Aalayamani
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Official poster
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| Directed by | K. Shankar |
| Produced by | P. S. Veerappa |
| Written by | Javar Seetharaman |
| Screenplay by | Javar Seetharaman |
| Story by | G. Balasubramaniam |
| Starring |
Sivaji Ganesan S. S. Rajendran B. Saroja Devi M. R. Radha C. R. Vijayakumari |
| Music by | Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy |
| Cinematography | Thambu |
| Edited by |
K. Shankar K. Narayanan |
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Production
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P. S. V. Pictures
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| Distributed by | P. S. V. Pictures |
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Release date
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Running time
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154 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
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| Soundtrack album by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy | |
| Released | 1962 |
| Label | EMI Records |
| Producer | Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy |
Aalayamani (English title: Temple bell) is a 1962 Tamil language drama film directed by K. Shankar. The film features Sivaji Ganesan, S. S. Rajendran, B. Saroja Devi, C. R. Vijayakumari and M. R. Radha in lead roles. The film, produced by P. S. Veerappa, had musical score by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy and was released on 23 November 1962. The film was remade in Telugu as Gudi Gantalu in 1964 and in Hindi as Aadmi in 1968 and in Malayalam as Oru Raagam Pala Thaalam in 1979.
Aalayamani is a tale of possessiveness and distrust towards one's partner and the eventual redemption by sacrifice. The story is an essential interplay of feelings and the shadows cast upon by darker feelings of one person and the effect it produces on himself and in his immediate circle of friends and family.
The Hero of the story is Thyagarajan (Sivaji Ganesan), a lonely rich bachelor, subjected to a deep seated trauma in the form of witnessing the death of a childhood playmate which is caused by his possessiveness. This is recurring theme in Thyagarajan's life leading to disastrous results.
The movie starts off with an imposing bell being rung, a voice narrates to us the story of a poor man, Arumugam Pillai, who was about to commit suicide on the death rock but was stopped by the sound of the divine bell from the temple. He decides to take another chance with his life and soon he becomes a rich man and his son is none other than Thyagu, our hero!
Thyagarajan meets and becomes close friends with a virtuous man Sekhar (S. S. Rajendran) and there is a well grown sense of mutual admiration and fondness amongst the friends. Sekhar and Meena(B. Saroja Devi) are in love and sekar promises he will ask her hand in marriage. Unbeknownst to both of them, Thyagu comes across Meena, whose father (Nagaiah) works in Thyagu's estate and impressed by her vivacity Thyagu falls head over heels for her. This has all the makings of a typical love triangle.
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