''Thaali Pudhusu'' () is a 1997 Indian

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-language

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, directed by

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, starring

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, Suresh and

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. It was released on 10 April 1997. The film is a remake of the Telugu film ''

Aame ''Aame'' () is a 1994 Telugu-language drama film by E. V. V. Satyanarayana. The film stars Srikanth, Ooha and Naresh. The film was remade in Kannada as ''Thaliya Sowbhagya'' (1995) and in Tamil as '' Thaali Pudhusu'' (1997). The film won tw ...

'' (1994).

Plot

Arun falls in

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with a bank cashier Seetha. Arun begins to follow her everywhere. Seetha refuses his love and tells him her past. In the past, Seetha was from a middle-class family. Seetha's brother-in-law was a jobless son-in-law and lived with them. Balu was a bank manager and falls in love with Seetha. Mani, Balu's father, a miser, looked for a rich daughter-in-law. Finally, Balu married Seetha and the same day, Balu died in a crossfire. So Mani refused to keep Seetha in his house. Later, without money, Mani begged Seetha to come with him and she took her late husband's job. Seetha's brother-in-law took his wife's thaali and tied the thaali to Seetha. She immediately removed the thaali. Arun decides to marry her despite her past. The court cancels the marriage between Seetha and her brother-in-law. Seetha's sister beats her husband in the spinal cord to save Seetha's marriage. In the end, Arun and Seetha get married.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Vidyasagar and Raj and lyrics were written by Vaasan. The soundtrack, released in 1997, has five tracks but the film featured only two tracks.

Reception

The film was not released theatrically in Malaysia, only via home video. K. N. Vijiyan from ''

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'' appreciated it for its story, cast performances and direction. He named it the sixth best Tamil film of 1997. The film failed at box-office.

References

External links

* {{Keyaar 1990s Indian films 1990s Tamil-language films 1997 drama films 1997 films Films directed by Keyaar Films scored by Vidyasagar (composer) Indian drama films Tamil remakes of Telugu films Tamil-language Indian films