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| name          = Rishi Moolam
| name          = Rishi Moolam
| image          = Rishi Moolam.jpg
| image          = Rishi Moolam.jpg
| caption        = Poster
 
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director      = [[S. P. Muthuraman]]
| director      = [[S. P. Muthuraman]]
| writer        = [[Mahendran (filmmaker)|Mahendran]]
| based_on      = {{based on|''Rishi Moolam'' (play)|Mahendran}}
| producer      = S. S. Karuppasamy<br />S. S. K. Sannasi<br />S. S. K. Sakaralingam<br />S. S. K. Ganesan<br />S. S. K. Murugan
| producer      = S. S. Karuppasamy<br />S. S. K. Sannasi<br />S. S. K. Sakaralingam<br />S. S. K. Ganesan<br />S. S. K. Murugan
| screenplay    =
| starring      = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]<br />[[K. R. Vijaya]]
| story          = [[Mahendran (filmmaker)|Mahendran]]
| starring      = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]<br />[[K. R. Vijaya]]<br />[[Major Sundarrajan]]<br />[[Suruli Rajan]]
| music          = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| music          = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography = Babu
| cinematography = Babu
| editing        = R. Vittal
| editing        = R. Vittal
| studio        = S. S. K. Films
| studio        = S. S. K. Films
| distributor    =
| released      = {{Film date|1980|01|26|df=y}}
| released      = {{Film date|1980|01|26|df=y}}{{sfn|Mahendran|2013|p=344}}
| country        = India
| country        = India
| language      = Tamil
| language      = Tamil
}}
}}
'''''Rishi Moolam''''' ({{trans|The Origins of a Sage}}) is a 1980 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film, directed by [[S. P. Muthuraman]] and written by [[Mahendran (filmmaker)|Mahendran]]. The film stars [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[K. R. Vijaya]], [[Major Sundarrajan]] and [[Suruli Rajan]]. It is based on Mahendran's play of the same name.{{sfn|Mahendran|2013|p=108}}
'''''Rishi Moolam''''' ({{translation|The Origins of a Sage}}) is a 1980 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film, directed by [[S. P. Muthuraman]] and written by [[Mahendran (filmmaker)|Mahendran]]. The film stars [[Sivaji Ganesan]] and [[K. R. Vijaya]]. It is based on Mahendran's play of the same name. The film was released on 26 January 1980.{{sfn|Mahendran|2013|p=344}}


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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[[Superintendent of police (India)|SP]] Santhosh [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] has a past life. He hides that from his wife Gokila. Gokila loves her husband Santhosh and her son Ashok but at the same time she has a policy that she will forgive anything but not the liar.
 
At one point, upon learning that her husband Santhosh was a petty thief, she confronts him and leaves him and their son. She moves into her father's home, who is a Justice and applies for divorce in court but the judgement is given in favor of Santhosh.
 
Though Santhosh wins the case but he still feels guilty and resigns from his SP job. Also he talk to Gokila and tell her that he will give her the divorce and leaves her with his son.
 
He finds a new job as a tea estate supervisor. He meets Thangam and request her to be the caretaker for his son. When he realises that the caretaker fall in love on him, Santhosh talked to her and get her married to a labor in his tea estate.
 
Meanwhile Gokila realises her mistake through her childhood teacher and in search of her husband and her son.
 
Time flies by and his son Ashok grows and become a champion in Tennis. Ashok has another name Amarnath and become a famous Tennis player. While hearing this Gokila and her father feels very happy. Kokila's father goes to meet Amarnath. Gokila too wishes to meet them. But the situations were not allowing her to meet him.
 
