''Thaali Pudhusu'' () is a 1997 Indian

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-language

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, directed by K. R., starring

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and

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. 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 ''Aame'' () is a 1994 Telugu-language drama film by E. V. V. Satyanarayana. The film stars Ooha, Naresh and Srikanth. The film was remade in Kannada as ''Thaliya Sowbhagya'' (1995) starring Ramkumar and Shruthi and in Tamil as ''Thaali Pudhu ...

'' (1994).

Plot

Arun falls in

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with a bank cashier Seetha. 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 was a jobless son-in-law and lived with them. Balu was a bank manager and falls in love with Seetha. Mani, 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

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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

as Arun *

as Balu *

as Seetha *

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as Seetha's father *

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as Seetha's brother-in-law *

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as Mani, Balu's father *

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as a marriage broker * Sangeetha as Lakshmi, Seetha's mother *

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as Kala, Seetha's sister *

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*Sudha as Balu's father *Manager Cheena *Varna *Sriji *Natarajan *

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*Marthandan *MLA Thangaraj *

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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

External links

{{Keyaar 1997 films Tamil remakes of Telugu films 1990s Tamil-language films Films scored by Vidyasagar Indian drama films Films directed by Keyaar 1997 drama films