| Thirumalisai Alwar | |
| Director: | T. S. Kotni P. S. Chettiar |
| Screenplay: | P. S. Chettiar |
| Starring: | M. M. Dandapani Desigar Trichur Premavathi M. S. Devasena |
| Producer: | M. Chakravarthi Iyengar C. Kannan Pillai |
| Music: | S. V. Venkatraman T. R. Ramanathan |
| Studio: | Kanna Films – Shobhanachala Studios (later Venus Studios) |
| Cinematography: | R. R. Chandran |
| Runtime: | 14541 ft |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Tamil |
Thirumalisai Alwar or Thirumazhisai Aazhwar is a Tamil language film starring M. M. Dandapani Desigar. The film was released on 20 August 1948.[1]
Thirumazhisai is a sacred town near Chennai and the film narrates its mythological tale about a venerated sage being seduced by a temptress sent by Lord Indra. She becomes pregnant. The foetus is removed from her womb and thrown into the bushes. It is saved by the Lord and becomes a male child who later blossoms into the Aazhvaar!
During the 1940s, two friends, M. Chakravarthi Iyengar of the famous business family of old Madras city, MD Brothers, and a successful automobile spare parts dealer C. Kannabiran Pillai, joined hands to produce this movie based on the life of Thirumazhisai Aazhvaarand
The music was composed by S. V. Venkatraman. Lyrics by Papanasam Sivan, S.D.S.Yogi and T.K. Sundara Vathiyar.
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Naaraayanaa | 01:33 | ||
| 2 | "Giridhari" | 01:56 | ||
| 3 | "Nonthavar" | M. S. Velappan | 02:15 | |
| 4 | "Kani Kannan" | M. M. Dandapani Desigar | 01:23 | |
| 5 | "Kannan Naamam" | M. M. Dandapani Desigar | 03:12 | |
| 6 | "Pathiyavane" | M. M. Dandapani Desigar | 02:20 | |
| 7 | "Indre Pirantha" | M. M. Dandapani Desigar | 02:56 | |
| 8 | "Kuvalayathala" | M. M. Dandapani Desigar | 02:26 | |
| 9 | "Vaaraamal" | M. M. Dandapani Desigar | 04:42 | |
| 10 | "Thanthayum Nee" | M. M. Dandapani Desigar | 04:02 | |
| 11 | "Krishna Muraari" | P. B. Rangachari | 01:54 | |
| 12 | "Yezhaigal" | M. M. Dandapani Desigar | 04:31 | |
| 13 | "Saantham" | M. M. Dandapani Desigar | 03:24 |
Remembered for the music of Dhandapani Desikar and the religious tale associated with the Aazhvaar