In the end, while observing that Amarnath aka Ashok hates her mother, now Santhosh and his friends play a drama and finally the entire family reunited.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
*[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as SP Santhosh IPS
*[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as SP Santhosh IPS
*[[K. R. Vijaya]] as Gokila
*[[K. R. Vijaya]] as Kokila
*[[Major Sundarrajan]]
*[[Major Sundarrajan]] Kokila's father and Lawyer
*[[Suruli Rajan]] as Neelakandam
*[[Suruli Rajan]] as Neelakandam
*[[Thengai Srinivasan]]
*[[Thengai Srinivasan]] Younger brother of Lawyer
*[[Y. G. Mahendran]]
*[[Y. G. Mahendran]]
*Chakravarthy
*Chakravarthy as Ashok/Amarnath
*[[Reena (actress)|Reena]] in guest appearance
*[[Reena (actress)|Reena]] in guest appearance
*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]]
*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] Neelakandan's wife
*Leela
*Leela
*[[K. Vijayan]]
*[[K. Vijayan]]
*[[V. S. Raghavan]] in guest appearance
*[[V. S. Raghavan]] in guest appearance
*[[Peeli Sivam]]
*[[Peeli Sivam]] a bad police officer
*Krishnan
*Krishnan
*Manavalan
*Manavalan
*Vairam Krishnamoorthy
*Vairam Krishnamoorthy
*Baby Preetha (debut)
*[[Saradha Preetha|Baby Preetha]] (debut) Baby Ashok
{{div col end}}
{{div col end}}
==Production==
''Rishimoolam'' was based on the stage play of the same name. Mahendran who wrote the script of the play also wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation.{{sfn|Mahendran|2013|p=108}} The film was originally titled ''Dhisaigal Thirumbum''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 February 1979 |title=சிவாஜி கணேசன் நடிக்கும் திசைகள் திரும்பும் |url=https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_23_3_129/3.jp2/full/1000,1405/0/default.jpg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250524120853/https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_23_3_129/3.jp2/full/1000,1405/0/default.jpg |archive-date=24 May 2025 |access-date=24 May 2025 |work=Anna |pages=3 |language=ta |via=[[Endangered Archives Programme]]}}</ref> It was Muthuraman's third collaboration with Ganesan. The song "Aimbadhilum Aasai Varum" was shot in Kallikottai, Kerala.<ref>{{Cite web |last=முத்துராமன் |first=எஸ்.பி. |author-link=S. P. Muthuraman |date=28 October 2015 |title=சினிமா எடுத்துப் பார் 32: ரஜினி சொன்ன பதில்! |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/213845-32.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311160218/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/213845-32.html |archive-date=11 March 2023 |access-date=11 March 2023 |website=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |language=Ta}}</ref>


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rishimoolam |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/rishimoolam/tLC-utXiLW8_ |access-date=16 June 2021 |website=[[JioSaavn]]}}</ref> The song "Neramithu" was composed at a hotel in [[Mamallapuram]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Anand |first=N. |date=29 May 2019 |title=Ilaiyaraaja opens up about his spat with SPB |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/ilaiyaraaja-on-his-spat-with-sp-balasubrahmanyam/article27288083.ece |access-date=16 June 2021}}</ref>
The music was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]], with lyrics by [[Kannadasan]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 June 1979 |title=Rishimoolam |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/rishimoolam/tLC-utXiLW8_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215060509/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/rishimoolam/tLC-utXiLW8_ |archive-date=15 December 2021 |access-date=16 June 2021 |website=[[JioSaavn]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Rishimoolam Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraaja |url=https://macsendisk.com/product/rishimoolam-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraaja/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019054615/https://macsendisk.com/product/rishimoolam-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraaja/ |archive-date=19 October 2022 |access-date=19 October 2022 |website=Macsendisk}}</ref> The song "Neramithu" was composed at a hotel in [[Mamallapuram]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Anand |first=N. |date=29 May 2019 |title=Ilaiyaraaja opens up about his spat with SPB |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/ilaiyaraaja-on-his-spat-with-sp-balasubrahmanyam/article27288083.ece |url-status=live |access-date=16 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215060526/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/ilaiyaraaja-on-his-spat-with-sp-balasubrahmanyam/article27288083.ece |archive-date=15 December 2021}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
! Song !! Singers !! Length
|-
|-
| 1 || "Neramithu" || [[P. Susheela|Susheela]], [[T. M. Soundararajan]] || rowspan=6|[[Kannadasan]] || 04:34
| "Neramithu" || [[P. Susheela]], [[T. M. Soundararajan]] || 04:34
|-
|-
| 2 || "Vaada En" || [[S. P. Sailaja]] ||  04:20
| "Vaada En" || [[S. P. Sailaja]] ||  04:20
|-
|-
| 3 || "Mazhai Varuvathu" || [[S. Janaki|Janaki]] || 04:39
| "Mazhai Varuvathu" || [[S. Janaki]] || 04:39
|-
|-
| 4 || "Aymbathilum" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]] || 04:37
| "Aymbathilum" || T. M. Soundararajan || 04:37
|-
|-
| 5 || "Nenjil Ulla" || [[P. Jayachandran|Jayachandran]] || 04:21
| "Nenjil Ulla" || [[P. Jayachandran|Jayachandran]] || 04:21
|-
|-
| 6 || "Maamanukku" || S.Janaki
| "Maamanukku" || S. Janaki
|04:36
|04:36
|}
|}
==Reception==
P. S. M. of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' wrote that, rather than delving deep about the weak plot, the film can be watched for the performances of Ganesan and Vijaya.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=பி.எஸ்.எம். |date=10 February 1980 |title=ரிஷி மூலம் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1980-02-10/page/n51/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240411103727/https://archive.org/details/kalki1980-02-10/page/n51/mode/2up |archive-date=11 April 2024 |access-date=11 April 2024 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=51 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==
* {{Cite book |last=Mahendran |title=Cinemavum Naanum |publisher=Karpagam Publications |year=2013 |language=Tamil |trans-title=Cinema and Me |author-link=Mahendran (filmmaker) |orig-year=2004}}
* {{Cite book |last=Mahendran |title=சினிமாவும் நானும் |publisher=Karpagam Publications |year=2013 |language=ta |trans-title=Cinema and I |oclc=54777094 |author-link=Mahendran (filmmaker) |orig-date=2004}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0279370}}
* {{IMDb title}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes}}


