Ilaya Thalaimurai

Ilaya Thalaimurai
Ilaya Thalaimurai
	Poster
Directed by	Krishnan–Panju
Written by	Malliyam Rajagopal
Starring	Sivaji Ganesan; Vanisri
Cinematography	S. Maruthi Rao
Edited by	Panchabi
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Production; company	Yogachitra
Release date	1976;
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Ilaya Thalaimurai (transl. Younger Generation) is a 1976 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by Krishnan–Panju and written by Malliyam Rajagopal. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and Vanisri.^[1]

Plot

Sampath is a poor graduate trying to find a job. Sakunthala is a rich young woman whose mother wants her to marry Kalai the chairman and also a friend of Sampath. Sakunthala and Sampath fall in love but face resistance from her mother and Kalai. Sampath heads to Madras to find work and becomes the warden of a college dorm. The terms of the job require him to remain unmarried and he isolates himself from Sakunthala. At the dorm, he is strict but acts as a positive guide to the students, helping them through various issues. His exacting expectations earn him a few enemies among the students, particularly Vasu. Sampath faces obstacles both in his mission to ensure the younger generation are heading in the right direction and in his goal of reuniting with Sakunthala.

Cast

Sivaji Ganesan as Sampath
Vanisri as Sakunthala
V. K. Ramasamy
K. D. Santhanam
M. N. Rajam as Kokila
S. N. Lakshmi
Srikanth as Vasu
Vijayakumar as Pandu
M. R. R. Vasu as Kalai
Nagesh as Sharma
Suruli Rajan
Y. G. Mahendran
Manorama as Ambujam Maami
K. Vijayan
Kathadi Ramamurthy
Junior Balaiah as Gopal
Veeraraghavan

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, while songs were written by Kannadasan and Malliyam Rajagopal.^[2]^[3]

Song	Singers	Lyrics	Length
"Ilaya Thalai Murai"	M. S. Viswanathan, Kovai Soundararajan	Malliyam Rajagopal	04:28
"Kannanavan"	T. M. Soundararajan	Kannadasan	04:24
"Kettaiye Oru Kelvi"	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela		03:27
"Oru Naal Iravu"	P. Susheela		04:08
"Oru Arai Koduththal"	T. M. Soundararajan, Vani Jairam		03:40
"Pombalaya Latchanama"	T. M. Soundararajan		03:28
"Singara Therkooda"			04:39
"Yaar Enna Sonnal"			03:36

Reception

In a review dated 14 November 1976, Kanthan of Kalki criticised the story, said the film's only redeeming aspect was its cinematography.^[4]

References

^ "181-190". Nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
^ "Songs from Ilaya Thalaimurai (1977)". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 23 March 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
^ "Ilayathalaimurai Tamil FIlm EP VInyl Record by M S Viswanathan". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
^ காந்தன் (14 November 1976). "இளைய தலைமுறை". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 62. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.

External links

Ilaya Thalaimurai at IMDb

[1] "181-190". Nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.

[2] "Songs from Ilaya Thalaimurai (1977)". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 23 March 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.

[3] "Ilayathalaimurai Tamil FIlm EP VInyl Record by M S Viswanathan". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.

[4] காந்தன் (14 November 1976). "இளைய தலைமுறை". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 62. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.

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