Thairiyamaaga chol nee manithan thaana

It was MGR's 100th movie. MSV refused to compose music for the song, "Thairiyamaga chol nee manithan thaana", saying that the song was deliberately hitting out against Kannadasan. MSV is and very much till today is an ardent bakthan of Kannadasan. Vali and MSV were quarelling. MGR intervened to solve the problem. MSV told the matter to MGR. MGR asked MSV to play it for him and he okayed. In the Hindi film Dharmendra deliberatley drinks. In the Tamil films MGR can never be shown drinking or smoking. Tamilnadu can never bear it! So MGR modified the story where he is given chloroform-like spray after which he is forced to drink. As he returns home, his conscience teaches him a lesson by singing out the ill efects of alcohol. MSV cooled own and composed the music and it did come out very well. The famous song is:

Thairiyamaaga chol nee
manithan thaana? Manithan thaana? Illai!
neethaan oru mirugam
-intha mathuvil vizhum neram
manamum nalla gunamum
un ninaivai vittu vilagum

Maanai pol maanam enraai-nadayil
matha yaanai neeye enraai
vengai pol veeram enraai-Arivil
Uyarvaaga Chollik kondaai
mathuvaal vilanginum keezhaai ninraai

Alaiyaadum kadalai kandaai
kudithu pazhagaamal aadak kandaai
malaraadum kodiyai kandaai
mathuvai parugaamal aadak kandaai
neeyo mathuvaaley aattam kandaai

porul vendithirudach chelvaai
Pennai peravendi vilayiai cholvaai
thunivodu uyirai kolvaai
etharkkum thunaiyaaga mathuvai kolvaal
kettaal nanthaney manithan enbaai.

He was involved in too many night shootings. After shooting was over he used to return home. The others would remain to go through the rush copies. One midnight after the shooting was over, the director, producer, sound engineer, cameramen and lightsmen were all seated in the dark mini theatre to screen the rush copy of the "Thairiyamaga chol nee" song scene. They were all appreciating MGR's acting and were giving suggestions as to how the song scene could have been improved. Suddenly a white figure rose from the back seat and said, "OK. Get the settings ready again. I will improvise the acting as suggested". They were shocked to see MGR quietly sitting there. Luckily no adverse comment were passed. So the settings were put up again and the shots were taken. MGR improved on his performance. The shooting was completed around 4.am. MGR is that much a perfectionist and a hard worker and that is what we are seeing today in Oli Vilakku.