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 byRamnath–Francis
Written byM. Karunanidhi
Produced byR.Periyanayagam
S. P. Karuppiah Pillai
Starring
CinematographySundara Babu
Edited byR. Devarajan
Music byK. V. Mahadevan
Production
company
Umayal Productions
Distributed byJayalakshmi Pictures Circuit
Release date
  • 26 January 1967 (1967-01-26)
Running time
139–175 minutes[a]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

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Cast

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Other supporting roles are played by Nagesh, Manorama, O. A. K. Thevar and En Thangai Natarajan.[2]

Production

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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

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The music of the film was composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The lyrics were written by Vaali and Avinasi Mani.[2]

Release and reception

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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

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  1. ^ 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

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, pp. 393–394.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Cowie & Elley 1977, p. 282.
  3. ^ a b c "1967 – தங்கதம்பி – உமையாள் புரொ " [1967 – Thanga Thambi – Umayal Pro .]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  4. ^ "தங்க தம்பி". Kalki (in Tamil). 19 February 1967. p. 16. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.

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