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Contents [hide] Edited by M. N. Rajan

Edit links T. R. Natarajan
1 Plot
Production Sri Vijayalakshmi
2 Cast
company Pictures
3 Production
Release date 27 July 1968
3.1 Development
3.2 Casting Running time 175 minutes[1]

3.3 Filming Country India

4 Music Language Tamil
5 Release and reception
5.1 Critical response
5.2 Accolades
6 Legacy
7 In popular culture
8 See also
9 Explanatory notes
10 References
11 Bibliography
12 External links

Plot [edit]

"Sikkal" Shanmugasundaram is a devoted nadaswaram player, but is short-tempered and sensitive. He meets
Mohanambal, a Bharatanatyam dancer, and they fall in love with each other. Sundaram's ego prevents him from
developing his relationship with Mohanambal, who asks him to play a Thillana on his nadaswaram while she dances.
Mohanambal's mother Vadivambal, an influential but greedy woman, wants her daughter to marry a wealthy man so
that she can settle down in life properly. Blinded by love, she disobeys Vadivambal, creating a rift between them.
Unaware of her feelings, Sundaram decides to leave the country along with Karuppayi, a folk dancer whom he
considers to be his sister. Mohana calls him a coward and challenges him to stay, which he readily accepts. In a
temple, Sundaram plays the Thillana and Mohana dances. Sundaram, impressed with Mohana's performance, bestows
upon her the title of "Thillana Mohanambal". Suddenly Nagalingam, a landlord who wanted to marry Mohana, stabs
Sundaram with a poisoned knife out of jealousy.

Sundaram is admitted to a hospital but recovers from the incident with the help of Mary, a nurse who works there.
Later, he and Mohana meet in a concert programme where they perform, against Vadivambal's wishes. For his
personal gains, "Savadal" Vaithi, a cunning man, befriends the Maharaja of Madhanpur, who is the programme's chief
guest. Vaithi promises to make Mohana the Maharaja's mistress. Vaithi traps Mohana by telling her that the Maharaja
has invited nadaswaram and Bharatanatyam performers to perform in his palace, and that Sundaram has also decided
to attend. Mohana immediately accepts the offer and the two visit Madhanpur. Vaithi treats Sundaram's group badly
and Sundaram decides to leave. He sees Mohana visiting the Maharaja's room.

The Maharaja asks Mohana to be his mistress. but she rejects his advances and is rescued by the Maharaja's wife, the
Maharani. Sundaram decides that Mohana does not love him, despite her repeated denial of the Maharaja's offer.
Depressed, Mohana runs away. The Maharaja reveals the truth to Sundaram that Mohana had refused his offer and
she only loves Sundaram. Realising his mistake, Sundaram rushes to apologise to Mohana, but sees her trying to hang
herself from the ceiling of a room in which she had locked herself. He screams to her to stop and promises he will
never doubt her love again. Sundaram breaks the door and saves Mohana. They then get married with Vadivambal's
approval. Vaithi is arrested for his crimes.

Cast [edit]

Lead actors

Sivaji Ganesan as "Sikkal" Shanmugasundaram (Sundaram), a Nadaswaram player

Padmini as Mohanambal (Mohana), a Bharatnatyam dancer
T. S. Balaiah as Muthurakku, a Thavil player in Sundaram's troupe
Male supporting actors

A. V. M. Rajan as Thangarathnam, the brother of Sundaram and Nadaswaram player in his troupe
K. A. Thangavelu as Nattuvanar Muthukumara Swamy
M. N. Nambiar as the Maharaja of Madhanpur [2]
Chittor V. Nagaiah as Sundaram's Nadaswaram teacher
K. Sarangkapani as Sakthivel, another Thavil player in Sundaram's troupe
A. Karunanidhi as an Ottu player in Sundaram's troupe
K. Balaji as "Singapuram Minor" Chellathurai, a landlord and womaniser
Nagesh as "Savadal" Vaithi, a cunning man who plans to ruin Sundaram and Mohana
Senthamarai as Kadambavanam, as Chelladurai's father-in-law
T. R. Ramachandran as Varathan, a Mridangam player in Mohana's troupe [3]
S. V. Sahasranamam as a Saint living in Thiruvarur
E. R. Sahadevan as Nagalingam, a landlord
P. D. Sambandam as Thaalam player in Sundaram's troupe
Female supporting actors

