Thyagabhoomi is a 1939 Indian Tamil-language film directed and produced by K. Subramanyam.
The movie starred K. J. Mahadevan and S.D.Subbalakshmi, and was produced during the peak period of India's freedom movement.
It notably featured Mahatma Gandhi and his principles prominently, with the story based on a novel written by Kalki Krishnamurthy.
The film's narrative follows the journey of Sambu Sastry (Mahadevan), a Brahmin priest who shelters Harijans during a cyclone, and his daughter Savitri (Subbalakshmi), who is mistreated by her husband Sridharan (Mahadevan).
Savitri eventually finds redemption through Gandhian social uplift programmes and charity work, leading to a confrontation with her husband.
The film was the only Indian motion picture banned by the British government subsequent to its release, and its sole surviving print is held in an archive facility located in Pune.
