''Nallathoru Kudumbam'' () is a 1979 Indian

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-language

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, directed by

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. It stars

Sivaji Ganesan Villupuram Chinnaiya Manrayar Ganesamoorthy, better known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan, (1 October 1928 – 21 July 2001) was an Indian actor and producer. He was active in Tamil cinema during the latter half of the 20th century. Sivaji Ga ...

and

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. The film was a remake of the Telugu film ''Aalu Magalu''.

Plot

Raja and his lover get married as per the dying wish of Raja's grandfather. Their marital life gets affected due to a misunderstanding regarding one of Raja's ex-girlfriends Rajni.

Cast

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* Thengai Srinivasan * Manorama * V. K. Ramasamy *

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(Special Appearance) * K. Balaji *

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* Major Sundarrajan * M. R. R. Vasu * G. Srinivasan *

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* T. P. Muthulakshmi

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.

Reception

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'' negatively reviewed the film.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=0277917 1970s Tamil-language films 1979 films Films directed by K. Vijayan Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja Indian drama films Tamil remakes of Telugu films