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Sivagangai Seemai
Sivagangai Seemai
	Poster
Directed by	K. Shankar
Produced by	K. S. Ranganathan
Written by	Kannadasan
Starring	S. S. Rajendran; S. Varalakshmi; Kamala Lakshmanan; T. K. Bhagavathi; M. N. Rajam
Music by	Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy
Cinematography	Thambu
Edited by	K. Shankar; K. Narayanan
Production; company	Kannadasan Productions
Release date	19 May 1959;
Running time	173 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

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Sivagangai Seemai (transl. The Land of Sivagangai) is a 1959 Indian Tamil-language historical drama film directed by K. Shankar and written by Kannadasan. Based on the life of the Maruthu Pandiyars, the film stars S. S. Rajendran, S. Varalakshmi, Kamala Lakshmanan and M. N. Rajam. It was released on 19 May 1959.

Plot

After the execution of Veerapandiya Kattabomman on 16 October 1799 at Kayattar, Chinna Marudhu gave asylum to Kattabomman's brother Oomadurai. The British used this reason to invade and attack Sivaganga in 1801 with a powerful army. The Maruthu Pandiyars and their allies were quite successful and captured three districts from the British. The British considered it as a serious threat to their future in India that they rushed additional troops from Britain to put down the Maruthu Pandiyars' rebellion.

Cast

Male cast

S. S. Rajendran as Muthazhagu^[1]
P. S. Veerappa
T. K. Bhagavathi
M. K. Mustafa
D. V. Narayanasami
G. Muthukrishnan
P. S. Venkatachalam
Raja Wahab Kashmiri as Colonel Welsh^[1]
K. M. Nambirajan
Dakshinamurthi
Rathnam
Karikol Raj
S. P. Veerasami
S. A. G. Sami

Female cast

S. Varalakshmi
M. N. Rajam
Kamala Lakshmanan as Chittu^[1]
N. Lalitha
Kumari Radha
Jaya
Sakunthala

Dance

Sayee–Subbulakshmi

Production

The film began production under the title Oomaiyan Kottai with M. G. Ramachandran starring, but it got shelved as Ramachandran was busy with politics. The same project was revived as Sivagangai Seemai.^[2] This was Kannadasan's second home production and he wrote the film's script.^[3]^[4]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack features 16 songs composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy.^[5] Lyrics were by Kannadasan. The song "Kanavu Kanden" is set in Mukhari raga.^[6]

Song	Singers	Length
"Saanthu Pottu Thala Thalanga"	P. Leela & K. Jamuna Rani	03:48
"Veerargal Vaazhum Dravidar Naattai"	T. M. Soundararajan	03:26
"Thendral Vandhu Veesaadho"	S. Varalakshmi & T. S. Bagavathi	04:06
"Kannankaruthaa Kili Kattazhagan Thotta Kili"	P. Leela	03:11
"Kanavu Kandaen Naan Kanavu Kandaen" (happy)	T. M. Soundararajan & T. S. Bagavathi	03:32
"Maruvirukkum Koondhal" (traditional verse)	V. N. Sundaram	00:28
"Kanavu Kandaen Naan Kanavu Kandaen" (Pathos)	T. S. Bagavathi	03:02
"Vaigai Perugivara"	C. S. Jayaraman & P. Leela	03:28
"Thanimai Naerndhadho"	S. Varalakshmi
"Sivagangai Cheemai Sivagangai Cheemai"	T. M. Soundararajan, Seerkazhi Govindarajan & A. P. Komala	03:27
"Kottu Melam Kottungadi Kummi Kotti Paadungadi"	Jikki	03:28
"Chinna Chinna Chittu Sivagangaiyai Vittu"	K. Jamuna Rani	03:12
"Muthu Pugazh Padaitthu"	S. Varalakshmi & Radha Jayalakshmi	05:49
"Aalikkum Kaigal" (one verse)	V. N. Sundaram	00:30
"Megam Kuvindhadhammaa...Imaiyum Vizhiyum"	P. Susheela & dialogues by P. S. Veerappa	04:38
"Vidiyum Vidiyum Endrirundhoam"	T. S. Bagavathi	04:24

