En Thambi
8 /10 1 Votes
Duration Produced by K. Balaji Writer A.C. Trilogchander | Director A. C. Tirulokchandar Music director M. S. Viswanathan Written by A. C. Tirulokchandar Country India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 7 June 1968 (1968-06-07) Cast Similar movies Related A C Tirulokchandar movies |
En Thambi (Tamil: என் தம்பி) is a 1968 Indian Tamil film, directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, B. Saroja Devi, K. Balaji and Nagesh in lead roles. The film had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan. The film was a remake of Telugu film Aastiparulu.
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Plot
The film is a tale of two step- brothers, Sivaji Ganesan born to Kannamba, and Balajee, born to Sundari Bai, who are fathered by a character played by Major Sundararajan. After the death of the father, the first son played by Sivaji, of exemplary character, takes care of the family wealth handed over to him. Balajee, a drunkard, addict and gambler, isn’t too pleased about this, and always pesters his brother for money. So bothered is he that he eventually hatches a plan to kill him by drowning and pushes him from a boat. A passing theatre group, however, saves Sivaji from drowning. He later joins this group and becomes an actor. The younger son proclaims to the world that the elder son will never return. A nephew (Nagesh) learns about the actor that Sivaji has now become, and brings him back to the family. Nobody, however, believes that he is actually the missing son. After many twists, the villain gets exposed, the brothers unite, and Sivaji marries his beloved.
Cast
Soundtrack
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.
Reviews
Sivaji Ganesan delivers an excellent performance, while K. Balaji is also impressive. Nagesh and his girlfriend’s father (V. K. Ramasami) provide comic relief. The dialogues were written by Thanjai Ramaiah Das. While the Telugu version was an award-winning major hit, En Thambi did not quite live up to expectations and was considered a flop.
References
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