Irumbu Thirai

Irumbu Thirai
Directed by S. S. Vasan
Produced by S. S. Vasan
Written by Story: Gemini Story Department
Dialogue: Kothamangalam Subbu
Starring Vyjayanthimala
Saroja Devi
Sivaji Ganesan
K. A. Thangavelu
Music by S. V. Venkatraman
Cinematography P. Elappa
N. C. Bala Krishna
Edited by M. Umanath
Production
company
Distributed by Gemini Studios
Release dates
 14 January 1960
Running time
 18396 feet
Country India
Language Tamil

Irumbu Thirai (English: Iron Curtain) is a 1960 Black-and-white Mondo film Tamil film written by produced and directed by S. S. Vasan. The film stars Shivaji Ganesan Vyjayanthimala, Saroja Devi [1] with K. A. Thangavelu, S. V. Ranga Rao, Pandari Bai and Vasundhara Devi as the ensemble cast of the film. This film is a remake of Hindi film Paigham released a year earlier. The film's soundtrack was composed by S. V. Venkatraman and the lyrics were penned by Kothamangalam Subbu, Papanasam Sivan and Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram. The editing was done by M. Umanath while the camera was handled by P. Elappa and N. C. Bala Krishna. The story revolves around the two brothers Manikam and Kondamuthu and their mill owner.

Plot

The story revolves around the two brothers Manikam and Kondamuthu and their mill owner.

Cast

Actor Role
Sivaji Ganesan Manikam
K. A. Thangavelu Kondamuthu
Vyjayanthimala Manju
Saroja Devi Malathi
S. V. Ranga Rao Mill Owner
Pandari Bai Manikam and Kondamuthu's mother
Vasundhara Devi Manju's mother

Crew

Production

In 1959, S. S. Vasan was making a Tamil film which would be a bilingual to Hindi film Paigham starring Dilip Kumar and Vyjayanthimala with theme built around capital-labour relations.[2][3] The untitled film was referred as "Gemini Production .. ..", after some unsuccessful over the suggestion of the title, Vasan invited his employees to suggest a title for the under-production movie where almost 2, 500 entries was submitted to him.[2] After examining one by one, he finally satisfied with the title Irumbu Thirai, which means Iron Curtain, which symbolized the ideology of Marxist film theory.[2] He also hosted a reception to honor the boy who suggested the title and rewarded him with some price money.[2] For the mother of the lead actress, Vasundhara Devi the real-life mother of Vyjayanthimala was fixed where she also reprises her role in the Hindi version of the film,[4] along with her all the female cast including Vyjayanthimala, B. Saroja Devi, Pandari Bai also reprises their roles as well.[5][6]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by S. V. Venkatraman who earlier had many hit number through Bhookailas, Meera, Valmiki and Panakkaari.[3] The hit album had Kothamangalam Subbu, Papanasam Sivan and Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram as the lyricists.[7] The singers consist of T. M. Soundararajan, P. Leela, Thiruchi Loganathan, L. R. Eswari, Radha Jayalakshmi, Seerkazhi Govindarajan.[8] The song Nenjil Kudiyirukkum was well received by the audience especially the line “nilamai ennavendru theriyuma,” which was made in Shanmukhapriya raga was also appreciated by critics alike.[9]

No. Song Singers Lyrics Length (m:ss)
1 Nenjil Kudiyirukkum T. M. Soundararajan & P. Leela Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram
2 Pottukitta Renduperum Thiruchi Loganathan & L. R. Eswari
3 Aasai Konda Nenju P. Leela
4 Manidharai Manidhar Sari Nigar Samamaai Seerkazhi Govindarajan
5 Kaiyile Vaanginen Paiyile Podalai Thiruchi Loganathan
6 Enna Seidhaalum Radha Jayalakshmi Papanasam Sivan
7 Dabba Dabba
8 Nandri Ketta Manitha
9 Nikkatuma
10 Erai Piditthavanum

See also

References

  1. ↑ SRA (2001-10-12). "Stamp to honour Sivaji". Chennai, India: The Hindu. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Randor Guy (2003-05-23). "With a finger on people's pulse". The Hindu. Retrieved 2011-11-24.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Tunesmith of many dimensions". The Hindu. 2011-04-21. Retrieved 2011-11-24.
  4. ↑ "Mother's Day Special". Indiaglitz.com. 2011-05-08. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
  5. ↑ Randor Guy (2003-02-21). "Remembering Pandari Bai". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
  6. ↑ K. Pradeep (2011-11-02). "Dance and Vyjayantimala". The Hindu. Retrieved 2011-11-24.
  7. ↑ "Kottamangalam Subbu - Filmography - Lyricist". Kottamangalamsubbu.com. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
  8. ↑ "Irumbu Thirai (1960)". Raaga.com. Retrieved 2011-11-24.
  9. ↑ Charulatha Mani (2011-09-02). "A Raga's Journey - Sacred Shanmukhapriya". The Hindu. Retrieved 2011-11-24.

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