Thani Kudithanam

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 by	S. A. Kannan
Screenplay by	Vietnam Veedu Sundaram
Based on	Thani Kudithanam by Marina
Starring	Cho Ramaswamy K. R. Vijaya
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Production company	Srishanmugamani Films
Release date	4 March 1977 (1977-03-04)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Cast

• K. R. Vijaya
• Cho Ramaswamy
• Major Sundarrajan
• Pandari Bai
• Y. G. Mahendran
• Sangeetha

Production

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

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

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(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

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

References

1. "Straddled two worlds with elan". The Hindu. 13 October 2011. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
2. 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.

External links

• Thani Kudithanam at IMDb