Manorama as Karuppayi / "Jil Jil" Ramamani / Roja Rani

C. K. Saraswathi as Vadivambal, Mohana's mother
Shanmugasundari as Veena player in Mohana's troupe
M. Saroja as Vethalai Petti, Mohana's mother's maid
M. L. Bhanumathi as Mary, the nurse who takes care of Sundaram
Udhayachandrika as Singaram's wife

Production [edit]

Development [edit]

Thillana Mohanambal was a novel written by Kothamangalam Subbu under the pseudonym "Kalaimani". It was
serialised in the Tamil magazine Ananda Vikatan in 1957–58.[4] The story portrayed the relationship between
Mohanambal, a celebrated dancer, and Shanmugasundaram, a nadaswaram musician.[5][6][7] The illustrations for the
novel were done by sketch artist and cartoonist, Gopulu.[8][9]

S. S. Vasan, who held the rights to the book, twice refused to allow director A. P. Nagarajan to make a film adaptation
of it because Vasan wanted to produce a film adaptation himself under his banner Gemini Studios. When Nagarajan
approached him for the third time, Vasan gave him the rights without any consideration.[10] Nagarajan paid Vasan
₹25,000 (about US$3,300 in 1968), [b] but also went to visit Subbu with an additional ₹10,000 (about US$1,300 in
1968).[b] Subbu declined the money, saying that Vasan had forwarded him the money Nagarajan had paid earlier.[12]
Nagarajan's version of the film had a few creative differences from the novel; one of the significant ones was where the
film ended with Mohana and Shanmugasundaram's marriage while the novel, in contrast, had a tragic ending.[13]

Nagarajan produced the film under his production company, Sri Vijayalakshmi Pictures. K. S. Prasad was in charge of
the film's cinematography, M. N. Rajan and T. R. Natarajan jointly handled the editing, and Ganga was the film's art
director. [14] R. Rangasamy was lead actor Sivaji Ganesan's make-up artist. [15]

Casting [edit]

Padmini was cast as Mohanambal, the title character. [16] A younger artist was suggested instead of Padmini for the
role, but Nagarajan refused to replace her.[17] Ganesan attended Carnatic music concerts, and consulted Carnatic
musicians in preparation for his role.[18][19][20] T. S. Balaiah portrayed Muthurakku, the Thavil player. Tiruvidaimarudur
Venkatesan played the instrument thavil off-screen for Balaiah.[21] Balaiah had additional training for playing the
instrument.[19] Madurai T. Srinivasan played the Mridangam off-screen for the song "Maraindhirundhe Paarkum".[22]

A. V. M. Rajan portrayed Thangarathnam, the second nadaswaram player in Sundaram's troupe. [3] According to
playwright Crazy Mohan, Gopulu's caricature of the character Vaithi in Subbu's novel was similar to Nagesh, who
portrayed Vaithi in the film. [23][24] Manorama played the wildly expressive, loud-talking but tender-hearted folk dancer
Karuppayi, who has to contend with living under the shadows of landlords; she changes her identity every now and
then to escape from them.[25][26] In an interview with Maalai Malar, Manorama stated that she was initially nervous
acting in front of Ganesan and Balaiah, but Nagarajan assured her that whenever her character appeared she would be
the centre of attention, which gave her the confidence to play her role.[25]

Serial and theatre artist M. L. Bhanumathi played the nurse who treats Shanmugasundaram. [27] Other supporting actors
included K. Sarangkapani,[28] S. Ramarao, M. K. Murthy, Balusundaram, T. N. Sivadhanu, S. R. Dasarathan,
Sivasooriyan, Senthamarai, Kallapart Natarajan, Gundu Karuppaiah, Chandranbabu, S. V. Rajagopal, A. M.
Maruthappa, Udayachandrika, Ambika and Kalpalatha.[29]

Filming [edit]

We were happy but felt very nervous as we had very little film experience [...] Sivaji Ganesan listened to us lying on Kannadasan's lap.
After a three-hour performance they showered ‘sabashs ' and then director APN confirmed our selection for the film.
[30]
– M. P. N. Ponnusamy on his inclusion in the film along with his brother, M. P. N. Sethuraman.

