Thattungal Thirakkappadum (transl. Knock, and the door will be opened) is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language thriller film directed by J. P. Chandrababu. Savitri Ganesh, K. R. Vijaya, Shoba (credited as Baby Mahalakshmi), Chandrababu and Manohar star, while A. V. M. Rajan, Cho and M. R. R. Vasu play supporting roles. Shoba made her debut film as a child artist in this film.[2] The film was released on 17 June 1966.[3] When the film was released, the clip of the song Kalyana Panthal Alangaram was not in the film due to a delay in the shooting and editing. In the second week, the clip was merged into the film. The film was a failure due to a weak plot.[4][5]
| Thattungal Thirakkappadum | |
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| Directed by | Chandrababu |
| Screenplay by | Chandrababu Sam.T. Daasan (dialogue) |
| Story by | Chandrababu |
| Starring | Savitri K. R. Vijaya Baby Mahalakshmi Chandrababu Manohar |
| Cinematography | T. S. Rangasamy |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production company | Viswabharathi Films |
| Distributed by | Sunrise[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 124 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot edit
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Shankar murders his mistress, Geetha after finding out that she has had a child with another man. Adaikalam, who is mute and an orphan is blamed for this murder. Adaikalam gets arrested by the police. Then Shankar meets his wife (the one that he had abandoned) Meenakshi, and his daughter and lives with them. When Shankar goes abroad on business, by ship, the ship explodes. Shankar feigns death after which, his insurance money is received by Meenakshi. Shankar needed that money to pay off his debts so he had pretended to be dead and made Meenakshi take the insurance money and pay his debts. Shankar and Meenakshi have a fight. While fighting, Shankar's daughter gets frightened and kills Shankar. Meenakshi is shocked and hides his body in a room. That's when Adaikalam gets released from jail. When he goes to meet Shankar, Meenakshi tries to stop him entering the room, but she cannot. When Adaikalam sees the body, he is shocked. Meenakshi pretends not to know anything about this and calls the police. When the police come, they investigate and come to know that Meenakshi killed Shankar. Meenakshi is arrested and her daughter is taken care of by Adaikalam.
Cast edit
- Savitri Ganesh as Meenakshi
- K. R. Vijaya as Geetha
- Baby Mahalakshmi as Meenakshi's daughter
- J. P. Chandrababu as Adaikalam[6]
- Manohar as Shankar
- A. V. M. Rajan as the doctor
- Cho as the lawyer
- M. R. R. Vasu as the servant
Production edit
Chandrababu was to have made his directorial debut with Maadi Veettu Ezhai, which was shelved; as a result, Thattungal Thirakkappadum became his directorial debut.[7]
Soundtrack edit
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and lyrics were written by Kannadasan.[8]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Thittippadhu Edhu" | P. Susheela | 04:00 |
| 2. | "Kanmani Pappa" | J. P. Chandrababu | 04:24 |
| 3. | "Kalyana Panthal Alangaram" | P. Susheela | 03:21 |
| 4. | "Oor Paadum Thaalaattu" | P. Susheela | 04:21 |
| Total length: | 16:06 | ||
Reception edit
Kalki praised the acting of actors, cinematography but felt songs did not stay in the mind and concluded saying we expected innovation and revolution in Chandrababu's film but got disappointed.[9]
References edit
- ^ "Thattungal Thirakkappadum". The Indian Express. 2 July 1966. p. 3. Retrieved 14 April 2021 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Shocking suicides: Actors who stunned us with their sudden exits". Onmanorama. 4 April 2016. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "1966 – தட்டுங்கள் திறக்கப்படும் – விஸ்வபாரதி" [1966 – Thattungal Thirakkappadum – Viswabharathi]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 23 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ ராமகிருஷ்ணன், எஸ். "சந்திரபாபு – தட்டுங்கள் திறக்கப்படும்". sramakrishnan.com (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ Guy, Randor (2 October 2009). "A voice that mesmerised". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Life And Times of JP Chandrababu, one of Tamil Cinema's finest comedians". News18. 16 July 2022. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "70 Tamil actors you didn't know were directors too". Cinema Express. 16 June 2020. Archived from the original on 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Thattungal Thirakkappadum". Saregama. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "தட்டுங்கள் திறக்கப்படும்!". Kalki (in Tamil). 3 July 1966. p. 25. Archived from the original on 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023 – via Internet Archive.
