Thoongathey Thambi Thoongathey

Last updated

Thoongathey Thambi Thoongathey
Thoongathey Thambi Thoongathey.jpg
Poster
Directed by S. P. Muthuraman
Produced by M. Saravanan
M. Balasubramaniam
Written by Panchu Arunachalam
Starring
Music by Ilaiyaraaja
CinematographyBabu
Edited byR. Vittal
Production
company
Release date
4 November 1983 [1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Box office₹5 crore (Tamil Nadu)

Thoongathey Thambi Thoongathey (transl. Don't Sleep Brother, Don't Sleep) is a 1983 Tamil-language Indian action film [2] directed by S. P. Muthuraman, starring Kamal Haasan in double role, supported by Radha and Sulakshana. It was a blockbuster and completed a 263-day run at the box office. The film was dubbed into Telugu as Jalsa Rayudu [3] and Malayalam as Vasantholsavam [4] .

Tamil language language

Tamil is a Dravidian language predominantly spoken by the Tamil people of India and Sri Lanka, and by the Tamil diaspora, Sri Lankan Moors, Chindians, and Douglas. Tamil is an official language in three countries: India, Sri Lanka and Singapore. In India, it is the official language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Puducherry. Furthermore, Tamil is used as one of the languages of education in Malaysia, along with English, Malay and Mandarin. Tamil is spoken by significant minorities in the four other South Indian states of Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India.

Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist or protagonists are thrust into a series of events that typically include violence, extended fighting, physical feats, and frantic chases. Action films tend to feature a resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life-threatening situations, a villain, or a pursuit which usually concludes in victory for the hero. Advancements in CGI have made it cheaper and easier to create action sequences and other visual effects that required the efforts of professional stunt crews in the past. However, reactions to action films containing significant amounts of CGI have been mixed, as films that use computer animations to create unrealistic, highly unbelievable events are often met with criticism. While action has long been a recurring component in films, the "action film" genre began to develop in the 1970s along with the increase of stunts and special effects. Common action scenes in films are generally, but not limited to, explosions, car chases, fistfights, and shootouts.

Film director Person who controls the artistic and dramatic aspects of a film production

A film director is a person who directs the making of a film. A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, production design, and the creative aspects of filmmaking. Under European Union law, the director is viewed as the author of the film.

Contents

Plot

The film had Kamal Haasan playing dual roles; An unemployed degree holder (Gopi) from a middle class society and a rich graduate (Vinod) from high society returning from abroad after his father's death. In order to claim the property of Vinod, the estate manager (Vinuchakravarthy) with his mob guys assaults him and make him a drug addict by repeated injections administered by a fake doctor (Janagaraj). Radha's father (Danaal Thangavelu) a family friend of the Vinod's father, together with Radha (lover of Gopi) come to the estate on an excursion. Due to her curiosity, she sees Vinod and finds out that he is in a dangerous state of health due to the drug addiction. Radha later learns that Gopi and Vinod are twins separated at birth. With the help of the house's servant (Srinivasan), Radha replaces Vinod with Gopi and sends him to his mother's house to save him. Gopi takes it upon himself to save the estate and properties from the hands of Vinuchakravarthy and Senthamarai.

Cast

Kamal Haasan Indian actor

Kamal Haasan is an Indian film actor, dancer, film director, screenwriter, producer, playback singer, lyricist and politician who works primarily in Tamil cinema and has also worked in Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi and Bengali films. Haasan has won awards including three National Film Awards, the second-most by any Indian actor, and nineteen Filmfare Awards. His production company, Raaj Kamal Films International, has produced several of his films.

Radha (actress) Indian actress popular in the 80s and early 90s

Udaya Chandrika, better known by her screen name Radha, is an Indian film actress known mostly for her work in Tamil and Telugu films. She has also acted in few Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi. She was one of the top south Indian heroine for a decade from 1981 to 1991. Her elder sister Ambika, was also an actress. They acted together in a number of south Indian films and during the peak of their careers. Radha is arguably the most successful among the "Kallara Sisters", the three sisters in the art scene hailing from Kallara in Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala. Ambika was also a highly successful actress in Tamil and Malayalam. Ambika and Radha acted together in a number of films, during the peak of their careers. They also co-owned a movie studio called "ARS Studios", which was later (2013) converted into the Jolly Jimkana hotel complex. She currently appears on television as one of the judges in the STAR Vijay Jodi Number One Season 6 Reality Dance program.

