Sivagangai Seemai

After the execution of on 16 October 1799 at , Chinna Marudhu gave asylum to Kattabomman’s brother . The British used this reason to invade and attack in 1801 with a powerful army. The Maruthu Pandiyars and their allies were quite successful and captured three districts from the British. The British considered it as a serious threat to their future in India that they rushed additional troops from Britain to put down the ‘ rebellion. The film began production under the title with starring, but it got shelved as Ramachandran was busy with politics. The same project was revived as . This was ‘s second home production and he wrote the film’s script. The soundtrack features 16 songs composed by . Lyrics were by Kannadasan. The song “Kanavu Kanden” is set in raga. was released on 19 May 1959, delayed from April. Because the majority of male characters in the film had thick moustaches, the Tamil magazine called it ” “, with ” ” meaning “moustache”. Kanthan of said the film was not visually appealing, and overabundant with verbosity. The film was not a success, but because of its theme and historic content, it acquired status in later years.