Yaar Paiyyan

<p>Poori, a young boy, does not know who his parents are, and has been looking relentlessly for them. While sitting on a park bench, Poori asks the man seated beside him his name. When the man introduces himself as Sundararajan, Poori declares that he is his father. This affects Sundararajan’s life, even derailing his plans of marrying Latha, his lover. The president of a mental hospital with a mentally-imbalanced daughter creates more trouble for Sundararajan. Ultimately, the truth about Poori’s parentage is revealed: he is the illegitimate son of Kumar, a soldier, and the abandoned mother committed suicide, leaving Poori destitute. Attracted to Poori, Sundararajan and Latha decide to adopt him as their own son. , a remake of the film (1954) written by Sriyuktha Jyothirmaye Roy, was directed by T. R. Raghunath and produced by N. S. Thiraviam and T. A. Dorairajan under Vijaya Films. The screenplay was written by , cinematography was handled by , editing by S. A. Murugesh, and art direction was handled by Ganga. The final length of the film was 15,600 feet (4,800 m). The music was composed by and the lyrics were written by . Dakshinamurthi composed all songs except “Thandhai Yaaro”, which was composed by . was released on 26 July 1957, and emerged a success. Sekar and Sundar jointly reviewed the film for , praising Irani’s performance. Kanthan of wrote .</p>