Release and reception

Sivagangai Seemai was released on 19 May 1959,^[7] delayed from April.^[8] Because the majority of male characters in the film had thick moustaches, the Tamil magazine Kumudam called it "Sivagangai Meesai", with "Meesai" meaning "moustache".^[9] Kanthan of Kalki said the film was not visually appealing, and overabundant with verbosity.^[10] The film was not a success,^[11] but because of its theme and historic content, it acquired cult status in later years.^[9]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 361.
↑ Sri Kantha, Sachi (9 December 2018). "MGR Remembered – Part 47 | Comparison of Chaplin and MGR". Ilankai Tamil Sangam. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
↑ Dechamma C. C. & Prakash 2010, p. 152.
↑ Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 118.
↑ "Sivagangai Seemai (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
↑ Mani, Charulatha (4 January 2013). "Notes of peace". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 October 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2019. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 29 October 2018 suggested (help)
↑ Sri Kantha, Sachi (7 April 2015). "MGR Remembered – Part 26 | V.C. Ganesan: A reputable rival in Movies and Politics". Ilankai Tamil Sangam. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
↑ "Sivagangai Seemai". The Indian Express. 6 February 1959. p. 10. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 Guy, Randor (4 February 2012). "Blast from the past – Sivagangai Seemai (1957)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2017. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 30 July 2013 suggested (help)
↑ காந்தன் (7 June 1959). "சிவகங்கைச் சீமை". Kalki (in தமிழ்). pp. 17–18. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
↑ Raman, Mohan V. (16 May 2019). "'Veerapandiya Kattabomman' turns 60: the rebel who won many hearts". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2019. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 15 July 2019 suggested (help)

Bibliography

Dechamma C. C., Sowmya; Prakash, Elavarthi Sathya (2010). Cinemas of South India: Culture, Resistance, and Ideology. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-806795-5.
Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema. British Film Institute and Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.

External links

Sivagangai Seemai on IMDb

[FOOTNOTERajadhyakshaWillemen1998361-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 361.

[2] Sri Kantha, Sachi (9 December 2018). "MGR Remembered – Part 47 | Comparison of Chaplin and MGR". Ilankai Tamil Sangam. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2019.

[FOOTNOTEDechamma_C._C.Prakash2010152-3] Dechamma C. C. & Prakash 2010, p. 152.

[FOOTNOTERajadhyakshaWillemen1998118-4] Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 118.

[5] "Sivagangai Seemai (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.

[6] Mani, Charulatha (4 January 2013). "Notes of peace". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 October 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2019. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 29 October 2018 suggested (help)

[7] Sri Kantha, Sachi (7 April 2015). "MGR Remembered – Part 26 | V.C. Ganesan: A reputable rival in Movies and Politics". Ilankai Tamil Sangam. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2022.

[8] "Sivagangai Seemai". The Indian Express. 6 February 1959. p. 10. Retrieved 7 April 2022.

[guy-9] 9.0 ^9.1 Guy, Randor (4 February 2012). "Blast from the past – Sivagangai Seemai (1957)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2017. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 30 July 2013 suggested (help)

[10] காந்தன் (7 June 1959). "சிவகங்கைச் சீமை". Kalki (in தமிழ்). pp. 17–18. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.

[11] Raman, Mohan V. (16 May 2019). "'Veerapandiya Kattabomman' turns 60: the rebel who won many hearts". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2019. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 15 July 2019 suggested (help)

