Petra Maganai Vitra Annai

Petra Maganai Vitra Annai
Petra Maganai Vitra Annai
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	V. Ramanathan
Written by	A. P. Nagarajan ; A. V. P. Aasai Thambi
Produced by	Modern Theatres
Starring	S. S. Rajendran ; C. R. Vijayakumari ; R. S. Manohar ; Pandari Bai
Cinematography	E. N. Balakrishnan
Edited by	L. Balu
Music by	Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy
Production; company	Modern Theatres
Release date	30 May 1958;
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Petra Maganai Vitra Annai (transl. The mother who sold her son) is 1958 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by V. Ramanathan and produced by Modern Theatres. The film stars S. S. Rajendran, R. S. Manohar, A. Karunanidhi and E. R. Sahadevan, with C. R. Vijayakumari, Pandari Bai and T. P. Muthulakshmi in supporting roles. It was released on 30 May 1958.^[1]^[2]

Plot

Music was composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy and lyrics were written by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass, A. Maruthakasi, Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram and S. D. Sundharam.^[3]^[4] The song "Thendral Urangiya Podhum" is tuned in Abheri Ragam. The song "Kaalamenum Kaattaaru" was taken from the stage play Kaviyin Kanavu authored by S. D. Sundaram.^[5]

Song	Singer	Lyrics	Length
"Ethirikku Ethiri Sattaiyadi"	K. Jamuna Rani	Pattukottai Kalyanasundaram	03:15
"Azhadhe Pappaa Azhadhe"	T. S. Bagavathi		03:42
"Laai Lalla Laai Lalla...Uruludhu Peraludhu"	Jikki & K. Jamuna Rani		04:02
"Dil Rabsa" (Dio Dio)	S. C. Krishnan & A. G. Rathnamala	Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass	01:29
"Konaadha Maratthile...Onne Onnu Adhu"	Tiruchi Loganathan, Jikki, P. Susheela & Sirkazhi Govindarajan		04:36
"Aambalkki Kann Potta...Gum Gum Gum"	Tiruchi Loganathan & Jikki		03:44
"Pachaiyilum Neeyum Pachai"	Sirkazhi Govindarajan & Jikki		03:12
"Thendral Urangiya Podhum"	A. M. Rajah & P. Suseela	A. Maruthakasi	04:09
"Kannaalan Vandhiduvaar"	Jikki		03:27
"Petra Maganai Vitra Annai"	Sirkazhi Govindarajan
"Mamma Mamma Pannaadai"	Jikki		03:16
"Kaalamenum Kaattaaru"	T. M. Soundararajan & P. Leela	S. D. Sundharam	03:33
"Thuyar Soozhndha Vaazhvinile"	K. Jamunarani

^ "Petra Maganai Vitra Annai". The Indian Express. 17 April 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 19 October 2021 – via Google News Archive.
^ "கல்யாணப்பரிசு படத்தில் விஜயகுமாரி - சரோஜாதேவியுடன் இணைந்து நடித்தார்". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 8 October 2018. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
^ Neelamegam, G. (2014). Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. p. 153.
^ "Petra Maganai Vitra Annai". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
^ கவியின் கனவு [Poet's dream] (in Tamil). Chennai: Vignesh Publishers. 2005. pp. 9, 45.
^ "பெற்ற மகனை விற்ற அன்னை". Janasakthi (in Tamil). 7 June 1958. p. 6. Archived from the original on 24 February 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2025 – via Endangered Archives Programme.