapriya]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |author-link=Charulatha Mani |date=2 September 2011 |title=A Raga's Journey&nbsp;– Sacred Shanmukhapriya |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/metroplus/article2418290.ece |url-status=live |access-date=24 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102204446/http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/metroplus/article2418290.ece |archive-date=2 November 2012}}</ref> while the classical-themed "Enna Seidhaalum" is set in [[Kharaharapriya]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Srinivasan |first=Anil |author-link=Anil Srinivasan |date=24 July 2015 |title=How Carnatic music has enriched&nbsp;– and been enriched by&nbsp;– movie scores |url=https://scroll.in/article/743532/how-carnatic-music-has-enriched-and-been-enriched-by-movie-scores |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928033720/https://scroll.in/article/743532/how-carnatic-music-has-enriched-and-been-enriched-by-movie-scores |archive-date=28 September 2018 |access-date=27 September 2018 |website=[[Scroll.in]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |author-link=Charulatha Mani |date=13 April 2012 |title=A Raga's Journey&nbsp;— Kingly Kharaharapriya |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-ragas-journey-kingly-kharaharapriya/article3310742.ece |url-status=live |access-date=28 September 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180928165416/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-ragas-journey-kingly-kharaharapriya/article3310742.ece |archive-date=28 September 2018}}</ref>


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== Release ==
== Release ==
''Irumbu Thirai'' was released on 14 January 1960.<ref name="kamadenu">{{Cite web |date=9 May 2018 |title=இரும்புத்திரை - இது சிவாஜி படம் |trans-title=Irumbu Thirai&nbsp;– This is a Sivaji film |url=https://www.kamadenu.in/news/cinema/2504-sivajiyin-irumbuthirai.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726103905/https://www.kamadenu.in/news/cinema/2504-sivajiyin-irumbuthirai.html |archive-date=26 July 2018 |access-date=27 September 2018 |website=Kamadenu |publisher=[[The Hindu (Tamil)|The Hindu Tamil]]}}</ref> The film was a commercial success, running for over 175 days in theatres and thereby becoming [[silver jubilee]] film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Selvaraj |first=N. |date=20 March 2017 |title=வெள்ளி விழா கண்ட தமிழ் திரைப்படங்கள் |trans-title=Tamil films that completed silver jubilees |url=http://puthu.thinnai.com/?p=34587 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170329085911/http://puthu.thinnai.com/?p=34587 |archive-date=29 March 2017 |access-date=27 September 2018 |website=Thinnai |language=Tamil}}</ref>{{sfn|Ganesan|Narayana Swamy|2007|p=241}}
''Irumbu Thirai'' was released on 14 January 1960.<ref name="kamadenu" /> The film was a commercial success, running for over 175 days in theatres and thereby becoming [[silver jubilee]] film.{{sfn|Ganesan|Narayana Swamy|2007|p=241}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Selvaraj |first=N. |date=20 March 2017 |title=வெள்ளி விழா கண்ட தமிழ் திரைப்படங்கள் |trans-title=Tamil films that completed silver jubilees |url=http://puthu.thinnai.com/?p=34587 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170329085911/http://puthu.thinnai.com/?p=34587 |archive-date=29 March 2017 |access-date=27 September 2018 |website=Thinnai |language=Tamil}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
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<ref name="finger">{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=23 May 2003 |title=With a finger on people's pulse |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/05/23/stories/2003052301510600.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=24 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211192149/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/05/23/stories/2003052301510600.htm |archive-date=11 February 2012}}</ref>
<ref name="sriramv">{{Cite web |last=Sriram |first=V. |author-link=V. Sriram |date=1 May 2018 |title=Paigham and Irumbu Thirai&nbsp;– #MayDay Special |url=https://sriramv.wordpress.com/2018/05/01/paigham-and-irumbu-thirai-mayday-special/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928033720/https://sriramv.wordpress.com/2018/05/01/paigham-and-irumbu-thirai-mayday-special/ |archive-date=28 September 2018 |access-date=27 September 2018 |website=Madras Heritage and Carnatic Music}}</ref>
<ref name="lakshmansruthi">{{Cite web |title=1960 – இரும்புத் திரை – ஜெமினி பிலிம்ஸ் – பைகாம்(இ) |trans-title=1960 – Irumbu Thirai – Gemini Films – Paigham(hi) |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1960-cinedetails6.asp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180927105453/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1960-cinedetails6.asp |archive-date=27 September 2018 |access-date=28 September 2018 |website=lakshmansruthi.com |language=Tamil}}</ref>
<ref name="kamadenu">{{Cite web |date=9 May 2018 |title=இரும்புத்திரை - இது சிவாஜி படம் |trans-title=Irumbu Thirai&nbsp;– This is a Sivaji film |url=https://www.kamadenu.in/news/cinema/2504-sivajiyin-irumbuthirai.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726103905/https://www.kamadenu.in/news/cinema/2504-sivajiyin-irumbuthirai.html |archive-date=26 July 2018 |access-date=27 September 2018 |website=[[Kamadenu (magazine)|Kamadenu]] |language=ta}}</ref>
}}


== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==
* {{Cite book |last=Ganesan |first=Sivaji |title=Autobiography of an Actor: Sivaji Ganesan, October 1928&nbsp;– July 2001 |title-link=Autobiography of an Actor |last2=Narayana Swamy |first2=T. S. |publisher=Sivaji Prabhu Charities Trust |year=2007 |author-link=Sivaji Ganesan |orig-year=2002}}
* {{Cite book |last1=Ganesan |first1=Sivaji |title=Autobiography of an Actor: Sivaji Ganesan, October 1928&nbsp;– July 2001 |title-link=Autobiography of an Actor |last2=Narayana Swamy |first2=T. S. |publisher=Sivaji Prabhu Charities Trust |year=2007 |oclc=297212002 |author-link=Sivaji Ganesan |orig-date=2002}}
* {{Cite book |last=Guy |first=Randor |title=Starlight, Starbright: The Early Tamil Cinema |publisher=Amra Publishers |year=1997 |oclc=1049072979 |author-link=Randor Guy}}
* {{Cite book |last=Guy |first=Randor |title=Starlight, Starbright: The Early Tamil Cinema |publisher=Amra Publishers |year=1997 |oclc=1049072979 |author-link=Randor Guy}}


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Latest revision as of 10:50, 25 June 2022

For the 2018 film, see Irumbu Thirai (2018 film).

Irumbu Thirai
File:Irumbu Thirai.JPG
Theatrical release poster
Directed byS. S. Vasan
Produced byS. S. Vasan
Story byGanesh Subramaniam along with Gemini Story Department
StarringSivaji Ganesan
Vyjayanthimala
K. A. Thangavelu
B. Saroja Devi
Music byS. V. Venkatraman
CinematographyP. Elappa
N. C. Bala Krishna
Edited byM. Umanath
Production
company
Release date
  • 14 January 1960 (1960-01-14)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Irumbu Thirai (transl. Iron Curtain) is a 1960 Indian Tamil-language film produced and directed by S. S. Vasan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Vyjayanthimala, K. A. Thangavelu and B. Saroja Devi, with S. V. Ranga Rao, Pandari Bai and Vasundhara Devi in supporting roles. A remake of the Hindi film Paigham (1959), it revolves around the two brothers Manikam and Kondamuthu and their mill owner.

The soundtrack was composed by S. V. Venkatraman and the lyrics were written by Kothamangalam Subbu, Papanasam Sivan and Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram. The editing was done by M. Umanath while the camera was handled by P. Elappa and N. C. Bala Krishna. The film was released on 14 January 1960 and ran more than 175 days in theatres.

Plot[edit]

The story revolves around the two brothers Manikam and Kondamuthu and their mill owner.

Cast[edit]

Production[edit]

In 1959, S. S. Vasan, the proprietor of Gemini Studios, began working on a film built around capital-labour relations.[1] The film, which was the Tamil remake of the Hindi film Paigham,[2] was untitled, and the creative team of Gemini could not come up with a convincing title. Vasan invited his employees to suggest a title for the under-production film, and he received an abundance of entries; one office boy submitted as many as 2500 entries. After examining one by one, Vasan chose the title Irumbu Thirai (transl. Iron Curtain). He also hosted a reception to honour the boy who suggested the title and rewarded him with some prize money.[1] Besides producing, Vasan also directed the film.[3]

