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| name = Sivagangai Seemai | | name = Sivagangai Seemai | ||
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| director = [[K. Shankar]] | | director = [[K. Shankar]] | ||
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| music = [[Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]] | | music = [[Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]] | ||
| studio = Kannadasan Productions | | studio = Kannadasan Productions | ||
| released = {{film date| | | released = {{film date|1957|5|19|df=y}} | ||
| runtime = 173 minutes{{Sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=361}} | | runtime = 173 minutes{{Sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=361}} | ||
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'''''Sivagangai Seemai''''' ({{translation|The Land of Sivagangai}}) is a | '''''Sivagangai Seemai''''' ({{translation|The Land of Sivagangai}}) is a 1957 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 1957. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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== Soundtrack == | == 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 | 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> | ||
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== Release and reception == | == Release and reception == | ||
''Sivagangai Seemai'' was released on 19 May | ''Sivagangai Seemai'' was released on 19 May 1957,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sri Kantha |first=Sachi |author-link=Sachi Sri Kantha |date=7 April 2015 |title=MGR Remembered – 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 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19590206&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=7 April 2018 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=10 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{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 – 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 2013}}</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://archive.org/download/kalki1959-06-07/kalki1959-06-07.pdf |access-date=6 October 2024 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |pages=17–18 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</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 2019}}</ref> but because of its theme and historic content, it acquired [[cult film|cult]] status in later years.<ref name="guy" /> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
* {{Cite book | | * {{Cite book |last1=Dechamma C. C. |first1=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}} | * {{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}} | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* {{IMDb title | * {{IMDb title}} | ||
{{K. Shankar}} | {{K. Shankar}} | ||
[[Category:1950s historical drama films]] | [[Category:1950s historical drama films]] | ||
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[[Category:1950s war drama films]] | [[Category:1950s war drama films]] | ||
[[Category:1959 films]] | [[Category:1959 films]] | ||
[[Category:Epic films based on actual events]] | [[Category:Epic films based on actual events]] | ||
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| Sivagangai Seemai | |
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 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 |
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Running time | 173 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Sivagangai Seemai (transl. The Land of Sivagangai) is a 1957 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 1957.
Plot[edit | edit source]
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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[edit | edit source]
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Production[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
Sivagangai Seemai was released on 19 May 1957,[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[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 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 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ↑ 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 2018 – via Google News Archive.
- ↑ 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 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ↑ காந்தன் (7 June 1959). "சிவகங்கைச் சீமை" (PDF). Kalki (in தமிழ்). pp. 17–18. Retrieved 6 October 2024 – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ 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 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
Bibliography[edit | edit source]
- 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.