Thani Kudithanam (transl. Separate family setup) is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by S. A. Kannan. The film stars Cho Ramaswamy and K. R. Vijaya, with Y. G. Mahendran, Pandari Bai and Major Sundarrajan in supporting roles. It is based on the play of the same name by Marina. The film was released on 4 March 1977.

Thani Kudithanam
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Directed byS. A. Kannan
Screenplay byVietnam Veedu Sundaram
Based onThani Kudithanam
by Marina
StarringCho Ramaswamy
K. R. Vijaya
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
Production
company
Srishanmugamani Films
Release date
  • 4 March 1977 (1977-03-04)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

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Cast

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Production

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Thani Kudithanam was based on the play of the same name by Marina. The film adaptation was directed by S. A. Kannan.[1] The screenplay was written by Vietnam Veedu Sundaram.[2]

Soundtrack

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Soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[3]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Oru Asadattam"P. Susheela 
2."Pushparagam"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, L. R. Eswari 
3."Nokkum Nekkum"P. Susheela, Saibaba, K. Veeramani 

Release and reception

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Thani Kudithanam was released on 4 March 1977.[4] Kanthan of Kalki felt the film adaptation completely distorted the source play.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Straddled two worlds with elan". The Hindu. 13 October 2011. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b காந்தன் (20 March 1977). "தனிக் குடித்தனம்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 69. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ "Thanikkudithanam Tamil FIlm EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Thani Kudithanam (1977)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
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