Sulakshana is an Indian film and television actress who has performed in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, and Kannada films and Tamil serials. She started at the age of two and half in the movie Kaaviya Thalaivi as child Krishna, she was credited as Dolly. After that she acted in Thulabharam as child artist in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi and credited as Rajani.

Production

After the success of Nadodi Mannan (1958), M. G. Ramachandran wanted his second directorial to be titled as Thoongathey Thambi Thoongathey named after the song from the film, however the project was shelved. [6] In 1983, AVM Productions launched a film with the same name starring Kamal Haasan. Kamal portrayed double roles, one a good man and the other a rich man. The film's cinematographer Babu used mask shots to differentiate the dual roles. [7]

<i>Nadodi Mannan</i> 1958 film by M. G. Ramachandran

Nadodi Mannan is a 1958 Indian Tamil-language action adventure film directed by M. G. Ramachandran in his debut as a filmmaker. He stars in dual roles alongside Bhanumathi Ramakrishna, M. N. Rajam and B. Saroja Devi. P. S. Veerappa, M. N. Nambiar, M. G. Chakrapani, T. K. Balachandran and J. P. Chandrababu play supporting roles.

M. G. Ramachandran Film actor, director, producer, politician, and chief minister of Tamil nadu

Maruthur Gopala Ramachandran, popularly known as M. G. R., was an Indian actor, filmmaker and politician who served as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for ten years between 1977 and 1987. He is a cultural icon in the state and is regarded as one of the most influential actors of the Tamil film industry. He was popularly known as "Makkal Thilagam" as he was popular with the masses. He was a philanthropist and a humanitarian icon.

The song "Vaanam Keezhe" took 17 days to be completed, this song was taken at a cost of Rs 6 lakh. The song "Summa Nikkathinga" was shot at Vijaya Gardens. [7] In order to shoot an expensive climax involving helicopter chase, makers took inspiration from the climax of Hindi film Dil Kaa Heera at the insistence of journalist Manian by taking long shots of bursting helicopter from that film and matched along with the actors. [7]

Dil Kaa Heera is a 1979 Bollywood film directed by Dulal Guha. The film stars Dharmendra and Hema Malini.

Release

The film emerged as the top grosser of the year grossing ₹5 crore at the box office.

Soundtrack

Thoongathey Thambi Thoongathey
Soundtrack album by
Ilaiyaraaja
Released1983
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Language Tamil
Label AVM Audio
External audio
Nuvola apps arts.svg Audio Jukebox on YouTube

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and lyrics for all songs were written by Vaali. [8] [9] The song "Naanaga Naanillai" was well received and it based on Chandrakauns raga which resembles Hindolam. [10] The highlight of the album was the disco song Vaanam Keezhe....

Ilaiyaraaja Indian film composer & singer

Ilaiyaraaja is an Indian film composer, singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, orchestrator, conductor-arranger and lyricist who works in the Indian Film Industry, predominantly in Tamil. Widely regarded as one of the greatest Indian music composers, he is credited for introducing western musical sensibilities in the Indian musical mainstream. Reputed to be the world's most prolific composer, he has composed over 7000 songs, provided film scores for more than 1000 movies and performed in more than 20,000 concerts. Being the first Asian to compose a full symphony with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London, Ilaiyaraaja is known to have written the entire symphony in less than a month. He is also a gold medalist in classical guitar from Trinity College of Music, London, Distance Learning Channel. In a poll conducted by CNN-IBN celebrating 100 years of Indian cinema in 2013, Ilaiyaraaja was voted as the all-time greatest film-music director of India. US-based world cinema portal "Taste of Cinema" placed Ilaiyaraaja at the 9th position in its list of 25 greatest film composers in the history of cinema and he is the only Indian composer in that list.

Chandrakauns is a raga in Hindustani classical music. It is also used in tail pieces and lighter presentations of Carnatic music.