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-'''''Sivagangai Seemai''''' ({{translation|The Land of Sivagangai}}) is a 1959 [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[historical drama]] film directed by [[K. Shankar]]. This was [[Kannadasan]]’s second home production and he wrote the script and lyrics for the movie. It is based on the life of Maruthu Brothers.{{Sfn|Dechamma C. C.|Prakash|2010|p=152}} The movie's cast is [[S. S. Rajendran]], [[S. Varalakshmi]], [[Kumari Kamala|Kamala Lakshmanan]] and [[M. N. Rajam]] in lead roles.<ref name="guy">{{Cite web |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=4 February 2012 |title=Blast from the past – Sivagangai Seemai (1957) |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/blast-from-the-past-sivagangai-seemai-1957/article2860439.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730075926/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/blast-from-the-past-sivagangai-seemai-1957/article2860439.ece |archive-date=30 July 2013 |access-date=14 January 2017 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
+'''''Sivagangai Seemai''''' ({{translation|The Land of Sivagangai}}) is a 1959 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[historical drama]] film directed by [[K. Shankar]] and written by [[Kannadasan]]. Based on the life of the [[Maruthu Pandiyar]]s, the film stars [[S. S. Rajendran]], [[S. Varalakshmi]], [[Kumari Kamala|Kamala Lakshmanan]] and [[M. N. Rajam]]. It was released on 19 May 1959.
 == Plot ==
 {{more plot|date=April 2022}}
-After the execution of [[Kattabomman]] on 16 October 1799 at [[Kayatharu|Kayattar]], Chinna Marudhu gave asylum to Kattabomman's brother [[Oomaithurai|Oomadurai]]. The British used this reason to invade and attack [[Sivaganga]] in 1801 with a powerful army. The Maruthu Pandiyars and their allies were quite successful and captured three districts from the British. The British considered it as a serious threat to their future in India that they rushed additional troops from Britain to put down the [[Maruthu Pandiyar]]s' rebellion.
+After the execution of [[Veerapandiya Kattabomman]] on 16 October 1799 at [[Kayatharu|Kayattar]], Chinna Marudhu gave asylum to Kattabomman's brother [[Oomaithurai|Oomadurai]]. The British used this reason to invade and attack [[Sivaganga]] in 1801 with a powerful army. The Maruthu Pandiyars and their allies were quite successful and captured three districts from the British. The British considered it as a serious threat to their future in India that they rushed additional troops from Britain to put down the [[Maruthu Pandiyar]]s' rebellion.
 == Cast ==
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+* [[S. S. Rajendran]] as Muthazhagu{{Sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=361}}
 * [[P. S. Veerappa]]
 * [[T. K. Bhagavathi]]
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 * G. Muthukrishnan
 * P. S. Venkatachalam
-* Raja Wahab Kashmiri as Colonel Welsh
+* Raja Wahab Kashmiri as Colonel Welsh{{Sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=361}}
 * K. M. Nambirajan
 * Dakshinamurthi
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 * [[S. Varalakshmi]]
 * [[M. N. Rajam]]
-* [[Kumari Kamala|Kamala Lakshmanan]] as Chittu
+* [[Kumari Kamala|Kamala Lakshmanan]] as Chittu{{Sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=361}}
 * [[Tambaram Lalitha|N. Lalitha]]
 * Kumari Radha
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 * Sakunthala
 ;Dance
-*[[Sayee Subbulakshmi]]
+*[[Sayee–Subbulakshmi]]
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 == Production ==
-The film started production under the title ''Oomaiyan Kottai'' with [[M. G. Ramachandran|M.G.Ramachandran]] but it got shelved as Ramachandran was busy with politics. The same project was revived as ''Sivagangai Seemai''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sri Kantha |first=Sachi |author-link=Sachi Sri Kantha |date=9 December 2018 |title=MGR Remembered – Part 47 {{!}} Comparison of Chaplin and MGR |url=https://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-47/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109095652/https://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-47/ |archive-date=9 January 2021 |access-date=16 May 2019 |website=[[Ilankai Tamil Sangam]]}}</ref>
+The film began production under the title ''Oomaiyan Kottai'' with [[M. G. Ramachandran]] starring, but it got shelved as Ramachandran was busy with politics. The same project was revived as ''Sivagangai Seemai''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sri Kantha |first=Sachi |author-link=Sachi Sri Kantha |date=9 December 2018 |title=MGR Remembered&nbsp;– Part 47 {{!}} Comparison of Chaplin and MGR |url=https://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-47/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109095652/https://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-47/ |archive-date=9 January 2021 |access-date=16 May 2019 |website=[[Ilankai Tamil Sangam]]}}</ref> This was [[Kannadasan]]'s second home production and he wrote the film's script.{{Sfn|Dechamma C. C.|Prakash|2010|p=152}}{{Sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=118}}
