Velum Mayilum Thunai
| Velum Mayilum Thunai | |
|---|---|
DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Ra. Sankaran |
| Written by | Rajasekhar (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Ra. Sankaran |
| Story by | Rama Narayanan |
| Produced by | Rama Narayanan Vijayalakshmi Subramaniyam |
| Starring | M. R. Radha |
| Cinematography | N. K. Viswanathan |
| Edited by | M. Vellaisamy |
| Music by | Shankar–Ganesh |
Production company | Sri Devi Priya Films |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Velum Mayilum Thunai (/veɪlum/ transl. Succour of Spear and Peacock) is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language devotional film directed and written by Ra. Sankaran with dialogue by Rajasekhar. The film stars M. R. Radha in dual roles and Baby Sudha. It was released on 23 March 1979.[1][2]
Plot
Velayudham is a non-believer in god while his own son Saravanan opposes him in topic on divine power.
Cast
- M. R. Radha as Velayudham and Thanikachalam
- Baby Sudha as Saravanan
- Kannadasan as Kannadasan (Guest appearance)
- Major Sundarrajan as Prohit
- M. N. Rajam as Prohit's Wife
- Neelu as Advocate Appalachari[3]
- Sachu as Poongkodi
- Vijaya Chandrika as Panchali
- I. S. R. as Arjunan
- Jai Ganesh as Kali, Thief
- Radhika as Valli
- S. V. Ramadas as Elephant driver
- Sripriya as Meenakshi, The dumb girl
- Vijayakumar as Sundaresan, Biscope
- Manorama as Manohari
- Typist Gopu as Ekambaram
- Cho as Manohari's husband
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh and the lyrics were written by Kannadasan and Vaali.[4]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Aathoram Neeyee Ganapathy" | Kannadasan | Sirkazhi Govindarajan Bangalore Ramani Ammal | |
| 2. | "Kanthane Varuga" | Kannadasan | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:30 |
| 3. | "Pandia Mannanin Rajakumari" | Vaali | Vani Jairam | 4:36 |
| 4. | "Velum Mayilum Thunai" | K. Veeramani | 4:06 |
Reception
P. S. M. of Kalki praised Ra. Sankaran for providing devotional offering for devotees.[5]
References
- ^ "Velum Mayilum Thunai (1979)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "மக்கள் திலகம் நடித்த படம் தான் பார்ப்பேன்: ஸ்ரீப்ரியா கூறுகிறார்". Anna (in Tamil). 25 February 1979. p. 3. Archived from the original on 22 May 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2025 – via Endangered Archives Programme.
- ^ Kolappan, B. (11 May 2018). "Comedian Neelu is no more". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "Velum Mayilum thunai Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Shankar Ganesh". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 9 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ பி. எஸ். எம். (22 April 1979). "வேலும் மயிலும் துணை". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 29. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
