''Thanga Gopuram'' () is a 1971 Indian

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-language film produced, written and directed by M. S. Solaimalai. It stars Jaishankar and

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, with Sundarrajan, V. K. Ramasamy,

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, Srikanth, Vennira Aadai Nirmala,

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and Manorama in supporting roles. The film was released on 12 August 1971.

Plot

Cast

Production

Jaishankar, who played

's lover in several films, portrayed her brother for the second time after '' Gowri Kalyanam'' (1966).

Soundtrack

The music was composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu, while the lyrics were written by

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, "Kavi" Rajagopal and Ra. Pazhanisamy.

Reception

The film was critically acclaimed and commercially successful. In this film Jayalalithaa, also appears as the actress Jayalalithaa for a song in the film, both character reflects on her stardom as well as anticipates her transformation into a meta-object, and was regarded as classic film for her. She won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress.

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* {{IMDb title, 2281491 1970s Indian films 1970s Tamil-language films 1971 films Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan Tamil-language Indian films