''Thoondil Meen'' () is a 1977 Indian

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directed by Ra. Sankaran. The film stars

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and

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. It was released on 1 April 1977. The film was remade in

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as ''

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'' (1978), in

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as '' Avala Hejje'' (1981) and in

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as '' Bandhalu Anubandhalu'' (1982).

Plot

Cast

as Seetha *

as Thyagarajan *

as Rangan

Production

''Thoondil Meen'' was directed by Ra. Sankaran based on a story by Javar Seetharaman. The screenplay and dialogues for the film were written by Karaikudi Narayanan.

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by V. Kumar and lyrics by Vaali.

Release and reception

''Thoondil Meen'' was released on 1 April 1977. Kanthan of ''

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'' praised the performances of Lakshmi and Sundarrajan but felt Mohan Sharma's performance as lifeless. The critic also added the film felt too slow after the interval and duets could have been removed to avoid lagging but praised Sankaran's direction and concluded whether fish (meen) got caught by hook (thoondil) but a good story got trapped in ''Thoondil Meen''.

Remakes

The film was remade in Hindi as ''

'' (1978), in Kannada as '' Avala Hejje'' (1981) and in Telugu as '' Bandhalu Anubandhalu'' (1982).

References

External links

* {{IMDb title 1970s Indian films 1970s Tamil-language films 1977 thriller films 1977 films Films directed by Ra. Sankaran Films scored by V. Kumar Indian thriller films Tamil films remade in other languages Tamil-language Indian films Tamil-language thriller films