Nalla Thambi
{{Other uses|Nallathambi (disambiguation){{!}}Nallathambi}}
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{{Infobox film
| image = Nalla Thambi poster.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = S. P. Muthuraman
| screenplay = Panchu Arunachalam
| story = M. Balayya
| producer = M. Saravanan
M. Balasubramaniam
| starring = {{unbulleted list|Karthik|Radha}}
| cinematography = Jayanan Vincent
| editing = R. Vittal
C. Lancy
| music = Ilaiyaraaja
| studio = AVM Productions
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1985|01|14}}
| runtime = 125 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Nalla Thambi ({{IPAc-en|n|ə|l|l|ə|θ|əm|b|i}}) is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by S. P. Muthuraman and produced by AVM Productions, starring Karthik and Radha. It was released on 14 January 1985.{{Cite web |title=Movies from AVM Productions |url=http://www.avm.in/movies.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160607080546/http://www.avm.in/movies.html |archive-date=7 June 2016 |access-date=6 January 2023 |website=AVM Productions}}
Plot
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Raja is a young man who has completed his MBA from the United States. On returning home, he discovers that all the young women in the city are eagerly waiting in his house, for him to marry one among them. However, though all the girls fail to impress Raja, Seetha manages to win the heart of his father, Chandrashekhar, who promises her marriage to him. Overjoyed, Seetha gears up for the wedding, but has crooked plans in her heart. Raja discovers that she is not really an admirable person, but is forced to marry her because of his father's coercing. However, his mother secretly helps him elope from home and eventually the wedding is called off. Raja runs into Chitra, a free-spirited girl who is being pressured by her three freakish "suitor" relatives to marry one among them. She requests Raja to act as her boyfriend so that her quirky suitors will back off in their pointless endeavor. Raja agrees and stays in her house, much to the dismay of her suitors. How they really fall in love and unite despite the hilarious obstacles that come their way, forms the rest of the plot.
Cast
{{cast listing|
- Karthik as Raju
- Radha as Chitra
- T. S. B. K. Moulee as Chandrasekhar
- Manorama as Raju's mother
- V. S. Raghavan as Raghavan
- Anuradha as Seetha / Julie
- Senthil as Naidhu
- Y. G. Mahendran
- Kuladeivam V. R. Rajagopal
}}
Production
During the making of director S. P. Muthuraman's Nallavanukku Nallavan (1984), producer M. Saravanan promised to cast Karthik as the lead actor in a future film by the same director and studio AVM Productions; that became Nalla Thambi.{{Cite web |last=முத்துராமன் |first=எஸ்பி. |author-link=S. P. Muthuraman |date=3 August 2016 |title=சினிமா எடுத்துப் பார் 69: வில்லனாக நடிக்க மறுத்த கார்த்திக்! |trans-title=Try making a film 69: Karthik was reluctant to play a villain! |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/197934-69.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190915045413/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/197934-69.html |archive-date=15 September 2019 |access-date=6 January 2023 |website=Hindu Tamil Thisai |language=Tamil}}{{Cite web |date=4 September 2016 |title=ஹீரோ வாய்ப்புக்காக வில்லனாக நடித்த கார்த்திக் |trans-title=Karthik acted as a villain to get a chance to play a hero |url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/50516/cinema/Kollywood/actor-karthic-to-hero-to-villain-in-anegan.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190714065536/https://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/50516/cinema/Kollywood/actor-karthic-to-hero-to-villain-in-anegan.htm#selection-621.0-621.45 |archive-date=14 July 2019 |access-date=30 May 2023 |website=Dinamalar |language=ta}}
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.{{Cite web |title=Nalla Thambi Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja |url=https://mossymart.com/product/nalla-thambi-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230106091351/https://mossymart.com/product/nalla-thambi-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja/ |archive-date=6 January 2023 |access-date=6 January 2023 |website=Mossymart}}{{Cite web |date=January 1985 |title=Nalla Thambi |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/nalla-thambi/4QvNI4gTChE_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230106093331/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/nalla-thambi/4QvNI4gTChE_ |archive-date=6 January 2023 |access-date=6 January 2023 |website=JioSaavn}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics !! Duration | |||
| "Aati Vaccha" | Malaysia Vasudevan, Vani Jairam | Vaali | 4:27 |
| "Kalyaana Ponnirukku" | Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki | Gangai Amaran | 4:43 |
| "Maama Maama" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | Pulamaipithan | 4:30 |
| "Thangam Ival Angam" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | Vairamuthu | 4:29 |
| "Vidiya Vidiya" | S. Janaki | Vaali | 4:37 |
Reception
Jayamanmadhan of Kalki wrote the film which starts in a funny manner fearing it would become a laughing stock turns serious in second half by adding elements like murder, it becomes unintentionally funny when the film ends humorously.{{Cite magazine |last=ஜெயமன்மதன் |author-link=Subha (writers) |date=10 February 1985 |title=நல்லதம்பி |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1985-02-10/page/n15/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230422071922/https://archive.org/details/kalki1985-02-10/page/n15/mode/2up |archive-date=22 April 2023 |access-date=6 January 2023 |magazine=Kalki |page=14 |language=ta |via=Internet Archive}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0320133}}
{{S. P. Muthuraman}}
{{AVM Productions}}
Category:1980s Tamil-language films
Category:AVM Productions films
Category:Films directed by S. P. Muthuraman
Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja