Thangamalai Ragasiyam

<p>Gajendran, a prince, is separated from his parents by his father’s foe at a very young age. He grew up as a ferocious and vicious caveman. He meets Amutha, who by her word of love and affection turns Gajendran for good. Both set out to find the secret of Thangamalai to find and save Gajendran’s parents. Cast according to the and the opening credits of the film: was produced by under Padmini Pictures. The original director was who left after directing a large portion of the film, resulting in Panthulu taking over direction. It was simultaneously made in as . The film was primarily shot in black-and-white, except for some sequences in . G. K. Ramu shot in black-and-white, and W. R. Subba Rao shot the colour sequences. The music was composed by . The song “Amudhai Pozhiyum Nilave”, set in , took at least 20 takes to perfect. It was later used in the film (1958) as “Karalil Kaniyum Rasamey”. was released on 29 June 1957, and distributed by Meena Movies in Madras. The film was a commercial success.</p>