''Thangarathinam'' is a 1960 Indian

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directed by

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starring himself and

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Plot

Thangam is a young man from a rich family studying in Chennai. When he goes to his village during holidays, he meets a poor girl, Rathinam and they becomes lovers. He returns to Chennai before his father Mirasudhar Nallamuthu Pillai learns of his love affair. Selvam is Thangam's friend. Two girls, Seethai and Meena are in love with Selvam, but Selvam loves Seethai. Meena is frustrated and receives a telegram that her mother is not well. When she goes to the village, her mother has already died and her father Vadivelu is unable to settle his debts. Mirasudhar Nallamuthu Pillai offers to help them and in return he weds Seetha. Thangam learns that his aged father has married a young girl. He returns home to find Seetha as his step mother. He thinks that Seetha has cheated his friend Selvam. He leaves home and gets involved in social reform activities. He works as a labourer for his living. He learns that his girl friend Rathinam and her father Veerasamy were ill-treated by his father. He consoles them and promises Veerasamy that he will marry Rathinam. Selvam comes to the village in search of Thangam. When he goes to Thangam's home, he finds Seetha there and thinks Thangam has married her. Mirasudhar attacks Selvam and chases him out. Selvam thinks Thangam has cheated him and searches for him with a knife. How these problems are settled forms the rest of the story.

Cast

The following lists are compiled from the database of

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and from the film's song book. *

* K. A. Thangavelu * M. N. Rajam *

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* V. K. Ramasamy *

Nagesh Nageshwaran Rao (born Cheyur Krishnarao Nageshwaran; (27 September 1933 – 31 January 2009) was an Indian actor and comedian mostly remembered for his comic roles in Tamil films during the 1960s. Nagesh was born in Dharapuram. He acted in ov ...

*P. Hemalatha *Pushpamala * Meenakshi *

V. Nagayya Vuppaladadiyam Nagayya Sarma (28 March 1904 – 30 December 1973), popularly known as Chittoor Nagayya, was an Indian actor, singer, music composer, and director known for his works in Telugu cinema, Tamil cinema, and Telugu theatre. Nagayya wa ...

(cameo appearance) *T. V. Narayanasamy *S. S. Sivasooriyan *P. S. Thedchanamoorthy *K. R. Rathinam *K. R. Seetharaman *T. N. Krishnan *K. G. Archunan *K. T. Rajagopal *S. S. Subburam *S. A. G. Sami *Krishnan *Perumal Raju *Thangappan *Rangaraju

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''. ...

. A folk song also was included in the film.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title 1960 drama films 1960 films 1960s Indian films 1960s Tamil-language films Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan Indian drama films Tamil-language Indian films