Thabalkaran Thangai
{{short description|1970 film by K. S. Gopalakrishnan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Thabalkaran Thangai
| image = Thabalkaran Thangai.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = K. S. Gopalakrishnan
| writer = K. S. Gopalakrishnan
| producer = Balu
| starring = Gemini Ganesh
Vanisri
| cinematography = D. V. Nathan
| editing = R. Devarajan
| music = K. V. Mahadevan
| studio = Ravi Productions
| released = {{film date|1970|3|13|df=y}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Thabalkaran Thangai ({{IPAc-en|θ|ə|b|ɑː|l|k|ɑːr|ən}} {{translation|The Postman's Sister}}){{Cite book |last=Thoraval |first=Yves |title=The cinemas of India |publisher=Macmillan |year=2000 |isbn=978-0-333-93410-4 |location=India |pages=330}} is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. The film stars Gemini Ganesh and Vanisri. It was released on 13 March 1970.
Plot
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Cast
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- Gemini Ganesh as Kannan
- M. N. Nambiar as Kajapathi
- Sundarrajan as Devanathan
- Muthuraman as Thiyagarajan
- Nagesh as Logu
- Master Ramu
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- Vanisri as Lakshmi
- Shylashri
- Sundari Bai
- Sivagami
- Jayakumari
- Kalavathi
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Production
Thabalkaran Thangai was directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan, who also wrote the story and dialogue. It was produced by Balu under Ravi Productions. Cinematography was handled by D. V. Nathan, and editing by R. Devarajan.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, while the lyrics were written by Kannadasan. The song "Karikalan Katti vaithaan Kallanai" connects Cauvery and Kollidam in an "amourous atmosphere".{{Cite book |last1=John Britto |first1=S. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tY8MAQAAMAAJ&q=Thapalkaran+Thangai |title=The Cauvery, a living museum: 16-17 September 1999, 5-6 March 2001, seminar proceedings |last2=Sujit Som |first2=S. J. |publisher=Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya |year=2001 |pages=30 |access-date=16 August 2019}}
Release and reception
Thabalkaran Thangai was released on 13 March 1970. The following day, The Indian Express wrote, "While the picture is certainly recommendable for the absence of vulgarity and the assertion of a sense of values, it is however tedious. It lacks the finesse of K. S. Gopalakrishnan. Technically it is poor. There is hardly any movements of the camera. The story-telling is so much like in his previous movies that KSG has fallen a prey to his technique."
References
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{{Cite news |date=13 March 1970 |title=Thapalkaran Thangai |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19700313&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=25 October 2017 |work=The Indian Express |pages=5 |via=Google News Archive}}{{cbignore}}
{{Cite news |date=14 March 1970 |title=Cinema |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19700314&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=25 October 2017 |work=The Indian Express |pages=10 |via=Google News Archive}}{{cbignore}}
{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/download/sok.ThabaalkaranThangai_K.S.GopalaKrishnan_1970/84.%20ThabaalkaranThangai_K.S.GopalaKrishnan_1970.pdf |title=Thabalkaran Thangai |publisher=Ravi Productions |year=1970 |language=ta |type=song book |access-date=2 September 2022 |via=Internet Archive}}
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