''Valliyin Selvan'' () is a 1955 Indian Tamil-language

children's film A children's film, or family film, is a film genre that contains children or relates to them in the context of home and family. Children's films are made specifically for children and not necessarily for a general audience, while family films ar ...

written and directed by Kothamangalam Subbu. The film stars Lalitha, Sahasranamam,

M. S. Sundari Bai Madurai Saurashtra Sundari Bai (2 March 1923 – 12 March 2006) was an Indian actress, singer and dancer who worked mainly in Tamil cinema from the 1940s to the 1970s. Sundari Bai was the wife of writer and director Kothamangalam Subbu. Her mos ...

and

S. V. Subbaiah S. V. Subbaiah (1920-1980) was an Indian actor who featured mainly in Tamil-language plays and films. He featured mostly in character roles that communicated emotional feelings. Early life Subbaiah hails from Sengottai in Tirunelveli distri ...

Plot

A rich man is childless and wants to remarry. His wife is worried. Their household servant gives his infant son to the lady who convinces the rich man that the baby was born to her. The lady's brother knows the truth. The servant's wife dies. After some time the lady conceives and gives birth to a son. She starts neglecting the servant's son. She also ill treats him. So the servant tries to take away his son. However, the rich man, who is not aware of the truth, thinks the servant is trying to abduct the eldest boy and beats the servant. The elder boy learns that he is the son of the servant and goes away to live with the servant, his real father. The younger boy becomes very ill. The doctor who examines him says he is affected by the loss of his elder brother and he can be cured only if the elder boy returns home. The lady, mistaking her husband for her brother, tells the truth. Thus, the rich man learns the truth. The rich man begs the servant to give him his son. The servant initially objects but due to the plight of the younger boy, sends his son to the rich man.

Cast

* Lalitha as Vathsala * Sahasranamam as Manoharam Pillay *

Sundari Bai Madurai Saurashtra Sundari Bai (2 March 1923 – 12 March 2006) was an Indian actress, singer and dancer who worked mainly in Tamil cinema from the 1940s to the 1970s. Sundari Bai was the wife of writer and director Kothamangalam Subbu. Her most ...

as Valli *

as Kandan * Vanaja as Leela * R. Ganesan as Murthy *

T. S. Durairaj T. S. Durairaj (31 December 1910 – 2 June 1986) was a Tamil film comedian, drama artist, producer and director in the early stages of the Tamil film industry (Kollywood). He received a Kalaimamani award from the Tamil Nadu Government in 2 ...

as Sheristadar Doraiswamy Pillay * P. S. Gnanam as Manoharam Pillay's sister * Master Murali as Raju * Master Babuji as Balu

Production

The film was produced by United Film Arts, a subsidiary company of

Gemini Studios Gemini Studios was an Indian film studio based in Madras, Tamil Nadu. It was launched when S. S. Vasan, a businessman of many ventures (including the ownership of Ananda Vikatan) bought Motion Picture Producers' Combines from Krishnaswamy Subr ...

Soundtrack

Music was composed by P. S. Anantharaman and lyrics were penned by Kothamangalam Subbu.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=1458698 1950s Tamil-language films 1955 films Films directed by Kothamangalam Subbu Films with screenplays by Kothamangalam Subbu Indian black-and-white films Indian children's films