Thaali Bhagyam
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{{Infobox film
| name = Thaali Bhagyam
| image = Thaali Bhagyam.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = K. B. Nagabhushanam
| screenplay = Aaroor Dass
| story = Sundararaman
| producer = K. B. Nagabhushanam
| starring = M. G. Ramachandran
B. Saroja Devi
M. N. Nambiar
| cinematography = A. Shanmugam
| editing = M. V. Rajan
| music = K. V. Mahadevan
| studio = Varalakshmi Pictures
| released = {{film date|1966|8|27|df=y}}
| runtime = 180 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Thaali Bhagyam ({{Translation|Luck of the Thaali}}) is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language film produced and directed by K. B. Nagabhushanam. The film, starring M. G. Ramachandran, B. Saroja Devi and M. N. Nambiar, was released on 27 August 1966.
Plot
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The families of Nallasivam and Murugan have been neighbours for generations. Nallasivam is nurturing his wish to give his daughter Valli in marriage to Murugan. Meanwhile, a bride search for Nallasivam is on and Murugan accompanies Nallasivam along with others to see a bride, Kamalam. Kamalam, thinking Murugan is the groom agrees to the marriage, and finds it is otherwise on the day of the marriage. In a passionate moment, Kamalam misbehaves with Murugan, which is seen by Namchivayam, a tax collector. Namchivayam takes this opportunity to blackmail Kamalam and get her to do things against Murugan. How Murugan foils their plans and how finally truth prevails is what the film is all about.
Cast
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- M. G. Ramachandran as Muruga alias Murugan
- B. Saroja Devi as Valli
- M. N. Nambiar as Namchivayam
- Nagesh as Singaran, Namchivayam's brother-in-law
- C. R. Parthiban
- S. V. Subbaiah as Nallasivam
- V. Nagayya as Kamalam's father
- M. N. Rajam as Kamalam
- M. V. Rajamma as Parvathi
- Manorama as Anjalai
- M. S. S. Packiyam as Chellam, Namchivayam's wife
- Rushyendramani as Kamalam's mother
- S. M. Thirupadhiswamy as Singapore Sivalingam
- N. S. Natarajan as Rangan, bandit
}}
Production
M. G. Ramachandran initially wanted M. A. Thirumugam to direct the film; however, K. B. Nagabhushanam insisted on directing, as well as producing.{{Cite web |last=Sri Kantha |first=Sachi |author-link=Sachi Sri Kantha |date=16 March 2016 |title=MGR Remembered – Part 34 {{!}} 1966 and Prelude to the M.R. Radha shooting incident |url=https://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-34/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160525154632/http://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-34/ |archive-date=25 May 2016 |access-date=16 April 2021 |website=Ilankai Tamil Sangam}}
Soundtrack
The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan and lyrics were written by Vaali.{{Cite web |title=Thaali Bhagyam |url=https://www.tamil2lyrics.com/movies/thaali-bhagyam/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416083746/https://www.tamil2lyrics.com/movies/thaali-bhagyam/ |archive-date=16 April 2021 |access-date=16 April 2021 |website=tamil2lyrics|date=24 November 2019 }}
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! Song !! Singers !! Length | ||
| "Annai Illama" | P. Susheela | 04:49 |
| "Kann Pattathu Konjam" | T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela | 04:57 |
| "Ullam Oru Kovil" | T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela | 02:58 |
| "Ippadiye Irundu" | T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela | 04:14 |
Release and reception
Thaali Bhagyam was released on 27 August 1966.{{Cite web |title=Table: Chronological List of MGR's Movies released between 1960 and 1967 |url=https://sangam.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Table-Chronological-List-of-MGR-Movies-released-1960-1967.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616112435/http://sangam.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Table-Chronological-List-of-MGR-Movies-released-1960-1967.pdf |archive-date=16 June 2016 |access-date=8 November 2020 |website=Ilankai Tamil Sangam}}{{Cite web |date=2 April 2011 |title=எம்.ஜி.ஆர். நடித்த படங்களின் பட்டியல் |url=http://www.ithayakkani.com/jsp/Content/MGR_Cinema.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181114041813/http://www.ithayakkani.com/jsp/Content/MGR_Cinema.jsp |archive-date=14 November 2018 |access-date=16 April 2021 |website=Ithayakkani |language=ta}} The Indian Express wrote that the film "has a plausible enough theme of love and duty but it is needlessly cluttered with shoddy songs, unrealistic dialogue and melodramatic situations".{{Cite news |date=10 September 1966 |title=Thali Bhagyam |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19660910&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=28 August 2023 |work=The Indian Express |pages=3 |via=Google News Archive}}{{cbignore}} The film ran for over 300 days at Liberty theatre in Madras.{{Cite news |last=George |first=Daniel P |date=15 October 2010 |title=Days of Liberty are now history-Kodambakkam Landmark Is Latest To Go |url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToPrint_TOINEW&Type=text/html&Locale=english-skin-custom&Path=TOICH/2010/10/15&ID=Ar00200 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107092749/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToPrint_TOINEW&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=english-skin-custom&Path=TOICH%2F2010%2F10%2F15&ID=Ar00200 |archive-date=7 November 2016 |access-date=9 May 2021 |work=The Times of India |pages=2}}
References
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