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| Thaaye Unakkaga | |
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| Directed by | P. Pullaiah |
| Produced by | R. M. Kannappan |
| Screenplay by | Kannadasan |
| Based on | Ballad of a Soldier |
| Starring | See "Cast" |
| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
Production company | Sree Kamalaalayam |
| Distributed by | Sembi[1] |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Thaaye Unakkaga (transl. Mother, for you only) is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language film directed by P. Pullaiah and written by Kannadasan. The film has an ensemble cast. The film had musical score by K. V. Mahadevan. It is a remake of the Russian film Ballad of a Soldier.[2] The film was released on 26 August 1966.[3]
Plot[edit | edit source]
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Sivaji Ganesan as Captain Swamy[4]
- S. S. Rajendran as Military Soldier
- Muthuraman as Johnson
- Nagesh as Milltary Camp Mess Supplier
- Padmini as Devi
- Vijayakumari as Lakshmi
- Devika as Geetha
- Jayalalithaa as Komala
- Shanthakumari as Raju's mother
- Sivakumar as Raju
- V. K. Ramasamy as Aarumugam
- Kannaiah as Kannaiya
- Pushpalatha as Radha
- C. K. Saraswathi as Sarasu
- Manohar as Rajankam
- Sundarrajan as Antony
- Ramadas as Military Soldier
- Manorama as Padma
- Kumari Sachu as (Dancer)
Production[edit | edit source]
After watching the Russian film Ballad of a Soldier at the International Film Festival in Madras, Kannadasan wanted to remake it in Tamil.[5]
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
Soundtrack was composed by K. V. Mahadevan.[6]
- "Oru Kodi" – Sirkazhi Govindarajan
- "Poonthendrak Isai" – P. B. Srinivas
- "Yesunathar Pesinaal" – B. Vasantha
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Thaye Unakkaga!". The Indian Express. 23 August 1966. p. 3.
- ↑ "'Thaye Unakkaga' to be screened". The Hindu. 23 May 2014. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ↑ "நடிகர்திலகத்தின் பட வரிசைப்பட்டியல்". Seithi Saral (in தமிழ்). 30 September 2020. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ↑ "வீரபாண்டிய கட்டபொம்மன் 60: தூக்கில் போடாதீர்கள்..!". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in தமிழ்). 6 September 2019. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ↑ "இயக்குநரானார் சந்திரபாபு!". Dinakaran. 7 August 2011. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ↑ "Thaaye Unakkaaga". JioSaavn. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.