Hindolam A Janya raga of Carnatic music

Hindōḷaṃ is a rāgam in Carnatic music. It is an audava rāgam. It is a janya rāgam, as it does not have all the seven swaras. Hindolam is not the same as the Hindustani Hindol. The equivalent of Hindolam in Hindustani music is Malkauns.

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Thoongaathe Thambi..." Vaali S. P. Balasubramanyam  
2."Vaanam Keezhe..."VaaliS. P. Balasubrahmanyam 
3."Ada Rama Nee Nammakitta..."Vaali S. Janaki  
4."Summa Nikkathinga..."VaaliS. P. Balasubramanyam, S. Janaki 
5."Naanaga Naanille..."VaaliS. P. Balasubramanyam 
6."Naanaga Naanille..."Vaali Ilaiyaraaja  
7."Varudhu Varudhu..."VaaliS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki 
Malayalam Track list [11]
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Urangaathe Chumma Urangathe..." Poovachal Khader P. Jayachandran  
2."Vaanam Thazhe Vannal..."Poovachal Khader S. P. Balasubrahmanyam  
3."Hey Kema Ee Nammalodu..."Poovachal Khader S. Janaki  
4."Chumma Ninneedale..."Poovachal KhaderP. Jayachandran, S. Janaki 
5."Njaanayee Njaanilla Dhanye..."Poovachal KhaderP. Jayachandran 
6."Varunnu Varunne ini..."Poovachal KhaderS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki 

Related Research Articles

<i>Kalathur Kannamma</i> 1960 film by A. Bhimsingh

Kalathur Kannamma is a 1960 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film produced by A. V. Meiyappan and directed by A. Bhimsingh. The film stars Gemini Ganesan and Savitri in the lead, while Kamal Haasan made his debut in this film as a child artist. T. S. Balaiah, Devika and S. V. Subbaiah play supporting roles. The film tells the story of a young couple — a wealthy zamindar's son and a farmer's daughter — who are separated by unfortunate circumstances, while their innocent son is forced to grow up in an orphanage.

<i>Pandiyan</i> (film) 1992 film by SP. Muthuraman

Pandian is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language action film, directed by Tamil director S. P. Muthuraman. It stars Rajinikanth, Kushboo, Janagaraj and Jayasudha. It was released on 25 October 1992 as one among Deepavali releases, along with Thevar Magan. The film's music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and his son Karthik Raja. This film was a remake of the Kannada film Bombay Dada, starring Tiger Prabhakar and also directed by him. Tiger Prabhakar portrayed the antagonist in the remake. The film was a hit movie and ran for more than 100days in some the theatres. It was dubbed in Telugu as Secret Police and Hindi as Kanoon Ka Khiladi.

<i>Nallavanukku Nallavan</i> 1984 film by S. P. Muthuraman

Nallavanukku Nallavan is a 1984 Tamil-language Indian action drama film, directed by S. P. Muthuraman. Produced by M. Saravanan and M. Balasubramanian of AVM Productions, the film stars Rajnikanth and Raadhika in the lead roles, with Karthik, Thulasi, V. K. Ramasamy, Major Sundarrajan, Y. G. Mahendran and Visu in supporting roles. It is a remake of the 1983 Telugu film Dharmaatmudu. In Nallavanukku Nallavan, a rogue-turned factory worker is left in charge of his late industrialist boss's business. The industrialist's son believes he swindled his father's business and seeks revenge.

<i>Unnal Mudiyum Thambi</i> 1988 film by K. Balachander

Unnal Mudiyum Thambi is a 1988 Indian Tamil language musical-drama film written and directed by K. Balachander. Produced by Kavithalaya Productions, the film features Kamal Haasan, Gemini Ganesan, and Seetha in lead roles. Janagaraj, Prasad Babu, Manorama, Delhi Ganesh, and Nassar play supporting roles. The film was a remake of the director's own Telugu film Rudraveena (1988).

<i>Vrutham</i> 1987 film by I. V. Sasi

Vrutham is a 1987 Malayalam-language Indian feature film, directed by I. V. Sasi and produced by Mathew George for Central Pictures, starring Kamal Haasan, Suresh Gopi, Geetha, Captain Raju, Thilakan and Shobana.

