Thirudathe
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Plot
Template:More plot Balu is a small-time thief. Once he happens to steal money from a woman. After his death the family becomes Balu's responsibility, and his attitude toward stealing changes when his mother discovers her son was a thief and sacrifices her life. How the family is saved forms the rest of the story.
Cast
Production
The film, a remake of the Hindi film Pocket Maar (1956), was directed by P. Neelakandan and V. Arunachalam under A. L. S. Productions, with story written by Chinna Annamalai and dialogues written by Kannadasan and Ma. Lakshmanan.[1]Template:Sfn Lakshmanan came up with two titles for the film: Thirudathe (Template:Translation) and Nalladhukku Kaalamillai (Template:Translation), recommending the latter. M. G. Ramachandran objected, believing that audiences would think the title would represent his own opinion, and that the film actually exhorts people not to do wrong. Hence, the former title was finalised.Template:Sfn B. Saroja Devi was cast as the lead actress at Ramachandran's insistence.[2]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu.[3] The song "Ennaruge Nee Irundhal" was composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy. It was recorded for an earlier film produced by A. L. S. Productions, but was not used due to that film's length. With the permission of S. M. Subbaiah Naidu, producer A. L. Srinivasan used that song in this film. However, credit was not given to Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy in the title.[4]
| Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Acha Baguthacha" | S. C. Krishnan & A. G. Rathnamala | Ra. Pazhanisami | 02:10 |
| "Aasey Machchan.... Azhagaan Chinna Ponnu" | Seerkazhi Govindarajan & Jikki | Ku. Sa. Krishnamurthy | 02:49 |
| "Anthisayum Nerathiley" | A. L. Raghavan & A. G. Rathnamala | ||
| "En Aruge Nee Irundhaal" Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy |
P. B. Sreenivas & P. Susheela | Kannadasan | 02:55 |
| "Kannum Kannum Sernthathu" | P. B. Sreenivas & K. Jamuna Rani | 04:01 | |
| "Mama Mama Makku Mama" | P. Susheela & | Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam | 02:24 |
| "O Mister Baalu" | Jikki | 02:47 | |
| "Thirudaadhe Paapa Thirudaadhe" | T. M. Soundararajan | Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram | 03:21 |
| "Anbale Thannuyirai" | Seerkazhi Govindarajan | M. K. Athmanathan | 01:11 |
Release and reception
Thirudathe was released on 23 March 1961.[5] Kanthan of Kalki gave the film a favourable review for many aspects, including Neelakanta's direction, the cast performances and the music.[6] The film was a commercial success, running for 100 days in theatre. Template:Sfn According to Ashish Rajadhyaksha and Paul Willemen in the book Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema, for Ramachandran this marked a beginning of transition to roles that had "a contemporary setting", as opposed to period settings.Template:Sfn Historian M. S. S. Pandian considers the film "inaugurated the MGR persona of a subaltern in the service of society", a trend that continued through the 1970s.Template:Sfn
In popular culture
In Andha 7 Naatkal (1981), Gopi (Master Haja Sheriff) sells stolen goods on the street; when police seize the goods, the poster on which the items were kept is revealed to be that of Thirudathe.[7]
References
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Bibliography
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External links
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