P. B. Rangachari
Thirumalisai Alvar is a 1948 Tamil language film starring M. M. Dandapani Desigar.
The film tells the mythological tale of Thirumazhisai, a sacred town near Chennai, and its venerated sage who becomes pregnant after being seduced by a temptress sent by Lord Indra. The foetus is removed from her womb and thrown into the bushes, but is saved by the Lord and later blossoms into the Aazhvaar.
The film was produced by M. Chakravarthi Iyengar and C. Kannabiran Pillai, based on the life of Thirumazhisai Aazhvaar. The music was composed by S. V. Venkatraman, with lyrics by Papanasam Sivan, S.D.S.Yogi, and T.K. Sundara Vathiyar.
