| Thayilla Pillai | |
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| Directed by | L. V. Prasad |
| Screenplay by | M. Karunanidhi |
| Story by | S. R. Pinisetty |
| Produced by | A. Anand L. V. Prasad |
| Starring | T. S. Balaiah M. V. Rajamma |
| Cinematography | K. S. Prasad |
| Edited by | A. Sanjeevi |
| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
Production company | Prasad Movies |
| Distributed by | Gemini Studios |
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Running time | 173 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Thayilla Pillai (transl. The Motherless Child)[2] is 1961 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed and co-produced by L. V. Prasad and written by M. Karunanidhi from a story by S. R. Pinisetty. The film stars T. S. Balaiah and M. V. Rajamma, with G. Muthukrishnan, Kalyan Kumar, S. Rama Rao, Manohar, L. Vijayalakshmi, Madhuri Roy, Sandhya and T. P. Muthulakshmi in supporting roles. It revolves around a mother torn between her love for her orthodox Brahmin husband and her son.
Thayilla Pillai speaks against the caste system in India. It was co-produced by A. Anand, photographed by K. S. Prasad, and edited by A. Sanjeevi. The film was released on 18 August 1961 and became a commercial success, running for over 100 days in theatres. It was remade in Malayalam as Pravaham (1975).
- ^ Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 371.
- ^ Narwekar 1994, p. 242.