Pillai in Tamil Cinema

Pillai's are once proudly depicted in Tamil Cinema, Tamil Films Examples are:

1. Motor Sundaram Pillai

2. K. Balachander's "Unnal Mudiyum Thambi"
Gemini plays a Carnatic Vidhwan ('Bilahari' Marthandam Pillai),http://www.teakada.com/atom.xml

3. Kappal Ottiya Tamilan -Sivaji

4. Dum Dum -Alagiya perumal's direction

5. Bombay - Mani Ratnam's Film

6. Kaathalika Neramillai

7. Pattukottai Kalyanasundaram : Veerakudi Vellala Pillai, Tamil Cinema Poet

8. Avvai Shanmuki - Although the movie is not about a pillai, it has the inspiration form T Shanmugam Pillai, who used to act as Avvai Shanmugi in Dramas.

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