Thanga Thambi

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.

Thanga Thambi
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Directed byRamnath-Francis
Produced byS. P. Karuppiah Pillai
Written byM. Karunanidhi
Starring
Music byK. V. Mahadevan
CinematographySundara Babu
Edited byR. Devarajan
Production
company
Umayal Productions
Distributed byJayalakshmi Pictures Circuit
Release date
January 1967[lower-alpha 1]
Running time
139–175 minutes[lower-alpha 2]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

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 in January 1967,[lower-alpha 1] and was distributed by Jayalakshmi Pictures Circuit.[2]

Notes
  1. While Film News Anandan's book Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru says 26 January,[3] the book Time capsule of Kalaignar says 9 January.[4]
  2. 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. Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press. pp. 393–394. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.
  2. Cowie, Peter; Elley, Derek (1977). World Filmography: 1967. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. p. 282.
  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.
  4. Rathnagiri, R. (2007). Time capsule of Kalaignar. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. p. 66.
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