Thillana Mohanambal, shot in Eastmancolor,[31] was filmed in Thanjavur,[14] Thiruvarur and Madurai,[32] in the Cauvery
delta.[33] Many of the film's aesthetics were borrowed from Indian theatre, of which Nagarajan was an artist. [34] The
competition sequence between Ganesan and Padmini took about nine takes to be filmed.[30] The film presented a mise-
en-scène feel, mostly using frontal shots. The actors were lined up to face the camera and deliver their dialogue.
Nagarajan, a former employee of the T. K. S. drama company, paid tribute to Shankardas Swamigal—from whom the
company had its ancestral roots—by naming a drama company in the film after the company's name.[18] Snippets of
the film's behind-the-scenes production were filmed by French film director Louis Malle as a part of his 378-minute,
seven-part documentary series, L'Inde fantôme: Reflexions sur un voyage (1969), when he visited Madras (now
Chennai). [35][36][37]

As Sundaram, Ganesan did not actually play the Nadaswaram;[38] he moved his fingers on the surface of the
instrument, held his breath intermittently, and created an illusion on the screen with his facial expressions.[39] The
Nadaswaram played by Sundaram and Thangarathnam was played off-screen by the brothers, M. P. N. Sethuraman
and M. P. N. Ponnusamy.[40] Nagarajan had seen the duo performing at a wedding reception in Karaikudi and asked
them to come to Chennai.[30] Their rehearsals took place over 15 days in Mahadevan's recording studio in Chennai. [41]
Nagarajan then listened to a radio recital by the duo, and was impressed with their rendition of Thyagaraja's Keerthana,
"Nagumomu Ganaleni". The Keerthana was later selected as one of the soundtrack instrumentals in the film.[40]

The film shows the traditions exhibited by courtesans, zamindars in coaches drawn by horses, and palaces that
resembled 19th century architecture. The contemporary areas of Madurai and Thanjavur, especially their railway
junctions, gave the film a sense of ambiguity that was then very common in Tamil cinema.[32] The film recreated the
manner in which the Devadasis were portrayed in the early 20th century,[42] and also depicts the social conditions and
the upper class milieu in Thanjavur.[43] Real locations were mixed with the fictional town of Madhanpur, which was ruled
by a king portrayed by Nambiar.[18] The film also had undertones of the Chithirai festival.[44] Its final length was 4,825 m
(15,830 ft).[45]

Music [edit]

The film's soundtrack and score were composed by K. V. Mahadevan,

Thillana Mohanambal
while the lyrics were written by Kannadasan.[46] The instrumental pieces
Soundtrack album by K. V. Mahadevan
"English Notes" and "Nadaswaram Bit" were originally composed by
Released 1968
Muthiah Bhagavatar.[47] After performing them at Ganesan's 42nd
Genre Film soundtrack
birthday celebrations, Ponnusamy and Seetharaman were asked to play
them in the film.[30] "Maraindhirundhu" was based on Shanmukhapriya Language Tamil

raga.[48] "Nalandhana" was based on Nilamani raga, which closely External audio
resembles Shivaranjani raga.[49] The first line of "Nalandhana" was later Audio Jukebox Video on YouTube
used in the film Silambattam (2008).[50] Under Mahadevan's supervision,
Pugazhendi set the Sangatis[c] for the film's soundtrack and score.[41]

The soundtrack received positive reviews from critics. Singer Charulatha Mani wrote for The Hindu on "Nalandhana"
that, " ... one can feel the proximity in musicality. The Thavil beats, Nadaswara refrains and the honeyed voice all blend
into an inviting melody composed by K.V. Mahadevan." [49] For "Maraindhirundhu" she said, "The nadaswaram and
thavil back-ups for this song and the jathi-s give it its typical classical flavour. 'Thooyane mayavaa mayane velava
ennai aalum Shanmuga vaa' – these lines represent the ideal confluence of raga, bhava and lyric, a perfect foil to each
other."[48] According to film critic Randor Guy, "Nalandhana" became "one of the memorable song sequences with
Sivaji Ganesan and AVM Rajan, playing the [Nadaswaram] on screen". [52]

Track listing
No. Title Singer(s) Length
1. "Band Music" Instrumental 04:48
2. "Maraindhirundhu" P. Susheela 05:11
3. "Pandian Naanirukka" L. R. Eswari, S. C. Krishnan 03:18
4. "Thillana (Nadaswaram)" Instrumental 03:45
5. "Nagumomu Ganaleni (Nadaswaram)" Instrumental 05:21
6. "Nalandhana" P. Susheela 05:11
7. "Nadaswaram Bit" M. P. N. Ponnusamy, M. P. N. 01:25
Sethuraman
8. "English Notes (Vaithi Dance Sequence)" Instrumental 00:59
Total length: 29:58

