The widespread impact the Indian Independence movement had on the psyche of people across the country is unparalleled. Naturally, the freedom movement began to influence the world of art as well, especially movies and theatre plays, despite the then British Raj closely monitoring works of arts that were supportive of the freedom movement and spirit of independence.
Whenever one recalls Tamils films that extolled the freedom movement, Thyaga Bhoomi (1939) and Mathru Bhoomi (1939) are two films that come to mind.
Thyaga Bhoomi was based on one of the popular stories written by Kalki and published in a popular Tamil magazine. The film’s storyline was about a woman who was deserted by her husband. Instead of living a life of dread, she becomes a freedom fighter.
