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Thai Ullam
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	K. Ramnoth
Screenplay by	S. D. Sundaram Umachandran
Based on	East Lynne by Ellen Wood
Produced by	Pattanna
Starring	V. Nagayya Manohar M. V. Rajamma Madhuri Devi
Cinematography	N. Prakash
Edited by	S. P. Chandrasekar
Music by	V. Nagayya A. Rama Rao
Production company	Narayanan & Company
Distributed by	Narayanan & Company
Release date	9 February 1952 (1952-02-09)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Thai Ullam (transl. Mother's Heart) is a 1952 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. Ramnoth. Starring V. Nagayya, Manohar and R. Ganesh, the film has music composed by Nagayya and A. Rama Rao. It is an adaptation of the 1861 novel East Lynne, by Ellen Wood. The film was released on 9 February 1952, and emerged both a critical and commercial success.

Plot

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Cast

Supporting cast

T. K. Kalyanam, G. V. Sharma, Nandaram, Loose Arumugam, and V. T. Kalyanam.

Production

K. Ramnoth, who had left Gemini Studios on 15 August 1947, worked for Narayanan & Company, for which he made the film Thai Ullam, an adaptation of the 1861 novel East Lynne by Ellen Wood. While Manohar was cast as the male lead, T. S. Balaiah was considered for playing the antagonist. He however opted out of the project after demanding a salary of ₹75,000, which he was refused. Subsequently, he was replaced by a then struggling actor named R. Ganesh, who later became known as Gemini Ganesan.

Soundtrack

The songs were composed by Nagayya and A. Rama Rao, with lyrics by Kanakasurabhi, Subramania Bharati and Kavimani Desigavinayagam Pillai. The song "Vella Thamarai" is based on Bharati's poem of the same name. The song "Konjum Puraave" is based on the song "Thandi Hawayen" from the Hindi film Naujawan (1951). That, along with the songs "Kovil Muluthum Kanden", "Kathayai Kelada", "Vellai Thamarai" and "Poo Chendu Nee" attained popularity.

Release

Thai Ullam was released on 9 February 1952, and distributed by Narayanan & Company themselves. The film was both a critical and commercial success, and a major breakthrough for Ganesh, who would later become a part of the "Big Three" of Tamil cinema, the other two being Sivaji Ganesan and M. G. Ramachandran.

References

1. ^ "1952 – தாய் உள்ளம் – நாராயணன் அன் கம்பெனி" [1952 – Thai Ullam – Narayanan and Company.]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 14 September 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
2. ^ தாய் உள்ளம் [Mother's Heart] (PDF) (song book) (in Tamil). Narayanan & Company. 1952. Retrieved 2 September 2024 – via Internet Archive.
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9. Sriram, V. (14 March 2018). "From Thandi Hawayen to Konjum Purave". Madras Heritage and Carnatic Music. Archived from the original on 14 September 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
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External links

• Thai Ullam at IMDb 

• 1952 films
• 1950s Indian films
• 1950s Tamil-language films
• Films based on British novels
• Films directed by K. Ramnoth
• Films scored by V. Nagayya
• Films scored by A. Rama Rao
• Tamil-language Indian films