Tyagayya (1946 film)

Tyagayya
Directed by Chittor V. Nagaiah
Produced by Chittor V. Nagaiah
Written by Chittor V. Nagaiah
Samudrala Raghavacharya
Starring Chittor V. Nagaiah
Hemalatha Devi
B. Jayamma
Lakshmirajyam
B. Padmanabham
Mudigonda Lingamurthy
Sarita Devi
Baby Vanaja
Sundara Lakshmi
Music by Chittor V. Nagaiah
J. A. Rehman
Cinematography Nagaraja R. N. Rao
M. A. Rehman
Edited by Govind Dinkar Joshi
Production
company
Newtone Studios
Release dates
 1946
Running time
 186 minutes
Country India
Language Telugu

Tyagayya (Telugu: త్యాగయ్య) is a 1946 film considered as masterpiece produced and directed by Chittor V. Nagaiah It is a soul stirring film about the truly extraordinary life of Saint Thyagaraja.

Thyagaraja's music is very famous for the blend of rAgam-tAnam-pallavi and the sheer devotion for Lord Rama.

The captures the societal norms in the late 18th century. While many musicians used to seek the patronage of the kings, Tyagaraja was seeking the patronage of only Lord Rama. It depicts Tyagayya as not only a devotee of Lord Rama but also as a husband, brother, student and teacher.

Plot

Thyagayya (Nagaiah) is a villager composing devotional music to Rama while rejecting the court of Serfoji, Maharajah of Tanjore (Narayana Murthy), the dominant cultural center of the region. Turning down invitations and gifts from the Maharajah, he provokes the jealous wrath of his brother Japesen (Lingamurthy). The film's climax comes when Japesen destroys Rama's idols; Thyagaraja resurrects them eventually and sacrifices his life to his God.

Cast

Songs

Features

Nagaiah also introduced lyrics from Kannada (the Purandaradasa devara nama in the film's opening), Tamil (by Papanasam Sivan and sung by D. K. Pattammal) and Hindi (sung by J. A. Rehman).

See also

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