 == Soundtrack ==
-The soundtrack features 16 songs composed by [[Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sivagangai Seemai (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/sivagangai-seemai-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1368243124 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425082951/https://music.apple.com/gb/album/sivagangai-seemai-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1368243124 |archive-date=25 April 2022 |access-date=25 April 2022 |website=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref> Lyrics were by [[Kannadasan]]. The song "Kanavu Kanden" is set in Mukhari raga.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |author-link=Charulatha Mani |date=4 January 2013 |title=Notes of peace |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/notes-of-peace/article4272618.ece |url-status=live |access-date=16 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181029112226/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/notes-of-peace/article4272618.ece |archive-date=29 October 2018}}</ref>
+The soundtrack features 16 songs composed by [[Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sivagangai Seemai (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/sivagangai-seemai-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1368243124 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425082951/https://music.apple.com/gb/album/sivagangai-seemai-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1368243124 |archive-date=25 April 2022 |access-date=25 April 2022 |website=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref> Lyrics were by Kannadasan. The song "Kanavu Kanden" is set in Mukhari raga.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |author-link=Charulatha Mani |date=4 January 2013 |title=Notes of peace |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/notes-of-peace/article4272618.ece |url-status=live |access-date=16 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181029112226/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/notes-of-peace/article4272618.ece |archive-date=29 October 2022}}</ref>
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-! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
+! Song !! Singers !! Length
 |-
-| 1 || "Saanthu Pottu Thala Thalanga" || [[P. Leela]] & [[K. Jamuna Rani]] || rowspan=16|[[Kannadasan]] || 03:48
+| "Saanthu Pottu Thala Thalanga" || [[P. Leela]] & [[K. Jamuna Rani]] || 03:48
 |-
-| 2 || "Veerargal Vaazhum Dravidar Naattai" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]] || 03:26
+| "Veerargal Vaazhum Dravidar Naattai" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]] || 03:26
 |-
-| 3 || "Thendral Vandhu Veesaadho"  || [[S. Varalakshmi]] & [[T. S. Bagavathi]] || 04:06
+| "Thendral Vandhu Veesaadho"  || [[S. Varalakshmi]] & [[T. S. Bagavathi]] || 04:06
 |-
-| 4 || "Kannankaruthaa Kili Kattazhagan Thotta Kili" || [[P. Leela]] || 03:11
+| "Kannankaruthaa Kili Kattazhagan Thotta Kili" || [[P. Leela]] || 03:11
 |-
-| 5 || "Kanavu Kandaen Naan Kanavu Kandaen" (happy) || T. M. Soundararajan & T. S. Bagavathi || 03:32
+| "Kanavu Kandaen Naan Kanavu Kandaen" (happy) || T. M. Soundararajan & T. S. Bagavathi || 03:32
 |-
-| 6 || "Maruvirukkum Koondhal" (traditional verse) || [[V. N. Sundaram]] || 00:28
+| "Maruvirukkum Koondhal" (traditional verse) || [[V. N. Sundaram]] || 00:28
 |-
-| 7 || "Kanavu Kandaen Naan Kanavu Kandaen" (Pathos) || T. S. Bagavathi || 03:02
+| "Kanavu Kandaen Naan Kanavu Kandaen" (Pathos) || T. S. Bagavathi || 03:02
 |-
-| 8 || "Vaigai Perugivara" || [[C. S. Jayaraman]] & P. Leela || 03:28
+| "Vaigai Perugivara" || [[C. S. Jayaraman]] & P. Leela || 03:28
 |-
-| 9 || "Thanimai Naerndhadho" || S. Varalakshmi ||
+| "Thanimai Naerndhadho" || S. Varalakshmi ||
 |-
-| 10 || "Sivagangai Cheemai Sivagangai Cheemai" || T. M. Soundararajan, [[Seerkazhi Govindarajan]] & [[A. P. Komala]] || 03:27
+| "Sivagangai Cheemai Sivagangai Cheemai" || T. M. Soundararajan, [[Seerkazhi Govindarajan]] & [[A. P. Komala]] || 03:27
 |-
-| 11 || "Kottu Melam Kottungadi Kummi Kotti Paadungadi" || [[Jikki]] || 03:28
+| "Kottu Melam Kottungadi Kummi Kotti Paadungadi" || [[Jikki]] || 03:28
 |-
-| 12 || "Chinna Chinna Chittu Sivagangaiyai Vittu" || K. Jamuna Rani || 03:12
+| "Chinna Chinna Chittu Sivagangaiyai Vittu" || K. Jamuna Rani || 03:12
 |-
-| 13 || "Muthu Pugazh Padaitthu" || S. Varalakshmi & [[Radha Jayalakshmi]] || 05:49
+| "Muthu Pugazh Padaitthu" || S. Varalakshmi & [[Radha Jayalakshmi]] || 05:49
 |-
-| 14 || "Aalikkum Kaigal" (one verse) || V. N. Sundaram || 00:30
