''Nalla Thambi'' () is a 1985 Indian

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-language film, directed by S. P. Muthuraman and produced by

AVM Productions AVM Productions is an Indian film production studio founded by A. V. Meiyappa Chettiar. It is the oldest film studio in India. The filming studios are located in Vadapalani, Chennai. It has produced over 300 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, ...

, starring Karthik and

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. It was released on 14 January 1985.

Plot

Raja is a young man who has completed his MBA from the United States. On returning home, he discovers that all the young women in the city are eagerly waiting in his house, for him to marry one among them. However, though all the girls fail to impress Raja, Seetha manages to win the heart of his father, Chandrashekhar, who promises her marriage to him. Overjoyed, Seetha gears up for the wedding, but has crooked plans in her heart. Raja discovers that she is not really an admirable person, but is forced to marry her because of his father's coercing. However, his mother secretly helps him elope from home and eventually the wedding is called off. Raja runs into Chitra, a free-spirited girl who is being pressured by her three freakish "suitor" relatives to marry one among them. She requests Raja to act as her boyfriend so that her quirky suitors will back off in their pointless endeavor. Raja agrees and stays in her house, much to the dismay of her suitors. How they really fall in love and unite despite the hilarious obstacles that come their way, forms the rest of the plot.

Cast

Production

During the making of director S. P. Muthuraman's '' Nallavanukku Nallavan'' (1984), producer M. Saravanan promised to cast Karthik as the lead actor in a future film by the same director and studio

; that became ''Nalla Thambi''.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, multi-instrumentalist, lyricist and playback singer popular for his works in Indian cinema, predominately in Tamil cinema, Tamil in addition ...

Reception

Jayamanmadhan of ''

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'' wrote the film which starts in a funny manner fearing it would become a laughing stock turns serious in second half by adding elements like murder, it becomes unintentionally funny when the film ends humorously.

References

External links

* {{AVM Productions 1980s Indian films 1980s Tamil-language films 1985 films AVM Productions films Films directed by S. P. Muthuraman Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja Films with screenplays by Panchu Arunachalam Tamil-language Indian films