The female cast of Paigham – Vyjayanthimala, B. Saroja Devi and Pandari Bai – returned to star in Irumbu Thirai,[4][5] while Sivaji Ganesan reprised the role originally played by Dilip Kumar. It was a "coup of sorts" for Vasan to cast Ganesan since the latter had earlier been rejected by the former for a role in Chandralekha (1948), an incident which created a permanent rift between them.[2][6] K. A. Thangavelu, S. V. Ranga Rao and S. V. Subbaiah were cast in supporting roles.[3] Vyjayanthimala's mother Vasundhara Devi played her screen mother as well.[7] The final length of the film was 18396 feet.[5]

Themes[edit]

Irumbu Thirai focuses on capital-labour relations,[1] and the conditions of working-class people.[8]

Soundtrack[edit]

The soundtrack was composed by S. V. Venkatraman.[9] The album had Kothamangalam Subbu, Papanasam Sivan and Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram as the lyricists.[10] The singers consist of T. M. Soundararajan, Thiruchi Loganathan, Sirkazhi Govindarajan, P. Leela, Jikki, (Radha) Jayalakshmi & K. Jamuna Rani.[11] The song "Nenjil Kudiyirukkum" is set in the carnatic raga known as Shanmukhapriya,[12] while the classical-themed "Enna Seidhaalum" is set in Kharaharapriya.[13][14]

No. Song Singers Lyrics Length
1 "Nenjil Kudiyirukkum" T. M. Soundararajan & P. Leela Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram 03:57
2 "Aasai Konda Nenju Rendu" P. Leela 04:27
3 "Manidharai Manidhar Sari Nigar Samamaai" Sirkazhi Govindarajan 02:40
4 "Kaiyile Vaanginen Paiyile Podalai" Thiruchi Loganathan 03:00
5 "Erai Piditthavanum English Padichavanum" Kothamangalam Subbu 03:19
6 "Nandri Ketta Manitharukku" Sirkazhi Govindarajan 03:22
7 "Dabba Dabba Dabba" S. C. Krishnan
8 "Padipirkum Oru Kumbidu" P. Leela & Jikki 02:47
9 "Nikkatuma Pogatuma" Thiruchi Loganathan & K. Jamuna Rani
10 "Enna Seidhaalum" (Radha) Jayalakshmi Papanasam Sivan 02:52

Release[edit]

Irumbu Thirai was released on 14 January 1960.[3] The film was a commercial success, running for over 175 days in theatres and thereby becoming silver jubilee film.[15][16]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Guy, Randor (23 May 2003). "With a finger on people's pulse". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 February 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sriram, V. (1 May 2018). "Paigham and Irumbu Thirai – #MayDay Special". Madras Heritage and Carnatic Music. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "இரும்புத்திரை - இது சிவாஜி படம்" [Irumbu Thirai – This is a Sivaji film]. Kamadenu (in தமிழ்). 9 May 2018. Archived from the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Gemini's Paigham". Thought. Vol. 11. Siddhartha Publications. 1959. p. 156.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "1960 – இரும்புத் திரை – ஜெமினி பிலிம்ஸ் – பைகாம்(இ)" [1960 – Irumbu Thirai – Gemini Films – Paigham(hi)]. lakshmansruthi.com (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 27 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  6. ↑ Guy 1997, p. 282.
  7. ↑ Pradeep, K. (2 November 2011). "Dance and Vyjayantimala". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 18 March 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  8. ↑ Vijayakumar, B. (1 May 2017). "Punnapra Vayalar: 1968". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "Tunesmith of many dimensions". The Hindu. 21 April 2011. Archived from the original on 27 September 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  10. ↑ "Filmography | Lyricist". Kottamangalam Subbu. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  11. ↑ Neelamegam, G. (December 2014). Thiraikalanjiyam – Part 1 (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. p. 191.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  12. ↑ Mani, Charulatha (2 September 2011). "A Raga's Journey – Sacred Shanmukhapriya". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  13. ↑ Srinivasan, Anil (24 July 2015). "How Carnatic music has enriched – and been enriched by – movie scores". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  14. ↑ Mani, Charulatha (13 April 2012). "A Raga's Journey — Kingly Kharaharapriya". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  15. ↑ Ganesan & Narayana Swamy 2007, p. 241.
  16. ↑ Selvaraj, N. (20 March 2017). "வெள்ளி விழா கண்ட தமிழ் திரைப்படங்கள்" [Tamil films that completed silver jubilees]. Thinnai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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