<i>Japanil Kalyanaraman</i> 1985 film by S. P. Muthuraman

Japanil Kalyanaraman is a 1985 Tamil-language Indian film directed by S. P. Muthuraman, starring Kamal Haasan, Radha in the lead role of the protagonist. This was the first Tamil movie sequel. It garnered mixed reviews and performed average business at the box office.

<i>Maanavan</i> 1970 film by M. A. Thirumugam

Maanavan is a Tamil language Social Satirical film was directed by M. A. Thirumugam and produced by Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar under his productions Dhandayudhapani Films. The script were written by Balamurugan. Music by Shankar - Ganesh assets to the film. The film starring Jaishankar and Muthuraman lead with Sowcar Janaki, Lakshmi, Nagesh and Sachu played pivotal roles. Kamal Haasan appears only for a dance sequence along with Kutty Padmini. This was Kamal Haasan's first adult role after a 7-year hiatus. The film also marks the debut of many character actors and comedians like Pandu, Kathadi Ramamurthy among others.

<i>Uyarndha Ullam</i> 1985 film by S. P. Muthuraman

Uyarndha Ullam is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by S. P. Muthuraman and produced by AVM Productions. The film features Kamal Haasan and Ambika in the lead roles while Radharavi, V. K. Ramasamy and Y. Gee. Mahendra play supporting roles. The film was dubbed in Telugu as Jalsa Bullodu.

<i>Arangetram</i> (film) 1973 film by K. Balachander

Arangetram is a 1973 Tamil-language drama film directed by K. Balachander, starring Prameela, Sivakumar, Kamal Haasan, S. V. Subbaiah and M. N. Rajam in prominent roles. The film marked Kamal Haasan's first adult role, while, along with Prameela, Jayachitra, Jayasudha, Sashikumar and Achacho Chitra made their debuts in Tamil cinema. V. Kumar composed the music for the film, which was the last Balachander film he worked on.

<i>Anbu Thangai</i> 1974 film by S. P. Muthuraman

Anbu Thangai is a Tamil language film, directed by S. P. Muthuraman, starring Muthuraman and Jayalalithaa. Jaya appears as Muthuraman's sister and Jayalalithaa as his love interest. Srikanth played an important role as Muthuraman's friend. Kamal Haasan plays a guest role in the film as Buddha in a dance sequence with Jayalalithaa.The film was remake of Chelleli Kapuram.

<i>Sakalakala Vallavan</i> 1982 film by S. P. Muthuraman

Sakalakala Vallavan is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed by S. P. Muthuraman and written by Panchu Arunachalam. The film stars Kamal Haasan, Ambika, Raveendran and Tulasi. Produced by M. Saravanan, M. Balasubramanian and M. S. Guhan of AVM Productions, it revolves around a villager whose sister is raped by the village head's son when the former refuses to abide by his dictatorship. The villager vows to seek revenge and get his sister married to her rapist.

<i>Anbe Vaa</i> 1966 film by A. C. Tirulokchandar

Anbe Vaa is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar. The film features M. G. Ramachandran and B. Saroja Devi in the lead roles, while S. A. Ashokan, Nagesh, Manorama, T. R. Ramachandran, and P. D. Sambandam play supporting roles. Based on the 1961 American film Come September, it follows JB, a wealthy industrialist who goes on vacation to his bungalow in Shimla, only to discover that his caretaker (Sambandam) and his wife have left for Kasi after renting the bungalow to a family of three. The rest of the film revolves around JB's response to this situation.

R. V. Udayakumar is a veteran Tamil film director, who worked predominantly in the 1990s, making films including Yejaman and Chinna Gounder.

<i>Murattu Kaalai</i> (1980 film) 1980 film by S. P. Muthuraman

Murattu Kaalai is a 1980 Tamil-language Indian action film directed by S. P. Muthuraman, and written by Panchu Arunachalam. The film stars Rajinikanth, Rati Agnihotri, Sumalatha and Jaishankar. It revolves around Kaalaiyan (Rajinikanth), an honorable villager who, despite being wealthy, chooses to live modestly while Sundaravelu (Jaishankar), a less honorable man from the neighbouring village, tries to grab Kaalaiyan's land.

