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Thisai Maariya Paravaigal
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Wikipedia article
'Thisai Maariya Paravaigal' is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language romance film, directed by S. Jagadeesan.https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1979/nov/04-11-1979/p60.jpg https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1979/nov/11-11-1979/p54.jpg The film was produced by P. S. Veerappa and P. S. V. Hari Haran under his productions P. S. V. Pictures. The film screenplay were written by P. L. Sundararajan. Music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan. It stars Sarath Babu and Sumalatha. This was Sumalatha's debut film appearance.
Plot
A harijan girl is brought up by a high-cast Brahmin in the agraharam, and the family is faced with antagonism and hatred. The girl's marriage to a Brahmin boy is thwarted, and out of frustration, she joins a nunnery.
Cast
* Sarath Babu
* Sumalatha
* Major Sundararajan
* V. S. Raghavan
* M. N. Rajam
* T. V. Kumudhini
*G. Srinivasan
* Veera Raghavan
* P. S. Veerappa
*Usilai Mani
* Thyagaraj
* Desikan
* P. P. Subbaiah
* Leela
* Rooba Mohan
* MLA Thangaraj
Production
'Thisai Maariya Paravaigal' is Sumalatha's feature film debut. It was shot in Gobichettipalayam.
Awards
19791980 'Tamil Nadu State Film Award'
* Won Best Film (Second Prize) S. Jagadeesan
* Won Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Story Writer S. Jagadeesan
* Won Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Male Playback T. M. Soundararajan
* Won Devar's New Face Award Sumalatha
Soundtrack
Music was by M. S. Viswanathan and lyrics were written Ramalingaswamigal, Kannadasan and Pulamaipithan. The song "Raja Vaada Singa Kutti" is based on 'Kuntalavarali' raga.
References
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