''Yaar Paiyyan'' () is a 1957 Indian

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directed by T. R. Raghunath and written by

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. A remake of the

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film '' Chheley Kaar'' (1954), it stars

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, K. Savitri, N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Mathuram and Daisy Irani. The film revolves around the efforts of a destitute boy to find his parents. ''Yaar Paiyyan'' was released on 26 July 1957 and emerged a success.

Plot

Poori, a young boy, does not know who his parents are, and has been looking relentlessly for them. While sitting on a park bench, Poori asks the man seated beside him his name. When the man introduces himself as Sundararajan, Poori declares that he is his father. This affects Sundararajan's life, even derailing his plans of marrying Latha, his lover. The president of a mental hospital with a mentally-imbalanced daughter creates more trouble for Sundararajan. Ultimately, the truth about Poori's parentage is revealed: he is the illegitimate son of Kumar, a soldier, and the abandoned mother committed suicide, leaving Poori destitute. Attracted to Poori, Sundararajan and Latha decide to adopt him as their own son.

Cast

as Sundararajan * K. Savitri as Latha * N. S. Krishnan as Kandasamy Mudhaliyar * T. A. Mathuram as Deivayaanai * Daisy Irani as Poori * M. K. Mustafa as Kumar * K. Sarangapani * T. R. Ramachandran as Sankar * V. K. Ramasamy *

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* P. S. Gnanam * Vidhyavathi

Production

''Yaar Paiyyan'', a remake of the

film '' Chheley Kaar'' (1954) written by Sriyuktha Jyothirmaye Roy, was directed by T. R. Raghunath and produced by N. S. Thiraviam and T. A. Dorairajan under Vijaya Films. The screenplay was written by

, cinematography was handled by

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, editing by S. A. Murugesh, and art direction was handled by Ganga. The final length of the film was .

Soundtrack

The music was composed by S. Dakshinamurthi and the lyrics were written by A. Maruthakasi. Dakshinamurthi composed all songs except "Thandhai Yaaro", which was composed by T. Chalapathi Rao.

Release and reception

''Yaar Paiyyan'' was released on 26 July 1957, and emerged a success. Sekar and Sundar jointly reviewed the film for ''

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'', praising Irani's performance. Kanthan of ''

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'' wrote .

References

External links

* * 1950s children's comedy films 1950s Indian films 1950s Tamil-language films 1957 films Films directed by T. R. Raghunath Films scored by Susarla Dakshinamurthi Films scored by T. M. Ibrahim Indian children's comedy films Tamil remakes of Bengali films Tamil-language Indian films {{Improve categories, date=September 2024