Yaar Paiyyan

Yaar Paiyyan (transl. Whose Son?) is a 1957 Indian Tamil-language children's comedy film directed by T. R. Raghunath and written by Sridhar. A remake of the Bengali film Chheley Kaar (1954), it stars Gemini Ganesan, K. Savitri, N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Mathuram and Daisy Irani. The film revolves around the efforts of a destitute boy to find his parents. Yaar Paiyyan was released on 26 July 1957 and emerged a success.

Plot

Poori, a young boy, does not know who his parents are, and has been looking relentlessly for them. While sitting in 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.

Cast

• Gemini Ganesan as Sundararajan
• K. Savitri as Latha
• N. S. Krishnan as Kandasamy Mudhaliyar
• T. A. Mathuram as Deivayaanai
• Daisy Irani as Poori
• M. K. Mustafa as Kumar
• K. Sarangapani
• T. R. Ramachandran as Sankar
• V. K. Ramasamy
• V. Nagayya
• P. S. Gnanam
• Vidhyavathi

Production

Yaar Paiyyan, a remake of the Bengali film Chheley Kaar (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 Sridhar, cinematography was handled by A. Vincent, 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).

Soundtrack

The music was composed by S. Dakshinamurthi and the lyrics were written by A. Maruthakasi. Dakshinamurthi composed all songs except "Thandhai Yaaro", which was composed by T. Chalapathi Rao.

Release and reception

Yaar Paiyyan was released on 26 July 1957, and emerged a success. Sekar and Sundar jointly reviewed the film for Ananda Vikatan, praising Irani's performance. Kanthan of Kalki wrote .

References

External links

• Yaar Paiyyan at IMDb

1. Daisy Irani (actress)
2. C. V. Sridhar
3. List of films: X–Z
4. Chheley Kaar
5. A. Vincent
6. Kalathur Kannamma
7. M. K. Mustafa
8. Susarla Dakshinamurthi
9. Gemini Ganesan filmography
10. V. Nagayya
11. P. Susheela Tamil discography
12. Jikki discography
13. A. M. Rajah
14. List of Tamil films of 1957
15. Sirkazhi Govindarajan discography
16. T. R. Raghunath
17. T. V. Rathnam
18. List of songs recorded by K. S. Chithra