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Wikipedia article
'Thaali Pudhusu' is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by K. R., starring Ramki, Suresh and Khushbu. The film, with a musical score by Vidyasagar and Raj, and was released on 10 April 1997. The film is a remake of the Telugu film 'Aame' (1994).
Plot
Arun (Ramki) falls in love at first sight with a bank cashier Seetha (Khushbu). Arun begins to follow her everywhere. Seetha refuses his love and tells him her past.
In the past, Seetha was from a middle-class family. Seetha's brother-in-law (Thalaivasal Vijay) was a jobless son-in-law and lived with them. Balu (Suresh) was a bank manager and falls in love with Seetha. Mani (Manivannan), Balu's father, a miser, looked for a rich daughter-in-law. Finally, Balu married Seetha and the same day, Balu died in a crossfire. So Mani refused to keep Seetha in his house. Later, without money, Mani begged Seetha to come with him and she took her late husband job. Seetha's brother-in-law took his wife's thaali and tied the thaali to Seetha. She immediately removed the thaali.
Arun decides to marry her despite her past. The court cancels the marriage between Seetha and her brother-in-law. Seetha's sister beats her husband in the spinal cord to save Seetha's marriage. In the end, Arun and Seetha get married.
Cast
*Ramki as Arun
*Suresh as Balu
*Khushbu as Seetha
*Rajesh as Seetha's father
*Thalaivasal Vijay as Seetha's brother-in-law
*Manivannan as Mani, Balu's father
*Senthil as 'Leg' Dada
*Venniradai Moorthy as a marriage broker
*Sangeetha as Lakshmi, Seetha's mother
*Kalaranjini as Kala, Seetha's sister
*Pandu
*Madhan Bob
*R. S. Shivaji
*Ennatha Kannaiya
*Omakuchi Narasimhan
*Sudha as Balu's father
*Manager Cheena
*Varna
*Sriji
*Natarajan
*Karuppu Subbiah
*Vellai Subbaiah
*Pasi Narayanan
*Marthandan
*MLA Thangaraj
*Chelladurai
Soundtrack
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Vidyasagar and Raj. The soundtrack, released in 1997, features 2 tracks with lyrics written by Vasan. The critic give a negative review and he described the tracks as atrocious.
Reception
A critic from 'hindu.com' cited : "there is really nothing new" but praised the comedy tracks.
References
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