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''Thayamma'' () is a 1991 Indian
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-language
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film directed by Gopi Bhimsingh, starring Pandiyan,
Anand Babu Anand Babu is an Indian actor who is known for his works in Tamil films. He is the son of comedy actor Nagesh Nageshwaran Rao (born Cheyur Krishnarao Nageshwaran; (27 September 1933 – 31 January 2009) was an Indian actor and comedian mo ...
and Babu with Geetha and Shankar. The film also starred
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as well as
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Three Men and a Baby ''Three Men and a Baby'' is a 1987 American comedy film directed by Leonard Nimoy. It stars Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, and Ted Danson as three bachelors as they attempt to adapt their lives to de facto fatherhood with the arrival of the ...
'', which itself was based on the 1985 French film ''
Three Men and a Cradle ''Three Men and a Cradle'' () is a 1985 French comedy film by Coline Serreau. The film was remade in Hollywood as ''Three Men and a Baby'' in 1987, which subsequently inspired nine adaptations in seven languages. Plot Jacques, Pierre, and Miche ...
''. The film was released on 27 December 1991.


Plot

Three young bachelors Pandiyan, Anand and Babu are friends and roommates in an apartment. Rangarajan is their neighbour who is studying for IAS. One day, Pandiyan warns his friends that a parcel will arrive during his absence. The next day, Anand and Babu find a baby before their door. The three bachelors swear that they are not her father. Since then, their lives are completely changed. First, they try to abandon the baby but then they take care of the baby and name her Thayamma. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.


Cast


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 ...
, with lyrics written by
Gangai Amaran Gangai Amaran (born Amar Singh) is an Indian composer, playback singer, lyricist, actor, film director and a screenwriter in Tamil films. Personal life Gangai Amaran was born in Pannaipuram in Theni district, Tamil Nadu in December 1947, as ...
. The song "Oru Muthukili Kathum" is set to the raga
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.


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* *{{Rotten Tomatoes 1990s buddy comedy films 1990s Indian films 1990s Tamil-language films 1991 films Films about babies Films about dysfunctional families Films about parenting Films based on adaptations Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja Indian buddy comedy films Indian remakes of French films Tamil remakes of Malayalam films Tamil-language Indian films Three Men and a Baby (franchise)