''Thirudan'' () is a 1969 Indian

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, directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar. The film stars

Sivaji Ganesan Villupuram. Chinnaiya Manrayar Ganesamoorthy (1 October 1928 – 21 July 2001), better known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan, was an Indian actor and film producer. He was mainly active in Tamil cinema during the latter half of the 20th centur ...

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, K. Balaji and

Vijayalalitha Vijayalalitha or Vijaya Lalitha was an Indian actress who appeared in Telugu language, Telugu, Tamil language, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films in the 1960s and 1970s. She is best known for her appearances in ''Rani Mera Naam'' (1972), ...

. It is a remake of the Telugu film '' Adrushtavanthulu'' (1969), and was released on 10 October 1969. The film became a commercial success, running for over 100 days in theatres. In the film, a thief chooses retirement into married life. His former boss wants to press him back into service.

Plot

Raju, a thief turns over a new leaf, marries and lives an honest life. But his ex-boss is not too happy about the change and tries all means to get him back.

Cast

Production

''Thirudan'', a remake of the Telugu film '' Adrushtavanthulu'' (1969), was directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar and produced by K. Balaji's Sujatha Cine Arts. Ganesan's home, Annai Illam, also features in the film.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, 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 ...

Release and reception

''Thirudan'' was released in select theatres on 10 October 1969, and in others on 17 October. ''

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'' called it an adaptation of '' Once a Thief'' "that the original has been mutilated beyond recognition". The reviewer praised Ganesan and Vijaya's performance and called K. Balaji's villainy "naive" and concluded, "If you care for entertainment with a lot of thrill here is the picture".

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* {{A. C. Tirulokchandar 1969 action films 1960s Indian films 1960s Tamil-language films 1969 films Films directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan Indian action films Indian black-and-white films Tamil remakes of Telugu films Tamil-language Indian films Films about theft