thanga padhumai () is a tamil language film starring sivaji ganesan and padmini in the lead roles. the film was co- written and directed by a. s. a. samy, produced by m. somasundaram under jupiter pictures, and musical score by viswanathan–ramamoorthy. "thanga pathumai" proved to be a hit in its re-release, and won national film award for best feature film in tamil for the year 1959.