Alli Petra Pillai
| Alli Petra Pillai | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | K. Somu |
| Written by | A. P. Nagarajan |
| Produced by | A. Maruthakasi K. V. Mahadevan Violin Mahadevan V. K. Muthuramalingam |
| Starring | S. V. Sahasranamam Pandari Bai V. K. Ramaswamy |
| Cinematography | V. K. Gopanna[1] |
| Edited by | T. V. Jayarangan[1] |
| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
Production company | M. M. Productions |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Alli Petra Pillai (lit. 'The boy Alli gave birth to') is a 1959 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. Somu and written by A. P. Nagarajan. Produced by A. Maruthakasi under the banner M. M. Productions, the film stars S. V. Sahasranamam, Pandari Bai and V. K. Ramaswamy. It is a remake of the Hindi film Tonga-wali (1955).[1][2]
Cast
Credits adapted from Film News Anandan:[1]
- S. V. Sahasranamam
- Pandari Bai
- V. K. Ramaswamy
- M. N. Rajam
- K. Sarangkapani
- T. P. Muthulakshmi
- S. S. Rajendran
- Padmini Priyadarshini
- A. Karunanidhi
Production
Besides producing the film under M. M. Productions, A. Maruthakasi also worked as lyricist.[1] The other producers were K. V. Mahadevan (who also worked as music director), Violin Mahadevan and V. K. Muthuramalingam.[1] The film prominently features a horse, which was brought from Mangalore by Maruthakasi.[2] This was the only film Maruthakasi had produced and was supposed to be completed within six months; instead it took two years as Maruthakasi was busy writing lyrics and also false rumours of him not writing lyrics led to huge problems.[2]
Soundtrack
Music was scored by K. V. Mahadevan while the lyrics were penned by A. Maruthakasi.[1] Playback singers are P. Susheela, T. M. Soundararajan, Sirkazhi Govindarajan, Thiruchi Loganathan, G. Ramanathan, S. C. Krishnan, Jikki and L. R. Eswari.[3] Two songs from the film – "Ejaman Petra Selvame" and "Paisaavai Pottu Naisaaga Vaangi" – attained popularity.[2][4] The former is set in the carnatic raga known as Vakulabharanam.[5]
| No. | Song | Singer/s | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Asai Athaan Kai Pidikka" | P. Susheela | 03:47 |
| 2 | "Arivirukkum Anbirukkum" | T. M. Soundararajan | |
| 3 | "Ammaa Appaa Yenru" | Sirkazhi Govindarajan | 01:17 |
| 4 | "Summa Summa Sirichukittu" | P. Susheela | |
| 5 | "Kaathiruken Velyoram" | Thiruchi Loganathan & L. R. Eswari | 03:16 |
| 6 | "Paisaavai Pottu Naisaaga Vaangi" | S. C. Krishnan | 01:52 |
| 7 | "Ejaman Petra Selvame" | G. Ramanathan | 03:01 |
| 8 | "Nalla Naalu Romba Nalla Naalu" | T. M. Soundararajan, Sirkazhi Govindarajan & Thiruchi Loganathan | 02:46 |
| 9 | "Nalla Naalu Romba Nalla Naalu" | T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela | 01:39 |
| 10 | "Onnum Onnum Serndhaaka" | Sirkazhi Govindarajan & Jikki | 02:55 |
Release and reception
Alli Petra Pillai was released on 31 July 1959. The film was a commercial failure, and made Maruthakasi face huge debts.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g 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 12 March 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "மருதகாசி சொந்தமாக தயாரித்த அல்லி பெற்ற பிள்ளை" [Alli Petra Pillai was personally produced by Maruthakasi]. Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 17 January 2017. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ Neelamegam, G. (2014). Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil) (1 ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. p. 160.
- ^ Gopalakrishnan, P. V. (14 August 2017). "Filmy Ripples – When the vendors lipped a song". The Cinema Resource Centre. Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ^ "பாடிய இசையமைப்பாளர்களும் வாடிய பாடகர்களும்!". Dinamalar (in Tamil). Nellai. 15 March 2016. Archived from the original on 7 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.