{{S. P. Muthuraman}}
{{S. P. Muthuraman}}


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Rishi Moolam
File:Rishi Moolam.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byS. P. Muthuraman
Produced byS. S. Karuppasamy
S. S. K. Sannasi
S. S. K. Sakaralingam
S. S. K. Ganesan
S. S. K. Murugan
Written byMahendran
Based onRishi Moolam (play)
by Mahendran
StarringSivaji Ganesan
K. R. Vijaya
Music byIlaiyaraaja
CinematographyBabu
Edited byR. Vittal
Production
company
S. S. K. Films
Release date
  • 26 January 1980 (1980-01-26)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Rishi Moolam (transl. The Origins of a Sage) is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by S. P. Muthuraman and written by Mahendran. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and K. R. Vijaya. It is based on Mahendran's play of the same name. The film was released on 26 January 1980.[1]

Plot[edit | edit source]

SP Santhosh IPS has a past life. He hides that from his wife Gokila. Gokila loves her husband Santhosh and her son Ashok but at the same time she has a policy that she will forgive anything but not the liar.

At one point, upon learning that her husband Santhosh was a petty thief, she confronts him and leaves him and their son. She moves into her father's home, who is a Justice and applies for divorce in court but the judgement is given in favor of Santhosh.

Though Santhosh wins the case but he still feels guilty and resigns from his SP job. Also he talk to Gokila and tell her that he will give her the divorce and leaves her with his son.

He finds a new job as a tea estate supervisor. He meets Thangam and request her to be the caretaker for his son. When he realises that the caretaker fall in love on him, Santhosh talked to her and get her married to a labor in his tea estate.

Meanwhile Gokila realises her mistake through her childhood teacher and in search of her husband and her son.

Time flies by and his son Ashok grows and become a champion in Tennis. Ashok has another name Amarnath and become a famous Tennis player. While hearing this Gokila and her father feels very happy. Kokila's father goes to meet Amarnath. Gokila too wishes to meet them. But the situations were not allowing her to meet him.

In the end, while observing that Amarnath aka Ashok hates her mother, now Santhosh and his friends play a drama and finally the entire family reunited.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

Rishimoolam was based on the stage play of the same name. Mahendran who wrote the script of the play also wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation.[2] The film was originally titled Dhisaigal Thirumbum.[3] It was Muthuraman's third collaboration with Ganesan. The song "Aimbadhilum Aasai Varum" was shot in Kallikottai, Kerala.[4]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics by Kannadasan.[5][6] The song "Neramithu" was composed at a hotel in Mamallapuram.[7]

Song Singers Length
"Neramithu" P. Susheela, T. M. Soundararajan 04:34
"Vaada En" S. P. Sailaja 04:20
"Mazhai Varuvathu" S. Janaki 04:39
"Aymbathilum" T. M. Soundararajan 04:37
"Nenjil Ulla" Jayachandran 04:21
"Maamanukku" S. Janaki 04:36

Reception[edit | edit source]

P. S. M. of Kalki wrote that, rather than delving deep about the weak plot, the film can be watched for the performances of Ganesan and Vijaya.[8]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Mahendran 2013, p. 344.
  2. ↑ Mahendran 2013, p. 108.
  3. ↑ "சிவாஜி கணேசன் நடிக்கும் திசைகள் திரும்பும்". Anna (in தமிழ்). 25 February 1979. p. 3. Archived from the original on 24 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025 – via Endangered Archives Programme.
  4. ↑ முத்துராமன், எஸ்.பி. (28 October 2015). "சினிமா எடுத்துப் பார் 32: ரஜினி சொன்ன பதில்!". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in தமிழ்). Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Rishimoolam". JioSaavn. 5 June 1979. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Rishimoolam Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraaja". Macsendisk. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  7. ↑ Anand, N. (29 May 2019). "Ilaiyaraaja opens up about his spat with SPB". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  8. ↑ பி.எஸ்.எம். (10 February 1980). "ரிஷி மூலம்". Kalki (in தமிழ்). p. 51. Retrieved 11 April 2024 – via Internet Archive.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

Bibliography[edit | edit source]

  • Mahendran (2013) [2004]. சினிமாவும் நானும் [Cinema and I] (in தமிழ்). Karpagam Publications. OCLC 54777094.

External links[edit | edit source]

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