+| "Aalikkum Kaigal" (one verse) || V. N. Sundaram || 00:30
 |-
-| 15 || "Megam Kuvindhadhammaa...Imaiyum Vizhiyum" || [[P. Susheela]] & dialogues by [[P. S. Veerappa]] || 04:38
+| "Megam Kuvindhadhammaa...Imaiyum Vizhiyum" || [[P. Susheela]] & dialogues by [[P. S. Veerappa]] || 04:38
 |-
-| 16 || "Vidiyum Vidiyum Endrirundhoam" || T. S. Bagavathi || 04:24
+| "Vidiyum Vidiyum Endrirundhoam" || T. S. Bagavathi || 04:24
 |}
-== Reception ==
+== Release and reception ==
-Because the majority of male characters in the film had thick moustaches, the Tamil magazine ''[[Kumudam]]'' called it "''Sivagangai Meesai''", with "''Meesai''" meaning "moustache".<ref name="guy" /> The film was not a success,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Raman |first=Mohan V. |author-link=Mohan Raman |date=16 May 2019 |title='Veerapandiya Kattabomman' turns 60: the rebel who won many hearts |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/veerapandiya-kattabomman-turns-60-years/article27146036.ece |url-status=live |access-date=16 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715092352/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/veerapandiya-kattabomman-turns-60-years/article27146036.ece |archive-date=15 July 2019}}</ref> but because of its theme and historic content, it acquired [[cult film|cult]] status in later years.<ref name="guy" />
+''Sivagangai Seemai'' was released on 19 May 1959,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sri Kantha |first=Sachi |author-link=Sachi Sri Kantha |date=7 April 2015 |title=MGR Remembered&nbsp;– Part 26 {{!}} V.C. Ganesan: A reputable rival in Movies and Politics |url=https://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-26/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803090549/https://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-26/ |archive-date=3 August 2020 |access-date=25 April 2022 |website=[[Ilankai Tamil Sangam]]}}</ref> delayed from April.<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 February 1959 |title=Sivagangai Seemai |pages=10 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19590206&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=7 April 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Because the majority of male characters in the film had thick moustaches, the Tamil magazine ''[[Kumudam]]'' called it "''Sivagangai Meesai''", with "''Meesai''" meaning "moustache".<ref name="guy">{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=4 February 2012 |title=Blast from the past&nbsp;– Sivagangai Seemai (1957) |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/blast-from-the-past-sivagangai-seemai-1957/article2860439.ece |access-date=14 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730075926/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/blast-from-the-past-sivagangai-seemai-1957/article2860439.ece |archive-date=30 July 2022}}</ref> Kanthan of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' said the film was not visually appealing, and overabundant with verbosity.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=காந்தன் |date=7 June 1959 |title=சிவகங்கைச் சீமை |url=https://ibb.co/Ws9m36P |url-status=dead |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |language=ta |pages=17–18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904060656/https://ibb.co/Ws9m36P |archive-date=4 September 2022 |access-date=4 September 2022}}</ref> The film was not a success,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Raman |first=Mohan V. |author-link=Mohan Raman |date=16 May 2019 |title='Veerapandiya Kattabomman' turns 60: the rebel who won many hearts |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/veerapandiya-kattabomman-turns-60-years/article27146036.ece |url-status=live |access-date=16 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715092352/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/veerapandiya-kattabomman-turns-60-years/article27146036.ece |archive-date=15 July 2022}}</ref> but because of its theme and historic content, it acquired [[cult film|cult]] status in later years.<ref name="guy" />
 == References ==
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 == Bibliography ==
 * {{Cite book |last=Dechamma C. C. |first=Sowmya |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XgrKSAAACAAJ |title=Cinemas of South India: Culture, Resistance, and Ideology |last2=Prakash |first2=Elavarthi Sathya |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |year=2010 |isbn=978-0-19-806795-5}}
+* {{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 |author-link=Ashish Rajadhyaksha |author-link2=Paul Willemen |orig-date=1994}}
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 [[Category:Films set in the British Raj]]
 [[Category:Indian epic films]]
-[[Category:Indian films]]
 [[Category:Indian historical drama films]]
 [[Category:Indian war drama films]]

