''Thiyagi'' () is a 1947 Indian
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
People, culture and language
* Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka
** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ...
-language film directed by Ramjibhai Arya and S. R. Krishna Ayyangar
and featured
V. N. Janaki and N. Krishnamurthi in the lead roles.
Plot
The story is of a
dalit
Dalit ( from meaning "broken/scattered") is a term used for untouchables and outcasts, who represented the lowest stratum of the castes in the Indian subcontinent. They are also called Harijans. Dalits were excluded from the fourfold var ...
girl. The son of a wealthy
Zamindar
A zamindar in the Indian subcontinent was an autonomous or semi-autonomous feudal lord of a ''zamindari'' (feudal estate). The term itself came into use during the Mughal Empire, when Persian was the official language; ''zamindar'' is the ...
who was educated abroad, falls in love with the dalit girl. The girl is prevented from entering a temple by the priest. She undergoes various difficulties in life owing to the lowly status of her caste. The film exposed the difficulties faced by oppressed people including proscription from entering temples.
Cast
The following list is adapted from
The Hindu
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article
and from the database of
Film News Anandan
Film News Anandan (born Mani) was an Indian film historian and photographer based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He was popularly known as the "walking encyclopedia" of Tamil cinema.
Early life
Anandan was born as Mani. His father P. K. Gnanasagara ...
.
*
V. N. Janaki
*N. Krishnamurthi
*V. S. Mani
*''Stunt'' Somu
*K. Devanarayanan
*K. S. Angamuthu
*Thodi Kannan
*Kolathu Mani
*T. V. Sethuraman
*C. K. Nagaratnam
*V. Saroja
Soundtrack
Music was composed by
S. V. Venkatraman and
T. R. Ramanathan while the lyrics were penned by Papanasam Rajagopala Iyer. The songs had a patriotic theme with social values and were acclaimed by the people.
Reception
The film fared well at the box office and is remembered for the splendid performance of V. N. Janaki and for the songs with social themed lyrics and pleasing music.
References
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Indian drama films
Films scored by S. V. Venkatraman
1947 drama films
1947 films
Indian black-and-white films
Films scored by T. R. Ramanathan