Thaai Mookaambikai is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language devotional film directed by K. Shankar, starring K. R. Vijaya, Jaishankar, Sivakumar, Sujatha and other leading actors. The film was released on 9 July 1982.
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| Directed by | K. Shankar |
| Screenplay by | K. Shankar |
| Story by | S. Jegadeesan |
| Produced by | Sivaprasad |
| Starring | K. R. Vijaya Jaishankar Sivakumar Sujatha |
| Cinematography | Kanchi Meenakshisundaram |
| Edited by | K. Shankar K. R. Krishnan V. Jayabal |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Sivashankar Creations |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
editA devotional story revolves around a musician, who devotes his life by singing praises of Thai Moogambigai at her temple.
Cast
edit- K. R. Vijaya as Raakayi / Mookayi / Thaai Mookambigai
- Sivakumar as Senthil, Raakayi's elder son
- Saritha as Vellayamma, Raakayi's daughter
- Karthik as Muthu, Raakayi's younger son
- Major Sundarrajan as Ganesa Bhattar
- Sujatha as Poorani, Bhattar's wife
- Jai Shankar as Kannappan
- Thengai Srinivasan as Dharmakartha, Village President
- Poornima Bhagyaraj as Durga
- M. N. Nambiar as Durga's Father
- Manorama as Ranjani
- Oru Viral Krishna Rao as Kaambothi
- C. K. Saraswathi as Kalyani
- Nizhalgal Ravi as Sarangan, Ranjani's son
- Jai Ganesh as Mani, Bhattar's Son
- V. Gopalakrishnan as Inspector Gopi
- Gundu Kalyanam
- Gandhimathi
- M. Balamuralikrishna as Singer
- M. S. Viswanathan as Singer
- Sirkazhi Govindarajan as Singer
Soundtrack
editMusic was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics by Vaali.[1][2] The song "Janani Janani" is set in Kalyani raga,[3][4] "Isai Arasi" is set in Sallabam, also known as Surya,[5][6] and the title track is set in Vasantha Sri.[7] Ilaiyaraaja said he "was running out of time" while composing the tune for "Janani Janani". He claimed to have been "under hectic pressure from the film producer, who had planned to perform the ‘puja’ for the film the next day with the song". The initial tune which Ilaiyaraaja composed did not suit the character Adi Shankara. He said with a chance to have a glimpse of the portrait of Shankara, he was inspired to compose the tune which was similar to Bhaja Govindam.[8] "Janani Janani" was initially to be sung by K. J. Yesudas, but Ilaiyaraaja sang the album version due to Yesudas' other commitments; his version was also selected to be used as the film version.[9]
| Song | Singers |
|---|---|
| Isai Arasi Ennalum | P. Susheela, S. Janaki, M. S. Rajeswari |
| Janani Janani | Ilaiyaraaja, Deepan Chakravarthy |
| Malai Naadu | S. P. Sailaja |
| Pasikk Sorum Illai | P. Jayachandran |
| Seenathu Pattumeni | P. Susheela, Malaysia Vasudevan |
| Thaaye Moogambikaiye | M. Balamuralikrishna, M. S. Viswanathan, Sirkazhi Govindarajan, S. Janaki |
Release and reception
editThaai Mookaambikai was released on 9 July 1982.[10] Thiraignani of Kalki felt the audience who expected to watch the history of goddess Mookambika and the stories of their devotees will feel disappointed panning certain subplots. He however praised Jagadeesan's dialogues and Karthik's performance and concluded the film's director K. Shankar is responsible for the crime of not seeing completion in Darshan.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Thai Mookambikai Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ "Thaai Mookaambikai (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ Sundararaman 2007, p. 134.
- ^ Mani, Charulatha (14 October 2011). "A Raga's Journey: Kinetic Kalyani". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ Sundararaman 2007, p. 133.
- ^ Mani, Charulatha (8 November 2013). "Of love and longing". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ Sundararaman 2007, p. 161.
- ^ "Paramacharya directed me to work on Tiruvasagam symphony: Ilayaraja". The Hindu. 18 December 2009. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ Darshan, Navein (1 June 2019). "Birds of a feather". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "தாய் மூகாம்பிகை / Thaai Mookaambikai (1982)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ "தாய் மூகாம்பிகை". Kalki (in Tamil). 25 July 1982. p. 59. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023 – via Internet Archive.
