''Thanga Surangam'' () is a 1969 Indian

Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia ** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, nati ...

-language film, directed by

T. R. Ramanna Thanjavur Radhakrishnan Ramachandran (T.R.Ramanna) (1923–1997) was an Indian film director and producer. Film career Ramanna started his life as a sound recordist in a city studio and then made his way to film direction. He started the prod ...

and produced by E. V. Rajan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Bharathi and Vennira Aadai Nirmala. It was released on 28 March 1969.

Plot

While escaping Burma during WWII, Kamakshi (

S. Varalakshmi Saridey Varalakshmi (13 August 1925 – 22 September 2009) was an Indian actress and singer who worked in Telugu and Tamil-language films. She was popular for her roles and songs in Telugu films like ''Sri Venkateswara Mahatyam'' (1960) and '' ...

) gives her son Rajan to a priest Arockiyasamy ( Javar Seetharaman) to get him to safety. They reunite years later in India when Rajan ( Sivaji Ganesan) is a C.B.I officer out to catch a gang that's making counterfeit gold. Scientist Subbaiya (

T. S. Muthaiah T. S. Muthaiah (1923 – 12 February 1992) was a Malayalam and Tamil film actor. He was a very popular actor in both film industries who usually played character and supporting roles in 1950s and 1960s. He acted with M. G. Ramachandran in Thayi ...

) was attempting to manufacture actual gold but accidentally created a highly realistic counterfeit. The leader of the gang, Mr. Spy (

O. A. K. Thevar O. A. K. Thevar (1924–1973) was an Indian actor. He acted in over 200 films and stage plays. He is known for his antagonistic roles. In 1955 he acted his debut movie ''Maman Magal''. His notable movie are Mahadhevi, Thaikkupin Tharam, Utha ...

) has amassed great wealth with this counterfeit and is holding Subbaiya hostage to create more. Rajan tries to learn more by interrogating Amutha ( Bharathi), Subbaiya's daughter. Mr. Spy, aware of Rajan's attempts, sends several spies to get closer to him and derail his investigation. As Rajan grows closer to catching the gang, he learns shocking truths that his Father is MR.Spy Fire shots Exchanged between two And he successfully Arrest MR.SPY And He is given Gold Medal

Cast

* Sivaji Ganesan as Rajan (C.B.I Police) * Bharathi as Amutha *

Venniradai Nirmala Vennira Aadai Nirmala (born as A. B. Shanthi in Kumbakonam) is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. She was a prominent lead actress from 1960s and 70s. She is credited as Ushakumari in Malayalam film industr ...

as Malliga/Laila *

as Mr. Spy/Kanagasabai *

as Kamakshi *

Major Sundarrajan Srinivasan Sundarrajan (17 March 1925 – 28 February 2003), popularly known as Major Sundarrajan, was an Indian actor and director who performed predominantly in Tamil language films and plays. He was well known for his sophisticated and ...

as I.G Sundaresh * Javar Seetharaman as Arockiyasamy *

as Subbaiya * R. S. Manohar as Velayutham * Nagesh as Mani * Harikrishnan as Dr. Natesan * B. V. Radha as Saroja *

Karuppu Subbiah Karuppu Subbiah was an Indian actor who had acted over 300 Tamil language films in comedy roles and minor roles. He also has another name 'Mottai' Subbiah. He is notable for his comedian roles along with actor Goundamani. And also he acted alon ...

as Dancer

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

T. K. Ramamoorthy Trichirappalli Krishnasamy Ramamoorthy (15 May 1922 – 17 April 2013) was an Indian Tamil music composer and violinist. Ramamoorthy was known as ''Mellisai Mannar'' ( ta, மெல்லிசை மன்னர்; "The King of Light Music") ...

with lyrics by Kannadasan.

References

External links

* {{T. R. Ramanna 1960s Tamil-language films 1969 films Films directed by T. R. Ramanna Films scored by T. K. Ramamoorthy