Velum Mayilum Thunai - Wikipedia
- ️Fri Mar 23 1979
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| Velum Mayilum Thunai | |
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| Directed by | Ra. Sankaran |
| Screenplay by | Ra. Sankaran |
| Story by | Ra. Narayanan |
| Produced by | Rama Narayanan Vijayalakshmi Subramaniyam |
| Starring | M. R. Radha |
| Cinematography | N. K. Viswanathan |
| Edited by | M. Vellaisamy |
| Music by | Shankar–Ganesh |
Production | Sri Devi Priya Films |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Velum Mayilum Thunai ( transl. Succour of Spear and Peacock) is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language devotional film directed and written by Ra. Sankaran with dialogue by S. Rajasekar.[1] The film stars M. R. Radha in dual roles and Baby Sudha. It was released on 23 March 1979.[2]
Velayudham is a non-believer in god while his own son Saravanan opposes him in topic on divine power.
- M. R. Radha as Velayudham and Thanikachalam
- Baby Sudha as Saravanan
- Kannadasan as Kannadasan (Guest appearance)
- Major Sundarrajan as Prohit
- M. N. Rajam as Prohit's Wife
- Neelu as Advocate Appalachari[3]
- Sachu as Poongkodi
- Vijaya Chandrika as Panchali
- I. S. R. as Arjunan
- Jai Ganesh as Kali, Thief
- Radhika as Valli
- S. V. Ramadas as Elephant driver
- Sripriya as Meenakshi, The dumb girl
- Vijayakumar as Sundaresan, Biscope
- Manorama as Manohari
- Typist Gopu as Ekambaram
- Cho as Manohari's husband
The music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh and the lyrics were written by Kannadasan and Vaali.[4]
P. S. M. of Kalki praised Ra. Sankaran for providing devotional offering for devotees.[5]
- ^ "Vijay TV's 'Saravanan Meenatchi' fame Rajasekar passes away". The New Indian Express. 8 September 2019. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "Velum Mayilum Thunai (1979)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ Kolappan, B. (11 May 2018). "Comedian Neelu is no more". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "Velum Mayilum thunai Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Shankar Ganesh". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 9 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ பி. எஸ். எம். (22 April 1979). "வேலும் மயிலும் துணை". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 29. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
