Vilayattu Bommai

Vilaiyattu Bommai (transl. Playing toy) is a 1954 Indian Tamil language film directed by T. R. Raghunath. The film stars T. R. Mahalingam and Kumari Kamala.^[2]

Vilayattu Bommai
Poster
Directed by	T. R. Raghunath
Written by	A. L. Narayanan
Produced by	T. R. Mahalingam
Starring	T. R. Mahalingam Kumari Kamala
Cinematography	R. Sampath
Edited by	R. Devarajan
Music by	T. G. Lingappa
Production company	Sri Sukumar Productions
Distributed by	Famous Films[1]
Release date	14 May 1954 (1954-05-14)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Cast

The following list was compiled from Film News Anandan's database.^[2]

• T. R. Mahalingam
• Kumari Kamala
• K. Sarangapani
• B. R. Panthulu
• Baby Radha (Kumari Kamala's sister)
• V. K. Ramasamy
• E. V. Saroja
• K. A. Thangavelu
• Lakshmiprabha

Production

Vilaiyattu Bommai is the fourth film produced by T. R. Mahalingam via the production company Sri Sukumar Productions. It was originally titled Vilaiyattu Pillai.^[3]

Soundtrack

Music was composed by T. G. Lingappa.^[4]

Song	Singer/s	Lyricist	Length
"Mohathai Konruvidu"	T. R. Mahalingam	Subramania Bharati
"Theertha Karaiyinile"			03:09
"Vidhikku Manidhane"		Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass	03:21
"Maliyeri Maavilakku Poduvaar"	A. P. Komala
"Kalai Chelvame Vaazhgave"	Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi
"Kannil Prasannamaana Kaliye"
"Inba Vaanil Ulaavum"	T. R. Mahalingam & Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi
"Kannalagi Ennaipol Yaarundu"	Jikki	K. P. Kamatchisundaram
"Periyorgal Sollai Pola"	Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi
"Mullaimalar Kodiyin Nizhalile"	T. R. Mahalingam

Reception

The Indian Express gave the film a favourable review for the performances of Mahalingam and Kamala, as well as the comedy of Sarangapani and Thangavelu.^[5] Despite this, it was a box office failure.^[3]