Veera Thirumagan
Introduction '''''Veera Thirumagan''''' is a 1962 Indian Tamil-language historical action film, produced by AVM Productions and directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar. This was the directorial debut for Tirulokchandar. The film stars C. L. Anandan, Sachu, E. V. Saroja and S. A. Ashokan. It was released on 3 May 1962 and emerged a moderate success.
Plot
Cast * C. L. Anandan* Sachu* E. V. Saroja* S. A. Ashokan
Production A. C. Tirulokchandar earlier wrote the screenplay for the hit film, ''Vijayapuri Veeran'', an adaptation of ''The Three Musketeers''. He was introduced by actor S. A. Ashokan to M. Saravanan of AVM Productions, and became very close to the AVM clan, he made his directorial debut with ''Veera Thirumagan''. Former child artist Sachu made her debut as lead actress with this film. While AVM was generally known for producing drama films with contemporary settings, ''Veera Thirumagan'' differed from them by being an "action oriented costume drama". The budget of the film was . According to Saravanan, it was the first film using zoom lens. The song "Roja Magale Rajakumari" was shot at Hogenakkal falls. For the song "Neela Pattadai Katti", Tirulokachander wanted a large lotus flower in the middle of the water surrounded by twenty four lotus leaves with heroine standing in the flower. Aarumuga Aasari who worked as a carpenter for AVM Studios spotted a place with backwaters at Thuraipakkam, Chennai where he built a set with two barrels to fill leaves and four barrels with lotus flowers then filling it with water and was shot for 10 days.
Soundtrack The music was composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy and lyrics were written by Kannadasan. The songs "Roja Magale Rajakumari" and "Paadatha Paattellam" were well received. The latter song was remixed for ''Rudhran'' (2023). Song  Singers  Length "Azhagukku Azhagu"  P. Susheela  03:35 "Kettadhu Kidaikkum"  L. R. Eswari  04:20 "Neelapattadai Katti"  P. Susheela, L. R. Eswari  04:32 "Paadatha Pattellam"  P. B. Sreenivas, S. Janaki  03:12 "Roja Malarae"  P. B. Sreenivas, P. Susheela  03:00 "Vethala Potta"  T. M. Soundararajan, Sadan  03:56 "Etruga Dheebam"  P. Susheela  04:58 "Ontodu Ondrai Vaitthaan"  T. M. Soundararajan, P. Leela & M. S. Viswanathan  05:40 "Azhivadhu Pol Thondrum"  G. K. Venkatesh  01:07
Marketing To promote the film, S. S. Balan of the magazine ''Ananda Vikatan'' suggested the makers to promote the film in the magazine as a four-half page advertisement to which they agreed. Similarly, they published six advertisements and four-page advertisements in the form of check at the same time in the magazine ''Kumudam''. It became the first Tamil film whose banner was put up in Mount Road, Madras using neon sign.
Release and reception ''Veera Thirumagan'' was released on 3 May 1962.Kanthan of ''Kalki'' said Ashokan was the only actor who performed well, and criticised the film's other aspects, including the cinematography, art direction and music. According to Saravanan, the film was a moderate success.
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