Thaaye Unakkaga (transl.

Mother, for you only) is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language film directed by P. Pullayya and written by Kannadasan.

It is a remake of the 1959 Russian film Ballad of a Soldier.

[3] After watching the 1959 Russian film Ballad of a Soldier at the International Film Festival in Madras, Kannadasan wanted to remake it in Tamil.

[6] Soundtrack was composed by K. V. Mahadevan and lyrics written by Kannadasan.