''Thambathyam'' () is a 1987 Indian

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-language film, directed by

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and produced by T. S. Kalyani. The film stars

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and Radha. It is a remake of the Telugu film '' Dampatyam''.

Plot

Dr. Sathyamoorthy is a renowned heart surgeon with a loving wife, Janaki, as well as two daughters, Jyothi and Aruna. Janaki's father also lives with the family. Janaki is the loving but forgetful matriarch and the family abides by her wishes in most things. Jyothi falls for an aspiring lawyer. Aruna is a reporter who falls in love with inspector Venkatesh who's searching for his sister Latha's murderer. Sathyamoorthy and Janaki approve of their daughters respective loves and arrange the weddings. While wedding shopping, Sathyamoorthy runs into Jaggu an old acquaintance with an ax to grind. He goes to Venkatesh with proof that Sathyamoorthy killed Latha. Sathyamoorthy is arrested and the happy family is thrown into disarray. The rest of the family must now uncover the truth behind Latha's murder.

Cast

as Sathyamoorthy *

as Janaki * Radha as Latha *

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as Aruna * Kalaiselvi as Jyothi * V. K. Ramasamy as Shanthi's grandfather *Prasath as Jaganathan (Jaggu) *

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* Pandiyan *Janarthanan as inspector Venkatesh

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Manoj–Gyan. *"Sonna Kelunga" - Surendar,

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*"Geetham Vandhudhu" - Vani Jairam,

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*"Kannane" - Vani Jairam, Vijay Ramani *"Nenjil Oru Raagam" -

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References

External links

* 1987 films 1980s Tamil-language films Tamil remakes of Telugu films Films scored by Manoj–Gyan Films directed by K. Vijayan 1987 drama films {{1980s-Tamil-film-stub