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Wikipedia article
'Thayamma' is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Gopi Bhimsingh, starring Pandiyan, Anand Babu and Babu with Geetha and Oru Thalai Ragam Shankar. The film also starred Goundamani as well as Senthil. The film was a remake of Malayalam film 'Thoovalsparsham' which was inspired by the 1987 American film 'Three Men and a Baby', which itself was based on the 1985 French movie 'Three Men and a Cradle' and later on remade in Telugu as 'Chinnari Muddula Papa' , in Tamil again as 'Asathal' and in Hindi as 'Heyy Babyy' (2007) The film was dubbed in Telugu as 'Bujjipapa Brahmacharulu'.
Plot
Three young bachelors Pandiyan (Pandiyan), Anand (Anand Babu) and Babu (Babu) are friends and roommates in an apartment. Rangarajan is their neighbour who is studying for IAS. One day, Pandiyan warns his friends that a parcel will arrive during his absence. The next day, Anand and Babu find a baby (Baby Radhu) before their door. The three bachelors swear that they are not her father. Since then, their lives are completely changed. First, they try to abandon the baby but then they take care of the baby and name her Thayamma. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
Cast
*Pandiyan as Pandiyan
*Anand Babu as Anand
*Babu as Babu
*Baby Radhu as Thayamma
*Shankar Panikkar as Rangarajan
*Goundamani as Sisubalan
*Senthil as Azhagappan
*Geetha as Kalyani
*Gowri
*Venniradai Moorthy as Bhoothalingam
*Ra. Sankaran
*Oru Viral Krishna Rao as Anand's uncle
*Typist Gopu
*Vikraman
*M. N. Rajam
*Brinda
*Mani Meenu
*Shruthi
*Premi
Soundtrack
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The soundtrack, released in 1991, features 4 tracks with lyrics written by Gangai Amaran.
References
Category:1991 films
Category:Indian comedy films
Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja
Category:Tamil remakes of Malayalam films
Category:1990s Tamil-language films
Category:Indian remakes of French films
Category:1991 comedy films
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