''Thai Sollai Thattathe'' () is a 1961 Indian

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directed by M. A. Thirumugam. The film stars

M. G. Ramachandran Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran (17 January 1917 – 24 December 1987), popularly known by his initialism M.G.R. and as Makkal Thilagam/Puratchi Thalaivar, was an Indian actor, politician, and philanthropist who served as the chief minister of ...

and

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, with

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, S. A. Ashokan, V. R. Rajagopal, and P. Kannamba in supporting roles. It revolves around a police officer who is tasked with apprehending his brother, a criminal. ''Thai Sollai Thattathe'' was produced by

Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar Sandow Marudur Marudachalamurthy Ayyavoo Chinnappa Thevar (28 June 1915 – 8 September 1978) was a film producer of Tamil cinema in the mid-1950s through the 1960s and 1970s. He is best known for his films featuring animals, and has produced nu ...

, and written by

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. The film was released on 7 November 1961, the occasion of

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, and was a commercial success, running for 20 weeks in theatres.

Plot

Raju is an honest police inspector working hard to bring down a group of thieves. After completing a successful mission, he gets transferred to

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to investigate about the robbery case that occurred in a train and a murder case that occurred near the seashore. While on his mission, he crosses paths with Vijaya, the daughter of a private banker Pandithurai and they both fall in love. But things take an unfortunate turn when Raju realises the criminal he is hunting is none other than his brother Mohan. What happens next forms the crux of the story.

Cast

as Raju *

as Vijaya *

as Pandithurai alias Parangusam * S. A. Ashokan as Mohan * V. R. Rajagopal as Pandithurai's sidekick *

as Pandithurai's henchman * P. Kannamba as mother of Raju and Mohan *

Senthamarai Senthamarai may refer to: * Senthamarai (actor), an Indian actor * ''Senthamarai'' (film), a 1962 Indian film * N. K. Senthamarai Kannan, an Indian police commissioner * '' Thamilar Senthamarai'', a weekly newspaper {{DAB ...

as Inspector of police * Gemini Chandra as Rajathi

Production

''Thaai Sollai Thattathe'' was edited and directed by M. A. Thirumugam and produced by M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar under Thevar Films. The script was written by

and the cinematography was handled by C. V. Murthi. The film saw Ramachandran and Thevar collaborating again after a brief misunderstanding. Production was completed in one month.

Soundtrack

The music 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''. ...

, with lyrics by

Kannadasan Muthiah Sathappan Chettiar better known as Kannadasan (; 24 June 1927 – 17 October 1981) was a poet, film song lyricist, producer, actor, script-writer, editor, philanthropist, and is heralded as one of the greatest and most important l ...

. The song "Kaattukulle Thiruvizha" attained popularity.

Release and reception

''Thai Sollai Thattathe'' was released on 7 November 1961, and ran for 20 weeks in theatres. According to R. Kannan, the author of the biography ''MGR: A Life'', the film helped rehabilitate Ramachandran's "image as a dutiful actor". Kanthan of ''

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'' praised the story and some of the cast performances but criticised the music and felt the film should have been faster paced.

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* {{Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar 1960s action drama films 1960s Indian films 1960s Tamil-language films 1961 films Films about brothers Films directed by M. A. Thirumugam Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan Indian action drama films Tamil-language Indian films