<i>Server Sundaram</i> 1964 film by Krishnan–Panju

Server Sundaram is a 1964 Indian Tamil-language comedy-drama film directed by Krishnan–Panju and produced by A. V. Meiyappan. The film stars Nagesh as the title character. R. Muthuraman and K. R. Vijaya play the other lead roles while S. Ramarao, Major Sundarrajan, S. N. Lakshmi and Manorama play supporting roles. It focuses on a hotel waiter who strives to reach greater heights after he becomes an actor to attain the love of his restaurateur's daughter.

S. P. Muthuraman Indian film director

S. P. Muthuraman, also referred to as SPM, is an Indian film director who works in the Tamil film industry. He has directed nearly 75 films in Tamil. He was one of the most successful commercial directors in Tamil cinema. Initially he worked mainly with R. Muthuraman, Rajinikanth, Sivaji Ganesan and Kamal Haasan. He was born in karaikudi. His father Karaikudi Subbiah was an MLA.

R. Dilip (Tamil actor) Indian actor

Dilip was an Indian actor who starred in Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam films.

Maa Madurai is a Tamil film directed by newcomer K. K. Krishnan. The film stars Vaasan Karthik, son of comedian Singamuthu and Midhuna, younger sister of Rajashree in lead roles. The music was composed by Karthik Raja. The film was released in 2007 to mixed reviews.

<i>Kaakum Karangal</i> 1965 film by A. C. Tirulokchandar

Kaakum Karangal is a 1965 Tamil-language Indian drama film, directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar. Inspired by British writer W. Somerset Maugham's novel The Painted Veil, it was produced by AVM Productions. The film stars S. S. Rajendran and C. R. Vijayakumari in lead roles, with Nagesh, L. Vijayalakshmi, S. V. Subbaiah, Sivakumar and Revathi playing supporting roles.

<i>Kasi Yathirai</i> 1973 film by S. P. Muthuraman

Kasi Yathirai is a 1973 Tamil language comedy film, directed by S. P. Muthuraman and produced by S. S. Sethuraman under Sri Devi Cine Tone. The film's script was written by V. C. Guhanathan. Soundtrack was composed by Sankar Ganesh. The film stars V. K. Ramasamy, Sreekanth and Suruli Rajan in lead roles with Kumari Padmini, Jaya, Manorama, M. R. R. Vasu and Cho Ramaswamy in supporting roles. Kamal Haasan worked under Thangappan as his dance assistant in this movie.

References

  1. ↑ Saravanan 2013, p. 274.
  2. ↑ "நடிப்பதற்கு முன் ஒத்திகை அவசியம்: "நேர்மையானவர்களுக்கு சினிமா ஒரு நல்ல தொழில்" கமல்ஹாசன் பேச்சு". Dina Thanthi . 2 February 2016. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6UZ2uI_3Xs
  4. ↑ https://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=1544
  5. ↑ Saravanan 2013, p. 276.
  6. ↑ Ashok Kumar, S. R. (8 February 2000). "Box office collection". The Hindu . Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  7. 1 2 3 Muthuraman, S. P. (13 July 2016). "சினிமா எடுத்துப் பார் 66: போதையில் இருக்கும் கமல்!". The Hindu Tamil . Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  8. ↑ "Thoongathey Thambi Thoongathey Songs". starmusiq. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  9. ↑ https://bollywoodvinyl.in/products/thoongathe-thambi-thoongathe-tamil-billywood-vinyl-lp
  10. ↑ Mani, Charulatha (8 November 2013). "Of love and longing". The Hindu . Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  11. ↑ https://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=1544

Bibliography

Saravanan Surya Mani or M. Saravanan, also known as AVM Saravanan or Meiyappa Saravanan, is an Indian producer of Tamil films. His production company is AVM Productions. He has been involved in hits such as Sivaji: The Boss, Vettaikaran, Minsara Kanavu, Leader and Ayan. He is the father of M. S. Guhan, another producer of movies. He owns the AVM Studios in Chennai.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.