Thanga Thambi

Thanga Thambi
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Directed by Ramnath-Francis
Produced by S. P. Karuppiah Pillai
Written by M. Karunanidhi
Starring
Music by K. V. Mahadevan
Cinematography Sundara Babu
Edited by R. Devarajan
Production
company
Umayal Productions
Distributed by Jayalakshmi Pictures Circuit
Release date
 26 January 1967
Running time
 139-175 minutes[lower-alpha 1]
Country India
Language Tamil

Thanga Thambi (lit. Golden Brother) is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Ramnath-Francis and written by M. Karunanidhi. The film stars Ravichandran, Bharathi, Vanisri and Major Sundarrajan in the lead roles.

Plot

Varadan (Sundarrajan) marries Sundari (Vanisri). He wants his younger brother Venu (Ravichandran) to marry a rich woman, but Sundari wants a poor and obedient sister-in-law. Although Sundari initially refuses pregnancy for fear of ruining her looks, she eventually bears a child at the same time as the meek sister-in-law Parvathi (Bharati). Parvathi raises both children, causing an estrangement between the brothers.[1]

Cast

Other supporting roles are played by Nagesh, Manorama, O. A. K. Thevar and En Thangai Natarajan.[2]

Production

Thanga Thambi was directed by Ramnath-Francis and its screenplay was written by M. Karunanidhi who also wrote the dialogue.[3][1] S. P. Karuppaiah Pillai produced the film under Umayal Productions.[2][3] Cinematography was handled by Sundara Babu, art direction by Angamuthu and the editing by R. Devarajan.[2]

Music

The music of the film was composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The lyrics were written by Vaali and Avinasi Mani.[2]

Release

Thanga Thambi was released on 26 January 1967,[3] and was distributed by Jayalakshmi Pictures Circuit.[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ While Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema says it was 139 minutes long,[1] World Filmography: 1967 by Peter Cowie and Derek Elley goes with 175 minutes.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press. pp. 393–394. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cowie, Peter; Elley, Derek (1977). World Filmography: 1967. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press.
  3. 1 2 3 Film News Anandan (2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [Tamil film history and its achievements] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivagami Publishers. Archived from the original on 22 October 2017.


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