''Thazhuvatha Kaigal'' () is a 1986 Indian

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-language

romantic drama film Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their ...

, written and directed by

R. Sundarrajan R. Sundarrajan is an Indian film director, actor, comedian and writer for Tamil language films. Active primarily in the 1980s and the 1990s as a filmmaker, he appeared more often as an actor thereafter. Sundarajan is known for his silver jubil ...

. The film stars

Vijayakanth Vijayaraj Alagarswami (25 August 1952 – 28 December 2023), known by his stage name Vijayakanth, was an Indian actor, filmmaker, philanthropist and politician. He worked in Tamil cinema in a career spanning four decades. He ventured into politi ...

, Ambika and Anuradha. It was released on 1 November 1986.

Plot

Cast

Production

The song "Poonguil" was shot at Saradha Studios.

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 ...

Release and reception

''Thazhuvatha Kaigal'' was released on 1 November 1986, during

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, on the same day as another Vijayakanth film ''

Dharma Devathai ''Dharma Devathai'' ( ) is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by S. P. Muthuraman and produced by AVM Productions. The film stars Vijayakanth, Sarath Babu, Radhika and Pallavi. It is a remake of the 1986 Telugu film ''Pra ...

''. The film was distributed by Metro Movies. Arbi of ''

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'' said Sundarrajan's direction "is thoughtful and even if he does not make box office this time, he has no reason to be disillusioned". Jayamanmadhan of ''

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'' wrote if Vijayakanth and Ilaiyaraaja were left out, the film is a murky stream with no direction. At the

7th Cinema Express Awards The 7th Cinema Express Awards were held on 12 April 1987, and honoured the best of South Indian films released in 1986. The awards were announced in February. Tamil Telugu Kannada Malayalam Special awards Radha Ravi Madr ...

, Ambika received a "special award" for her performance.

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* * {{R. Sundarrajan 1980s Indian films 1980s Tamil-language films 1986 films 1986 romantic drama films Films directed by R. Sundarrajan Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja Indian romantic drama films Tamil-language Indian films Tamil-language romantic drama films