Therottam

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Therottam
Poster
Directed byV. T. Arasu
Written bySingaravelan
Produced byV. T. Arasu
Starring
Music byS. M. Subbaiah Naidu
Production
company
Sashti Films
Release date
  • 16 July 1971 (1971-07-16)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Therottam (transl. Driving the chariot) is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language film produced and directed by V. T. Arasu. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, Padmini and Cho Ramaswamy.[1][2] It was released on 16 July 1971.

Plot

Cast

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu, with lyrics by Kannadasan.[3]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Iraivan Boomikku Vanthal"T. M. Soundararajan 
2."Ulagam Enbathu Inimai"T. M. Soundararajan 
3."Nandri Solla Vendum"T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela 

Release and reception

Therottam was released on 16 July 1971.[4] A writer of Film Word praised Cho's performance as a Tamil speaking Andhra Pradesh lawyer, calling it one of the "very few outstanding performances" of that year, and said there were some "good early scenes" between Ganesan and Padmini.[5]

References

  1. ^ "திரைப்படச்சோலை 13: திருப்பூர் நாடகமும்; விமான விபத்தும்." Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 12 March 2021. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  2. ^ "திரைப்படச்சோலை 16: மன்னார்குடியும் பரங்கிப்பேட்டையும்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 22 March 2021. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Therottam". Songs4all. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Therottam (1971)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 27 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  5. ^ Vaidyanathan, T. G. (1972). Ramachandran, T. M. (ed.). "Films from South India – Reviews". Film World. Vol. 8. p. 46. Retrieved 27 July 2022.

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