Release and reception [edit]

Thillana Mohanambal was released on 27 July 1968. [40] It was released with English subtitles in overseas countries. [20]
The film was shown for six weeks at theatres in Pondicherry,[20] and ran for 100 days in Ganesan's family-owned Shanti
Theatre in Chennai. It also completed 100-day runs in theatres in Kovai, Madurai and Trichy,[20] and was eventually
shown for over 175 days.[53]

Thillana Mohanambal was screened in Chennai on 21 April 2010 at the South Indian Film Chamber Theatre for the
Dignity Film Festival.[54][55] In November 2011, it was shown at the International Tamil Film Festival held in Uglich,
Russia, alongside Chandramukhi (2005), Sivaji (2007), Angadi Theru (2010), Boss Engira Bhaskaran (2010),
Thenmerku Paruvakaatru (2010) and Ko (2011).[56]

Critical response [edit]

The film received critical acclaim in India and abroad for its song and dance sequences, humour and portrayal of the
prevailing socio-cultural milieu at that time. [14] The Tamil magazine Ananda Vikatan carried an 11-page review of
Thillana Mohanambal with a discussion among several prominent people, which included IAS officers, professors and
actors who unanimously appreciated the film and the people associated with it.[57] The review's conclusion was that the
director should be given a prize for making such a film.[20] In its original review, The Hindu said the film "encompasses
all the traditional wealth of the culture of [Tamil Nadu]."[3]

Randor Guy praised Balaiah's acting in the film, saying, "In one song, the famous Tyagaraja kriti in Abheri, ‘Nagumomu
Kanaleni’, Balaiah played the thavil in excellent sync with the background song that was recorded earlier in the studio,
revealing how adept he really was with the instrument".[28]

The magazine Screen called the film "a brilliantly made entertainer". [20] Dina Thanthi wrote "Not one would not have
been mesmerized by the "Thillana" dance sequence".[20] The British newspaper Daily Mail said Thillana Mohanambal is
"a feast to the eyes and ears".[20]

In 2011, film historian S. Theodore Baskaran criticised Thillana Mohanambal for its historical inaccuracies, saying that
in the film, a Tamil king was seen wearing a Marathi costume, "The film-makers completely neglect the aspects of
dress, jewels and weapons that are depicted in our sculptures. They do not even do basic research."[58]

Accolades [edit]

Thillana Mohanambal won two National Film Awards and five Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.

Award Ceremony Category Nominee(s) Outcome Ref.

Best Feature Film in Tamil –
A. P. Nagarajan Won
 National Film 16th National Film President's Silver Medal [59]

Awards Awards Best Cinematography K. S. Prasad Won

Best Film
A. P. Nagarajan Won
(second prize)
Kothamangalam
Tamil Nadu State Tamil Nadu State Film Best Story Writer Won
Subbu [60]
Film Awards Awards – 1968
Best Actress Padmini Won
Best Character Artiste (Male) T. S. Balaiah Won
Best Character Artiste (Female) Manorama Won

Legacy [edit]

Thillana Mohanambal became a cult film for bringing the traditional arts of South India into prominence and achieving
more popularity than the novel.[60] It became a landmark film for Sivaji Ganesan. [61] Padmini's titular role become so
iconic that the film was identified as her pièce de résistance.[62][63] She considered Thillana Mohanambal to be the best
film of her career.[64] The film is notable for catapulting Manorama to stardom. [61][65] A dialogue, "Enakku anga oru
beeda kadai kaarana theriyum" (I know a paan shop owner there), which was spoken by Balaiah, became popular. [66]
According to the 2010 book Anna: The Life and Times of C.N. Annadurai by R. Kannan, C. N. Annadurai's sister's
granddaughter, Kanmani, would enquire about his well-being during his last days by singing "Nalamdhana".[67]

