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Thanga Thambi (transl. 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. It was released on 26 January 1967.

Thanga Thambi
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ramnath–Francis
Written by	M. Karunanidhi
Produced by	R.Periyanayagam S. P. Karuppiah Pillai
Starring	Ravichandran Bharathi Vanisri Major Sundarrajan
Cinematography	Sundara Babu
Edited by	R. Devarajan
Music by	K. V. Mahadevan
Production company	Umayal Productions
Distributed by	Jayalakshmi Pictures Circuit
Release date	26 January 1967 (1967-01-26)
Running time	139–175 minutes[lower-alpha 1]
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

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Cast

• Ravichandran as Venu/Venugopal[1]
• Bharathi as Saraswathi/Sarasu[1]
• Vanisri as Sundari[1]
• Major Sundarrajan as Varathan[1]

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 written by M. Karunanidhi.[3][1] R.Periyanayagam and 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 and reception

Thanga Thambi was released on 26 January 1967,[3] and was distributed by Jayalakshmi Pictures Circuit.[2] Kalki said the film stumbled in the beginning, but post interval it did better.[4]

Notes

References

Bibliography

• Cowie, Peter; Elley, Derek (1977). World Filmography: 1967. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. ISBN 978-0-498-01565-6.
• Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). British Film Institute and Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.

External links

• Thanga Thambi at IMDb

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