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I wish you had posted this tearful song a week after – on 15th August ! It would have been more appropriate !

VOC’s son himself acknowledged that he could see his Father in Nadigar thilagam !

Such was the precise portrayal of the character which richly deserved a national award

This song appears when VOC operates one Chekku machine inside the prison upon getting to rigorous imprisonment

The primitive Chekku machine which was used to extract oil was operated with immense pain by VOC in Ottapidaram prison & they have kept this machine as a memorial now

When the song touches the words – MELORGAL VENSIRAYIL VEENZDHU KIDAPADHUM…NOOLORGAL SEKKADIYIL NOVADHUVUM KAANGILAYO…. The camera shows the close up shots of Nadigar thilagam writhing in pain as he operates the equipment ……

Truly an unforgettable song ……………..

Indeed , this movie has splendid songs by GR :

1. Velli panimalayin meedhulaavuvom – Tiruchy Loganathan
2. Katru veliyidai kannama – PBS & PS – gem of a melody
3. Vande matharam enbom – Seergazi
4. Odi vilayadu pappa - Seergazi
5. Endru thaniyum indha sudhanthira dhagam – Thiruchy Loganathan
6. Nenjil uram indri – Seergazi

This movie is a GR classic

Despite the then government having given tax exemption, this was a failure . I think B.R.Pandhulu was the producer

S.V.Subbaiah got name & fame by splendid portrayal of Barathiyar

Atleast for this movie Shivaji should have been given an award