Dheiva Thaai

Dheiva Thaai
Directed by P. Madhavan
Produced by R. M. Veerappan
Screenplay by R. M. Veerappan
T. N. Balu
K. Balachander (dialogues)
Based on an original idea by Nanabhai Bhatt
Starring M. G. Ramachandran
B.Saroja Devi
M.N.Nambiar
S.A.Ashokan
Nagesh
Music by Viswanathan Ramamoorthy
Production
company
Distributed by Sathiya Movies
Release dates
18 July 1964
Running time
175 minutes
Country India
Language Tamil

Dheiva Thaai (English: Divine Mother) is a Tamil language film starring M. G. Ramachandran in the lead role. The film was released in the 1964. The film was one of the biggest hit of 1964. The film was remade in telugu as C.I.D. with NTR in MGR 's role.

Plot

Sivagami (Pandari Bai), a widow, brings up her only son Mâran, in the worship of Karunagaran (S. A. Ashokan), his father died in tragic circumstances.

She hides him for a long time the real version of the facts.

Indeed, Karunagaran, inveterate player of poker, killed accidentally during a game, another participant and found himself the death, afterward during his short escape.

Mâran (MGR), become a c.i.d., sees confiding, the new mission to dismantle traffickers' network.

It turns out that the man in the head this terrorist organization is other than his father, Karunagaran.

Mâran and the one who is called up now Baba (alias Karunagaran), ignores each other, their family ties, excepted Sivagami, in the center of a cornelian dilemma :

To choose between her husband or his son ? To assure his role of faithful wife or that of an affectionate mother ?

Some story-line of the movie is taken from Dr. No, the first James Bond movie starring Sean Connery, in particular, the introduction of the hero, the secret agent Mâran played by MGR.

Cast

Actor Role
M. G. Ramachandran as Mâran, a C.I.D. officer
Saroja Devi as Mégala
M. N. Nambiar as Madhan
S. A. Ashokan as Karunagaran
S. V. Sahasranamam as DIG Mohan
Nagesh as Vidwan Sargunam
Pandari Bai as Sivagami
S. N. Lakshmi as Mégala 's grandmother

Production

K. Balachander while working in the Accountant General's office, was offered to write the dialogues for the film by its lead actor M. G. Ramachandran.[1][2][3] Balachander was initially reluctant, as he was more theatre-oriented, but on the insistence of his friends he decided to work on the film. Producer of the film Mr. R.M. Veerappan convinced Balachander to write the dialogues and launched him in the silver screen business.

Soundtrack

The music composed by Viswanathan Ramamoorthy.[4] The songs Öru Pennai Parthu", "Indha Punnagai" and "Moondrezhuthuil" were well received.[5]

No. Song Singers Lyrics Length (m:ss)
1 Kathalikkathe P. Susheela Vaali 04:02
2 Paruvam Ponapaathaiyele P. Susheela 04:32
3 Moondrezhuthil En T. M. Soundararajan 03:08
4 Indha Punnagai T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela 05:14
5 Vannakkili T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela 03:40
6 Oru Pennai Parthu T. M. Soundararajan 04:37
7 Unmaikku Veliyithu Seerkazhi Govindarajan Alangudhi Sômu 04:37

References

Bibliography

External links

Deiva Thaai at the Internet Movie Database

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