''Thooku Medai'' () is a 1982 Indian

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directed by Amirtham and written by

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. The film stars

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and

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. It is an adaptation of Karunanidhi's play of the same name. The film was released on 28 May 1982.

Plot

Cast

*Chakravarthy *

*Usha Rajender *

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Production

''Thooku Medai'' is a film adaptation of the stage play of the same name written by M. Karunanidhi who scripted the film version too.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

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Controversy

Karunanidhi was displeased with the censor board for reducing 500 feet of the film which contained his dialogues that "focussed on the long search from Madurai to Tiruchendur".

Release and reception

''Thooku Medai'' was released on 28 May 1982. The reviewer from ''

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'' lauded Chandrasekhar's performance, and his recital of Karunanidhi's dialogues. Despite this, it failed commercially.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=3338482 1980s Tamil-language films 1982 drama films 1982 films Films scored by Shankar–Ganesh Films with screenplays by M. Karunanidhi Indian drama films Indian films based on plays