Thedi Vandha Selvam

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Thedi Vandha Selvam
File:Thedi Vandha Selvam.jpg
Directed byP. Neelakantan
Produced byP. Neelakantan
StarringS. S. Rajendran
Rajasulochana
B. Saroja Devi
Music byT. G. Lingappa
Edited byV. P. Natarajan[1]
Production
company
Arasu Pictures
Release date
  • 16 July 1958 (1958-07-16)
[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

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]

Credits adapted from The Hindu:[2]

Production[edit]

P. Neelakantan produced and directed Thedi Vandha Selvam under his production company Arasu Pictures.[2]

Music[edit]

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]

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]

  1. ↑ 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. Archived from the original on 24 March 2017.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 G. Neelamegam. Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil). Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition December 2014. p. 146.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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