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Ilaya Thalaimurai
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Wikipedia article
'Ilaya Thalaimurai' is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by KrishnanPanju and produced by Yogachithra. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Vanisri, V. K. Ramasamy and Nagesh in lead roles. The film had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan.
Plot
Sampath is a poor graduate trying to find a job. Sakunthala is a rich young woman whose mother wants her to marry Kalai the chairman and also a friend of Sampath. Sakunthala and Sampath fall in love but face resistance from her mother and Kalai. Sampath heads to Madras to find work and becomes the warden of a college dorm. The terms of the job require him to remain unmarried and he isolates himself from Sakunthala. At the dorm, he is strict but acts as a positive guide to the students, helping them through various issues. His exacting expectations earn him a few enemies among the students, particularly Vasu. Sampath faces obstacles both in his mission to ensure the younger generation are heading in the right direction and in his goal of reuniting with Sakunthala.
Cast
*Sivaji Ganesan as Sampath
*Vanisri as Sakunthala
*V. K. Ramasamy
*K. D. Santhanam
*M. N. Rajam as Kokila
*S. N. Lakshmi
*Srikanth as Vasu
*Vijayakumar as Pandu
*M. R. R. Vasu as Kalai
*Nagesh as Sharma
*Suruli Rajan
*Y. G. Mahendran
*Manorama as Ambujam Maami
*K. Vijayan
*Kathadi Ramamurthy
*Junior Balaiah as Gopal
*Veeraraghavan
Soundtrack
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and all the songs were written by Kannadasan.
Reception
Kanthan of 'Kalki' criticised the story, said the film's only redeeming aspect was its cinematography.
References
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