Unnaithan Thambi
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Directed byR. Vittal
Written byPanchu Arunachalam
StarringJaishankar
Jayachitra
CinematographyDutt
Edited byN. Damodaran
R. Vittal
Music byVijaya Bhaskar
Production
company
Geetha Chitra
Release date
  • 30 August 1974 (1974-08-30)
Running time
145 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Unnaithan Thambi (transl. You only, brother) is a 1974 Indian Tamil-language film directed and co-edited by R. Vittal, and written by Panchu Arunachalam. The film stars Jaishankar and Jayachitra, with Ashokan, Srikanth, Thengai Srinivasan and Vennira Aadai Moorthy in supporting roles. It was released on 30 August 1974. The film's storyline was later adapted for Raja Chinna Roja (1989), also written by Arunachalam.[2][3]

Plot

Jaishankar is the caretaker in a household managed by Ashokan. After Ashokan loses his vision, Jaishankar manages things in the household, and exposes the treachery of Ashokan's brother-in-law.

Cast

Themes

The film has several dialogues which Sridhar Swaminathan, writing for Hindu Tamil Thisai, feels were in support of M. G. Ramachandran.[4]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Vijaya Bhaskar, with lyrics by Kannadasan.[5]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Unakku Naan"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam 
2."Sirikkum Chinnamma"L. R. Eswari 
3."Mani Vilakke"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vasantha 
4."Chinna Chinna"Latha, T. M. Soundararajan 

Release and reception

Unnaithan Thambi was released on 30 August 1974.[6] Kanthan of Kalki praised the acting of Jaishankar and other actors and added the makers tried to say something innovative in the screenplay and called R. Vittal's direction having force but felt the music was non-sticky.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Dharap, B. V. (1974). Indian Films. Motion Picture Enterprises. p. 270.
  2. ↑ Suganth, M (20 July 2019). "Movie Milestone: 30 Years Of Raja Chinna Roja". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Aandisamy, Vinothini (1 June 2022). "இந்திய சினிமாவில் முதல்முறை லைவ் ஆக்ஷன் அனிமேஷன் இடம்பெற்ற ரஜினி படம்". News18 (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  4. ↑ சுவாமிநாதன், ஸ்ரீதர் (26 May 2016). "எம்ஜிஆர் 100 | 72 - உதவும் மனம்!". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Unnaithaan Thambi Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Vijayabhaskar". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "உன்னைத்தான் தம்பி / Unnaithan Thambi (1974)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  7. ↑ காந்தன் (29 September 1974). "உன்னைத்தான் தம்பி!". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 43. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
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