Dheivam, the
1972 film, has several unique features of its own. Remember? We are all looking
for something in everything but what we are looking for us is still unclear to
us. We have almost looked at everything but still not satisfied. So, “why don’t
we re-look for if we have missed something.”
“Come on, you’re aren't looking for the name of the director and producer, they have nothing to do with what you are looking for.”
At the beginning of the film, Thirumuruga Kripananda Variyar narrates an anthology of six stories which highlights the miracles of Lord Muruga. The Stories are sketched in such a fashion that one should get the idea of faith in God, who is ever witnessing our actions. This can be visibly seen in all the narrations but remains prominent in the first story which is set at Marudhamalai, Coimbatore. This story is about a thief who tries to steal Lord Murugan's jewels and later turns to an ardent saint of Lord of Marudhamalai himself. The opening scene is emphasized and decorated with the evergreen song, “Marudhamalai maa maniye murugaiyyah”.
The second narration opens on a husband’s
betrayal of a poor women who is left alone with a child. One person from the
village informs about his recent settlement with another girl at Swamimalai. She
rushes to the place with her child and the incidents follow revealing the grace
of Lord Muruga. This portion is garnished with “Naadariyum oru malai” song.
The third story happens at Palani Murugan
temple when one of the main characters of the story prays, for the prosperity that
he had got on praying to the Lord. Outside the temple, he meets one of his old
friends who is disappointed with insufficient money to start a business which his
prosperous friend readily agrees to pay in the name of trust and faith. The
rest of the story explains the grace of Dhandayudhapaani swami of Palani. The
artistic order is given to the story with the rhyming Tamil song “Varuvandi tharuvandi
malaiyandi”.
A merchant at Tirunelveli losses the last
worth of public's gold to a thief which he had been safe-keeping. He returns to
this wife furiously, who is a great devotee of Lord Murugan. They somehow mange
to reach a marriage ceremony happening at Thiruchendur with neighbour’s jewels
and the rest unfold in the constitutive scenes. This story significantly brings
out the factor of Karma and it's significance are well portrayed in the divine
presence. The flavour of Thiruchendur is brought out through the epic song, “Thiruchendurin
kadalorathil”.
The next story is set at Thiruparamkundram
where two friends are seen in conversation with each other, one is deeply
interested in prayers to Lord Muruga while other calls him to club. The story concludes
with various thrilling facts, which many least care for it. The significance lies in the fact that one who
is rich with moral characters becomes essentially divine by nature. The truth
is put forward in a lucid, direct style.
The final part of the narration is set in
Thiruthani. A newly married couple are in the process of getting ready for
their union, soon the couple conversation start with how the Lord's grace was
helpful in convincing their parents for their wedlock and they agree to visit
the temple before their union. On their way back from the temple they meet with
a grave consequence. This story is an example for how all hurdles can be
overcome with His blessings.
With this, the anthology narrated by Swami
Kripananda variyar gets concluded.
Every story in the narration is starred by popular
figures of the age. The subtle aspects of the film should be noted for gaining
the most out of it. The idea of Karma, moral qualities, and the faith in God
saves you from any trouble and helps you climb the ladder for more spiritual endeavours.
This film was produced by M. M. A. Chinnappa
Thevar, who was a zealous devotee of Lord Muruga. He had heartily owed half of the
returns from the films he produced to beneficial activities of the Lord’s
temples. There remains many buildings and constructions in the name of Chinnappa
Thevar at the various temple premises. The film was directed by M. A.
Thirumugam. The roles were starred by actors like Gemini Ganesan, R.
Muthuraman, A. V. M. Rajan, K. R. Vijaya, Sowkar Janaki and many others. The all-time
popular songs were worded by Kannadasan, composed by Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan and
voiced by singers like T. M. Soundararajan, Seergazhi Govindarajan and Ramani
Ammal.
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