Thaali Bhagyam

A provincial region named Karayur, in the 60s...

The families of Nallasivam (S. V. Subbaiah) and Murugan (M.G. Ramachandran) have been neighbours for generations. Nallasivam is nurturing his wish to give his daughter Valli (B. Saroja Devi) in marriage to Murugan (MGR).

Meanwhile, a bride search for Nallasivam is on and Murugan accompanies Nallasivam along with others to see a bride, Kamalam (M. N. Rajam). Kamalam, thinking Murugan is the groom agrees for the marriage, and finds it is otherwise on the day of the marriage.

In a passionate moment, Kamalam misbehaves with Murugan, which is seen by Namchivayam (M. N. Nambiar). Namchivayam takes this opportunity to blackmail Kamalam and get her to do things against Murugan.

How Murugan foils their plans and how finally truth prevails is what the movie is all about.

• M. G. Ramachandran as Muruga alias Murugan, a graduate notable
• B. Sarojadevi as Valli
• M. N. Nambiar as Namchivayam, tax collector
• Nagesh as Singaran, Namchivayam's brother-in-law
• C. R. Parthiban
• S. V. Subbaiah as Nallasivam (Valli's father, a rich notable)
• Chittor V. Nagaiah as Kamalam's father
• M. N. Rajam as Kamalam (Nallasivam's wife)
• M. V. Rajamma as Parvathi (Murugan's mother)
• Manorama as Anjalai
• M. S. S. Packiyam as Chellam, Namchivayam's wife
• Rushyendramani as Kamalam's mother
• K. S. Parvathi
• S. M. Thirupadhiswamy as Singapore Sivalingam
• N. S. Natarajan as Rangan, bandit

The director K. B. Nagabhushanam who had just lost his wife, the famous actress Pasupuleti Kannamba, paid her tribute at opening of this movie.

There is a magnificent sequence of fight in the stick, the Silambam, moreover toward the end, the character of MGR, Murugan is meanly attacked from behind and gets hit on the head...

The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan and lyrics written by Vaali.

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