v t e K. Shankar filmography
1950s	Naga Devathai (1956) Bhookailas (1958) Bhookailasa (1958) Sivagangai Seemai (1959) Orey Vazhi (1959)
1960s	Kavalai Illaadha Manithan (1960) Kairasi (1960) Arappavan (1961) Jhoola (1962) Paadha Kaanikkai (1962) Aalayamani (1962) Aadi Perukku (1962) Ezhai Pangalan (1963) Panathottam (1963) Bharosa (1963) Idhu Sathiyam (1963) Rajkumar (1964) Aandavan Kattalai (1964) Veerakkanal (1964) Panchavarna Kili (1965) Kalangarai Vilakkam (1965) Anbu Karangal (1965) Chandrodayam (1966) Gowri Kalyanam (1966) Kudiyirundha Koyil (1968) Kallum Kaniyagum (1968) Adimai Penn (1969) Sachaai (1969)
1970s	Koi Ghulam Nahi (1970) Parde Ke Peechey (1971) Bandagi (1972) Shehzada (1972) Rickshawala (1973) Chhote Sarkar (1974) Pallandu Vaazhga (1975) Raaja (1975) Uzhaikkum Karangal (1976) Indru Pol Endrum Vaazhga (1977) Sthree Janmam (1977) Varuvan Vadivelan (1978) Vayasu Ponnu (1978) Sundarimaarude Swapnangal (1978) Prathyaksha Deivam (1978) Kungumam Kathai Solgirathu (1978) Srungara Ramudu (1979) Suprabatham (1979) Neelakadalin Orathile (1979) Mangala Vaathiyam (1979)
1980s	Devi Dharisanam (1980) Bala Nagamma (1981) Erattai Manithan (1981) Thaai Mookaambikai (1982) Miruthanga Chakravarthi (1983) Yamirukka Bayamen (1983) Ezhuthatha Sattangal (1984) Chiranjeevi (1984) Raja Rishi (1985) Navagraha Nayagi (1985) Aayiram Kannudayaal (1986) Nambinar Keduvathillai (1986) Mupperum Deviyar (1987) Velundu Vinaiyillai (1987) Thambi Thanga Kambi (1988) Meenakshi Thiruvilayadal (1989)
1990s	Sabarimalayil Thanka Sooryodayam (1992) Saranam Saranam Manikanta (1993) Manikantana Mahime (1993) Swamy Ayyappa Sabarimalai (1993) Nallathe Nadakkum (1993) Vetri Vinayakar (1996)