Thanga Gopuram
| Thanga Gopuram | |
|---|---|
| File:Thanga Gopuram Film Poster .jpg Theatrical Release Poster | |
| Directed by | M. S. Solaimani |
| Written by | M. S. Solaimani |
| Screenplay by | M. S. Solaimani |
| Story by | M. S. Solaimani |
| Produced by | P. L. Mohanram |
| Starring | Jaishankar Jayalalithaa Major Sundararajan Srikanth Venniradai Nirmala V. K. Ramasamy |
| Cinematography | Sundarababu |
| Edited by | S. A. Murugesan |
| Music by | S. M. Subbaiah Naidu |
Production company | Mohan Productions |
| Distributed by | Mohan Productions |
Release date | 12 August 1971[1] |
Running time | 147 Mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Thanga Gopuram (lit. 'Golden Gopuram') is a Tamil-language film released in 1971, written and directed by M. S. Solaimalai. It starred Jayalalithaa in the lead role, paired opposite Major Sundarrajan. In this film, Jaishankar played the elder brother of Jayalalithaa and he was paired opposite Venniradai Nirmala. The supporting cast included Venniradai Nirmala, Sreekanth, Srividya, Manorama and M. R. Vasu. This film is considered a precursor of Moondru Mudichu.[2][3]
Cast
- Jaishankar as Durai
- Jayalalithaa as Seetha
- Major Sundarrajan as Sadha Sivam
- Srikanth as Raja
- Venniradai Nirmala as Malathi
- Srividya as Shanthi
- V. K. Ramasamy as Boothalingam
- M. R. R. Vasu as Nithiyantham
- Manorama as Kamala
- Oru Viral Krishna Rao as Mannaru
- Pakoda Kadhar as Alwar
- Karikol Raju as Mahalinga pillai
- Seethalakshmi as Boothalingam's wife
Soundtrack
The music was composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu, while the lyrics were written by Kannadasan, "Kavi" Rajagopal and Ra. Pazhanisamy.[4]
| No. | Song | Singers | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Muthu Tamil Maduraiyin" | P. Susheela, L. R. Eswari, Anjali Kousalya | 02:57 |
| 2 | "Vaarai Madammayile" | Manorama | 02:01 |
| 3 | "Maamalai Seithapillai" | P. Susheela, L. R. Eswari, Anjali Kousalya | 03:22 |
| 4 | "Rajathi Rajathi" | L. R. Eswari | 04:06 |
| 5 | "Dhimkita Dhimkita" | S. V. Ponnusamy, Manorama | 04:21 |
| 6 | "Mukkanigal" | T. M. Soundararajan | 02:02 |
Reception
The film had Jayalalithaa playing the role of Seetha, who is of same age group as Nirmala and Srividya, but marries their father played by Major Sunderrajan and she makes Srividya her step-son Sreekanth's bride. It was a critically acclaimed film and was successful film on its release. In this film Jayalalithaa, also appears as the actress Jayalalithaa for a song in the film, both character reflects on her stardom as well as anticipates her transformation into a meta-object, and was regarded as classic film for her.[5][6]
Award
1971 Tamil Nadu State Film Award
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