| Thedi Vandha Selvam | |
|---|---|
| File:Thedi Vandha Selvam.jpg | |
| Directed by | P. Neelakantan |
| Produced by | P. Neelakantan |
| Starring | S. S. Rajendran Rajasulochana B. Saroja Devi |
| Music by | T. G. Lingappa |
| Edited by | V. P. Natarajan[1] |
Production company | Arasu Pictures |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Thedi Vandha Selvam (The son I came searching for) is a 1958 Indian Tamil-language drama film produced and directed by P. Neelakantan. The film stars S. S. Rajendran, Rajasulochana and B. Saroja Devi in the lead roles.[2]
Cast[edit | edit source]
Credits adapted from The Hindu:[2]
- S. S. Rajendran
- Rajasulochana
- B. Saroja Devi
- V. K. Ramaswamy
- T. S. Balaiah
- T. K. Ramachandran
- Kuladeivam Rajagopal
- T. P. Muthulakshmi
- P. R. Mangalam
- Lakshmiprabha
- A. Karunanidhi
- D. Balasubramaniam
- M. A. Ganapathi
- P. S. Seethalakshmi
- P. S. Gnanam
Production[edit | edit source]
P. Neelakantan produced and directed Thedi Vandha Selvam under his production company Arasu Pictures.[2]
Music[edit | edit source]
The music of the film was composed by T. G. Lingappa and the lyrics were penned by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass, A. Maruthakasi, Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram & M. K. Athmanathan.[1] Playback singers are T. M. Soundararajan, Seerkazhi Govindarajan, S. C. Krishnan, P. Leela, P. Susheela, T. V. Rathinam' A. P. Komala and L. R. Eswari.[3]
The songs "Panguni Poi Chithirai Vandhaa" and "Pakkathile Irruppey" were popular with audience.[2] The song Jallikattu kaalai was released on 78 RPM record only and was not included in the film.[3]
| No. | Song | Singer | Lyrics | Length(m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Panguni Poi Chitthirai Vandhaa" | T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela | Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass | 03:29 |
| 2 | "Poovaadai Nee Enakku" | Seerkazhi Govindarajan & T. V. Rathinam | 02:46 | |
| 3 | "Pakkatthila Irruppey" | T. M. Soundararajan & L. R. Eswari | Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram | 03:15 |
| 4 | "Plaatpaaram Mattaminnu Ennaatheenga" | S. C. Krishnan | A. Maruthakasi | 02:52 |
| 5 | "Namba Sarakku Romba Nalla" | T. M. Soundararajan | 02:55 | |
| 6 | "Thangame Thangam" | P. Susheela & A. P. Komala | M. K. Athmanathan | 03:28 |
| 7 | "Ragasiyathilum Ragasiyam" | P. Leela | 02:50 | |
| 8 | "Jallikattu Kaalai" | T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela | 03:29 |
Reception[edit | edit source]
According to film historian Randor Guy, the film was a box office success mainly due to praise for the music and the performances of Rajendran, Ramachandran, Ramasamy and Balaiah.[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ā 1.0 1.1 1.2 Film News Anandan (2004). Saadhanaigal Padaitha thamizh thiraipada varalaru [Tamil film history and its achievements] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivagami Publishers.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ā 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Randor Guy (27 August 2016). "Thedi Vandha Selvam (1958) Tamil". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ā 3.0 3.1 G. Neelamegam. Thiraikalanjiyam ā Part 1 (in Tamil). Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition December 2014. p. 146.
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