The film became a trendsetter and inspired several later films with similar themes of music and dance – including
Karakattakkaran (1989), Sangamam (1999),[60] and Kaaviya Thalaivan (2014).[68] In July 2007, S. R. Ashok Kumar of
The Hindu asked eight Tamil film directors to list their all-time favourite Tamil films; four of them – C. V. Sridhar, K.
Balachander, J. Mahendran and K. Bhagyaraj – named Thillana Mohanambal.[69] In May 2014, C. V. Raghavan, writing
for The Hindu, listed Thillana Mohanambal among his top five films. [70] Actress Kavitha Nair, who made her debut with
Mudhal Idam (2011), changed her screen name to Mohana because she liked the character. [71] Crazy Mohan stated
that the film made his top ten list, and that there was "excellence in all aspects – screenplay, dialogue, comedy, casting,
music and direction. A winning combination, indeed. This gives Thillana Mohanambal its timeless appeal".[23]
Scriptwriter-Director Viji of Velli Thirai (2008) fame noted how the film showcased the culture of Thanjavur and that the
acting performances and film formed a "complete package".[72] Leader of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam political
party and writer M. Karunanidhi called it his favourite film and that he "had watched it innumerable times." [13]

The prints of the film in 16 mm format were acquired by the American Cultural Association for their archives to
represent quintessential old-world Thanjavur culture, and by universities in the United States for the study of
Bharatanatyam and Nadaswaram arts in particular.[28][73] Thillana Mohanambal is included with other Sivaji Ganesan-
starrers in 8th Ulaga Adhisayam Sivaji, a compilation DVD featuring Ganesan's "iconic performances in the form of
scenes, songs and stunts" which was released in May 2012.[74] Although film distributor Shanthi Chokkalingam stated
in February 2012 that Thillana Mohanambal's remaining prints were "totally damaged",[75] Pradeep Sebastian of
Deccan Herald stated in April 2015 that he "recently" saw the film through a restored print. [76] Jil Jil Ramamani became
immensely popular;[77] in its obituary for Manorama, The Hindu noted Jil Jil Ramamani "probably bore the closest
resemblance to Manorama" in terms of being able to perform Karakattam and Poikkal Kuthirai.[26]

In popular culture [edit]

Thillana Mohanambal has been parodied and referenced in many films. In a comedy scene from Karagattakaran,
Senthil would be playing the nadheswaram, while Kovai Sarala would be dancing and an onlooker compares them to
Ganesan and Padmini's characters from the film, resulting in Goundamani becoming irked by the comment.[78] The
Times of India compared Karagattakaran to Thillana Mohanambal because in both films, the male and female lead
characters are in love with each other, despite being professional rivals.[79] In the film Villu Pattukaran (1992),
Goundamani asks Senthil to play "Nalandhana" on his thavil, resulting in a comical argument between the two.[80] In
Muthu (1995), the title character (Rajinikanth), in a conversation with Malayasimman ( Sarath Babu), says that
Ambalarathar's (Radha Ravi) daughter, Padmini ( Subhashri) looks like actress Padmini's character, Mohana, in the
film.[81]

When Kuzhandaivelu (Vadivelu) is injured in Middle Class Madhavan (2001), his mother-in-law (Revathi Sankaran)
sings "Nalandhana" while enquiring about his health.[82] In Perazhagan (2004), when hunchback Chinna (Suriya) talks
about improving his looks, Kuzhandaisamy (Vivek) jokes that if Chinna was given a party horn to play with, he would
look like 'Sikkal' Shanmugasundaram.[83] Scenes from Thillana Mohanambal were parodied in Thamizh Padam (2010).
The film's poster depicts lead actor Shiva as Ganesan's character, Shanmugasundaram and M. S. Bhaskar as
Balaiah's character, Muthurakku.[84][85]

See also [edit]

Bharatanatyam in popular culture

Explanatory notes [edit]

a. ^ The Nadaswaram is a wind instrument similar to the North Indian Shehnai but much longer, with a hardwood body and
a large flaring bell made of wood or metal.
a b
b. ^ The exchange rate in 1968 was 7.57 Indian rupees ( ₹) per 1 US dollar (US$). [11]
c. ^ Sangatis are pre-composed variations in a composition and rendered in a disciplined manner (as opposed to variations
born from free improvisation). [51]

