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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
| name = Thaayillamal Naan Illai
| image = Thaayillamal Naan Illai.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = R. Thyagarajan
| screenplay =
| story = Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar
| producer = C. Thandayuthapani
| starring =
| cinematography = P. N. Sundaram
| editing = M. G. Balu Rao
| music = ShankarGanesh
| studio = Thevar Films
| distributor =
| released =
| runtime = 135 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'Thaayillamal Naan Illai' is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language film directed by R. Thyagarajan. The film stars Kamal Haasan, Sridevi, Major Sundarrajan and Jai Ganesh, with Rajinikanth and Nagesh in guest roles. It was released on 14 April 1979, and became a box office hit.
Plot
Raja, the son of a poor and widowed washerwoman, is well-talented in the arts from his childhood. A man who runs a drama troupe is impressed with Raja's talent and enlists him in this troupe and Raja's mother travels with the troupe as well. While performing in a zameen with the troupe, Raja meets and falls in love with the zamindar's daughter Bhuvana and they engage in a secretive romance assisted by Bhuvana's pet peacock Vadivelan. When the zamindar becomes aware of their relationship, he agrees to get them only married only if Raja cuts all ties with his mother, considering her poor status. Raja refuses and unable to convince her adamant father, Bhuvana elopes with Raja and joins the troupe as well. This enrages the zamindar's villainous nephew Mohan, who had been eyeing the zameen's ownership by marrying Bhuvana. Whether Raja and Bhuvana are able to thwart the odds against them form the rest of the story.
Cast
*Kamal Haasan as Raja
*Sridevi as Bhuvana
*Rajinikanth as Bichwa Bakri (guest appearance)
*Nagesh as Mannargudi Minor (guest appearance)
*Jai Ganesh as Mohanasundaram
*Major Sundarrajan as Jameen
*Thengai Srinivasan as Master of Drama
*Sukumari as Sivakami
*Madhu Malini as Jaya
*Suruli Rajan as Sigamani
*Sachu as Servant
*V. Gopalakrishnan as Village people
*Y. G. Mahendran as Drama artist
*Idachappuli Selvaraj as Drama artist
*Typist Gopu as Karkoda
*Pakoda Kadhar as Kadhar
Production
Kamal Haasan was given a "curly wig" and he grew a French beard to portray his character. This was the last film in which Haasan, Sridevi and Rajinikanth acted together.
Soundtrack
All songs are written by Kannadasan and Vaali. Composed by ShankarGanesh.
For the dubbed Hindi version, the lyrics were written by Madhukar.
Release
'Thaayillamal Naan Illai' was released on 14 April 1979, and ran for over 200 days in theatres. It was dubbed into Hindi as 'Aakhri Sangram' in 1984.
References
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