Thangaikkaaga

1971 Indian film

6 February 1971 (1971-02-06)

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Thangaikkaaga (transl. For Sister's Sake) is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language film directed by D. Yoganand. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Vennira Aadai Nirmala, and Lakshmi. It was released on 6 February 1971.^[1]^[2]

Plot

Ramu and his sister Radha lead a normal life until Ramu's boss, Moorthy, falls in love with Radha. However, in a shocking turn of events, Radha goes missing and Moorthy is murdered.

Cast

Sivaji Ganesan as Ramu/Ravi
Vennira Aadai Nirmala as Saratha
Lakshmi as Radha/Amutha
Muthuraman as Sekar
M. N. Nambiar as Moorthy/Prakash
S. V. Ramadas as Dass
T. K. Bhagavathi as Paramasivam
T. S. Balaiah as Jambulingam
M. S. Sundari Bai as Arunthathi
Nagesh as Panchatcharam/Cholapatti Chinnajameendar
Sachu as Selvam
V. Nagayya as Samiyar
Gandhimathi as Akilandam
C. R. Parthiban as Head of Police Officer
Typist Gopu as Panchatcharam Friend
Master Prabhakar as Young Ramu
Baby Sumathi as Young Radha

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Kannadasan.^[3]^[4] The song "Angamuthu" belongs to baila, a Sri Lankan music genre.^[5]^[6]

Song	Singers	Length
"Angamuthu"	A. L. Raghavan	04:26
"Azhage Nee Oru"	P. Susheela, L. R. Eswari	04:09
"Thaayin Mugam"	P. Susheela	03:24
"Unnaithedivarum"	T. M. Soundararajan, S. Janaki	04:24
"Vellikkizhamai"	L. R. Eswari, Saibaba	04:26
"Yedhaiyum Thanguven"	T. M. Soundararajan	04:25

References

^ "141-150". nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
^ ராம்ஜி, வி. (10 February 2023). "52 ஆண்டுகளுக்கு முன்பு ஹிட்டடித்த 'அங்கமுத்து தங்கமுத்து தண்ணிக்குப் போனாளாம்' பாட்டு!". Kamadenu (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 17 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
^ "Thangaikkaga (1971)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
^ "Savaley Samali ,Thangaikkaga Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M.S.Viswanathan". Mossymart. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
^ Swaminathan, Prakash (7 May 2022). "When namma Kollywood danced to baila beats". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
^ Vamanan (6 February 2018). "His Surangani ferried Baila tunes from Lankan shores". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2022.