''Thangaikku Oru Thalattu'' () is a 1990 Indian

Tamil language Tamil (; ' , ) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. Tamil is an official language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the sovereign nations of Sri Lanka and Singapore, and the Indian territory of P ...

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by K. S. Madhangan. The film stars

Arjun Sarja Srinivasa "Arjun" Sarja is an Indian actor, producer, and director who works predominantly in the Tamil film industry, in addition to Kannada and Telugu languages as well. Referred to by the media and his fans as " Action King" for his roles i ...

and Seetha. The film, produced by P. Ramakrishnan, had musical score by

Shankar–Ganesh Shankar–Ganesh is an Indian music director duo who has worked on Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada movies for around 50 years. Career They started as assistants to Tamil music composers M. S. Viswanathan and T. K. Ramamoorthy in 1964 an ...

and was released on 23 November 1990.

Plot

Gopi (

), a poor youth, lives with his mother ( K. R. Vijaya) and his uncle Baba. J. M. J (Ramesh Raja) is a businessman who cheats and kills rich people. Arun (

Delhi Ganesh Delhi Ganesh is an Indian actor who mostly acts in supporting roles in Tamil cinema and serials. He has acted in more than 400 films from 1976 to present. Before films, he was a member of the Delhi-based theatre troupe, ''Dakshina Bharata Natak ...

), an honest journalist, is killed by J. M. J's henchmen. Prakash, who looks like Gopi, arrests an innocent young woman, Priya ( Seetha). Janaki, Prakash's sister, is Priya's friend. Prakash believed that Priya was a prostitute but in a function, he knows her real identity and he apologizes to Priya. Priya becomes a journalist like her brother. With Arun's written and photos evidence, she investigates on J. M. J with Prakash's help. Janaki gets married, but she and her husband die in a car accident. Prakash arrests his sister's killer, but due to the finance minister's kidnapping, he has to release him. Later, he saves the finance minister without releasing his sister's killer. Gopi's uncle reveals to Gopi the truth. Gopi had a twin brother, and his father was killed by J. M. J. Gopi is kidnapped by J. M. J to spoil Prakash's police career. He manages to escape from there. Gopi's uncle also reveals to Prakash his past. Gopi and Prakash fight against J. M. J's henchmen. Gopi dies with J. M. J.

Cast

as Gopi / Prakash * Seetha as Priya * K. R. Vijaya as Gopi's mother *Ramesh Raja as J. M. J *Renuka as Kasthuri (Stella) * Senthil as Arumugam *

as Arun (guest appearance)

Soundtrack

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by

. The soundtrack, released in 1990, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Muthulingam and Shanmugham.

Release

''Thangaikku Oru Thalattu'' was released on 23 November 1990 alongside another Arjun starrer ''

Aatha Naan Pass Ayittaen ''Aatha Naan Pass Ayittaen'' () is a 1990 Tamil language drama film produced and directed by M. K. Saimohan. The film stars Arjun, Shantipriya and Malashri. The film a had musical score by Vidyasagar and was released on 23 November 1990. Cast ...

''.

References

{{reflist 1990 films 1990s Tamil-language films Films scored by Shankar–Ganesh