''Sollu Thambi Sollu'' () is a 1959 Indian

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-language

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film produced and directed by T. V. Sundaram. It is an adaptation of the

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play ''

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''. The film stars

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and

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. It was released on 27 March 1959, and did not succeed commercially.

Plot

Chinnathambi, the only son of a wealthy estate owner Sundaram Pillai, falls in love with Kalyani, the daughter of a poor clerk, but their romance faces obstacles.

Cast

Production

''Sollu Thambi Sollu'' is an adaptation of the

play ''

'', and was in development as early as July 1958. It was directed by T. V. Sundaram, who also produced the film under his own company T. V. S. Productions. The dialogues were written by Vindhan. The final length of the film was .

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

K. V. Mahadevan Krishnankoil Venkadachalam Mahadevan (14 March 1918 – 21 June 2001) was an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, and musician who won the inaugural National Film Award for Best Music Direction in (1967) for '' Kandan Karunai''. ...

Release

''Sollu Thambi Sollu'' was released on 27 March 1959, and did not succeed commercially.

References

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External links

* {{As You Like It 1950s Indian films 1950s Tamil-language films 1959 films 1959 romantic comedy films Films based on As You Like It Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan Indian films based on plays Indian romantic comedy films Tamil-language Indian films