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Saraswati Sabatham (1966) · Thiruvarutchelvar (1967) · Seetha (1967) · Kandhan Karunai (1967) ·
Thirumal Perumai (1968) · Thillana Mohanambal (1968) · Vaa Raja Vaa (1969) · Gurudhatchanai (1969) ·
As director Vilaiyaattu Pillai (1970) · Thirumalai Thenkumari (1970) · Kankatchi (1971) · Thirupathi Kanyakumari Yatra
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Gumasthavin Magal (1974) · Melnaattu Marumagal (1975) · Jai Balaji (1976) · Sri Krishna Leela (1977) ·
Navarathinam (1977)
Naalvar (1953) · Mangalyam (1954) · Pennarasi (1955) · Nalla Thangai (1955) · Town Bus (1955) ·
 Naan Petra Selvam (1956) · Makkalai Petra Magarasi (1957) · Nalla Idathu Sammandham (1958) ·
As screenwriter only Petra Maganai Vitra Annai (1958) · Sampoorna Ramayanam (1958) · Neelavukku Neranja Manasu (1958) ·
Thayapola Pillai Noolapola Selai (1959) · Alli Petra Pillai (1959) · Paavai Vilakku (1960) · Balaraju Katha
(1970)

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Certificate of Merit Mudhalali (1957) · Thanga Padhumai and Annaiyin Aanai (1958) · Veerapandiya Kattabomman
and Kalyana Parisu (1959) · Paadhai Theriyudhu Paar and Kalathur Kannamma (1960)
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V· T · E Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film

Kaavalkaaran (1967) · Uyarndha Manithan (1968) · Adimai Penn (1969) · Vietnam Veedu (1970) · No
First prize Award (1971) · No Award (1972) · No Award (1973) · No Award (1974) · No Award (1975) · No
Award (1976) · 16 Vayathinile (1977) · Mullum Malarum (1978) · Pasi (1979)
Aalayam (1967) · Thillana Mohanambal (1968) · Akka Thangai (1969) · Engal Thangam (1970) · No
Second prize Award (1971) · No Award (1972) · No Award (1973) · No Award (1974) · No Award (1975) · No
1967–1979
Award (1976) · Madhurageetham (1977) · Aval Appadithan (1978) · Puthiya Vaarpugal (1979)
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(1970) · No Award (1971) · No Award (1972) · No Award (1973) · No Award (1974) · No Award
Third prize
(1975) · No Award (1976) · Bala Pareetchai] (1977) · Ilamai Oonjal Aadukirathu (1978) ·
Thisai Maariya Paravaigal (1979)
Varumayin Niram Sivappu (1980) · Alaigal Oivathillai (1981) · Enkeyo Ketta Kural (1982) · No Award
First prize (1983) · No Award (1984) · No Award (1985) · No Award (1986) · No Award (1987) · Poo Pootha
Nandavanam (1988) · Pudhea Paadhai (1989)
Nenjathai Killathe (1980) · Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum (1981) · Agni Sakshi (1982) · No Award (1983) ·
1980–1989 Second prize No Award (1984) · No Award (1985) · No Award (1986) · No Award (1987) · Paasa Paravaigal
(1988) · Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal (1989)
Vandichakkaram (1980) · Moondram Pirai (1981) · Ezhavathu Manithan (1982) · No Award (1983) ·
Third prize No Award (1984) · No Award (1985) · No Award (1986) · No Award (1987) · Agni Natchathiram
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Pudhu Vasantham (1990) · Chinna Thambi (1991) · Roja (1992) · Jaathi Malli (1993) · Naatamai
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1990–1999 Second prize Nammavar (1994) · Kolangal (1995) · Kadhal Kottai (1996) · Porkkaalam (1997) · Marumalarchi
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Kizhakku Vaasal (1990) · Gunaa (1991) · Chinna Gounder (1992) · Gokulam (1993) · Pavithra (1994)
Third prize · Avatharam (1995) · Purushan Pondatti (1996) · Arasiyal (1997) · Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen (1998) ·
Ethirum Puthirum (1999)
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Mynaa (2010) · Vaagai Sooda Vaa (2011) · Vazhakku Enn 18/9 (2012) · Ramanujan (2013) ·
First prize
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Kalavani (2010) · Deiva Thirumagal (2011) · Saattai (2012) · Thanga Meengal (2013) · Goli Soda
2010–2014 Second prize
(2014)
Puthran (2010) · Uchithanai Muharnthaal (2011) · Dhoni (2012) · Pannaiyarum Padminiyum (2013) ·
Third prize
Nimirndhu Nil (2014)
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