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Thirudan
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Wikipedia article
'Thirudan' is a 1969 Indian Tamil-language action film, directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, K. Balaji and Vijayalalitha. The film had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan. It is a remake of the Telugu film 'Adrushtavanthulu' (1969), and was released on 10 October 1969. The film became a commercial success, running for over 100 days in theatres.
Plot
Cast
*Sivaji Ganesan as Raju
*K. R. Vijaya as Radha
*Vijaya Lalitha as Chithra
*K. Balaji as Jagannath
*Major Sundarrajan as Inspector Ragunath
*S. V. Ramadas as Vasudevan
*Nagesh as Ranga
*Pushpamala
*M. S. Sundari Bai as Dhanalakshmi
*C. K. Saraswathi as Paravatham
*Ganthimathi (Guest Role)
*Typist Gopu (Guest Role)
*Baby Rani as Lakshmi
*Baby Sumathi (Guest Role)
*Harikrishnan as the Jailer
*Sasikumar as a dancer
*C.I.D Sakunthala as a dancer
Production
'Thirudan', a remake of the Telugu film 'Adrushtavanthulu' (1969), was directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar and produced by K. Balaji's Sujatha Cine Arts.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.
Release and reception
'Thirudan' was released in select theatres on 10 October 1969, and in others on 17 October. 'The Indian Express' called it an adaptation of 'Once a Thief' "that the original has been mutilated beyond recognition". The reviewer praised Ganesan and Vijaya's performance and called K. Balaji's villainy "naive" and concluded, "If you care for entertainment with a lot of thrill here is the picture".
References
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