''Thulasi Maadam'' () is a 1963 Indian
Tamil
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* Tamil language, nativ ...
-language
romantic drama film directed by K. B. Srinivasan and written by Thamizhmaaran. The film stars
A. V. M. Rajan, Gemini Chandraknatha (in dual roles),
V. Gopalakrishnan and
Sharadha.
Plot
Mary and Janaki are two look-alike women but they are not related to each other. Mary is the daughter of a retired collector and Janaki is from a middle class family. Mary is affianced to Thomas, an army officer while Janaki is married to a company executive. Janaki gives birth to a child. Janaki is found to have
tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by '' Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body. Most infections show no symptoms, i ...
. So, her mother-in-law separates her from the child. In the meantime, Janaki's mother dies. The mother-in-law's adopted son Peter takes pity of the separated Janaki and her child. Accidentally he meets Mary, the look-alike of Janaki. Peter comes out with a clever plan and swaps Mary in place of Janaki. Several complications arise and finally the families are united.
Cast
The list is adapted from
The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the secon ...
article.
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A. V. M. Rajan as Company Executive
* Gemini Chandrakantha as Mary and Janaki
*
V. Gopalakrishnan as Thomas
*
Sharadha
*
S. N. Lakshmi
Sennalkudi Narayana Lakshmi (1927 – 20 February 2012) was an Indian actress, who appeared in supporting roles, often playing roles of a mother or grandmother in films. A recipient of the state government's Kalaimamani and Kalaiselvam awards, ...
*
M. S. Sundari Bai
* Master Gopal as Peter
* Seethalakshmi
*
A. Karunanidhi
* S. Kathiresan
Production
The film was produced by M. A. Venu who earlier produced award winning films like
Sampoorna Ramayanam and
Mudhalali
''Mudhalali'' () is a 1957 Indian Tamil-language drama film, the directorial debut of Muktha Srinivasan and written by Venkat Ramanujam. The film was produced by M. A. Venu under M. A. V. Pictures. It stars S. S. Rajendran and debutante Devik ...
. Screenplay and dialogues were written by Thamizhmaran.
Soundtrack
Music was composed by
K. V. Mahadevan while the lyrics were penned by Ka. Mu. Sheriff and Thiruchi Thiyagarajan. The song "Aadum Mayile Aattam Engey", sung by
T. M. Soundararajan became a super hit.
Reception
Writing for ''
Sport and Pastime
''Sport and Pastime'' was a weekly sports magazine published by The Hindu Group from 1947 to 1968. Founded by S. K. Gurunathan, the magazine was eventually stopped in 1968. It was replaced with ''Sportstar
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'', T. M. Ramachandran said the director "has shown much courage in tackling a ticklish subject".
The film did not fare well at the box office.
References
External links
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1963 romantic drama films
1960s Tamil-language films
1963 films
Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan
Indian black-and-white films
Indian romantic drama films