Sollu Thambi Sollu Explained

Sollu Thambi Sollu
Director:	T. V. Sundaram
Producer:	T. V. Sundaram
Starring:	Prem Nazir Rajasulochana
Music:	K. V. Mahadevan
Studio:	T. V. S. Productions
Country:	India
Language:	Tamil

Sollu Thambi Sollu is a 1959 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film produced and directed by T. V. Sundaram. It is an adaptation of the William Shakespeare play As You Like It. The film stars Prem Nazir and Rajasulochana. It was released on 27 March 1959, and did not succeed commercially.

Plot

Chinnathambi, the only son of a wealthy estate owner Sundaram Pillai, falls in love with Kalyani, the daughter of a poor clerk, but their romance faces obstacles.

Cast

• Prem Nazir as Chinnathambi^[1]
• Rajasulochana as Kalyani^[2]
• S. S. Rajendran
• M. N. Nambiar
• T. S. Muthaiah
• K. Sarangapani
• Friend Ramasamy
• G. Sakunthala
• T. A. Mathuram
• S. D. Subbulakshmi
• K. S. Angamuthu

Production

Sollu Thambi Sollu is an adaptation of the William Shakespeare play As You Like It,^[3] and was in development as early as July 1958.^[4] It was directed by T. V. Sundaram, who also produced the film under his own company T. V. S. Productions. The dialogues were written by Vindhan.^[5] The final length of the film was 16053metres.^{[6] [7]}

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by K. V. Mahadevan.^[8]

Song	Singer/s	Lyrics	Duration
"Panbodu Ennaalume"	Seerkazhi Govindarajan & P. Susheela	A. Maruthakasi	03:02
"Kavalai Ariyaamal"	P. Susheela		03:35
"Aasai Mozhi Pesuthu"	Seerkazhi Govindarajan & Jikki		03:13
"Solvadhu Onnu"	P. Susheela		03:35
"Ulagaala Uruvaana Kalai"	P. Susheela		02:58
"Vattamittu Ennai Kettalaiya"	S. C. Krishnan
"Nere Ennai Nimirnthu"	S. C. Krishnan & L. R. Eswari
"Soodaadha Malaraai"	R. Balasaraswathi Devi	T. V. Kalyani	03:00

Release

Sollu Thambi Sollu was released on 27 March 1959,^[9] and did not succeed commercially.

Bibliography

• Book: Baskaran, S. Theodore . The Eye of the Serpent: An Introduction to Tamil Cinema . East West Books . 1996 . Chennai . 243920437 . S. Theodore Baskaran.
• Book: Paramasivam, M. . திரையுலகில் விந்தன் . Arul Pathipagam . 2001 . Chennai . ta . Vindhan in the world of cinema . 50714256.

Notes and References

1. News: 30 July 2018 . கலைமாமணி வாமனனின் 'நிழலல்ல நிஜம்' – 138 பிரேம் நசீர் தமிழில் சம்சாரித்தபோது ! . ta . . Nellai . usurped . 2 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181102112151/http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/web/news/53854/%25E0%25AE%2595%25E0%25AE%25B2%25E0%25AF%2588%25E0%25AE%25AE%25E0%25AE%25BE%25E0%25AE%25AE%25E0%25AE%25A3%25E0%25AE%25BF-%25E0%25AE%25B5%25E0%25AE%25BE%25E0%25AE%25AE%25E0%25AE%25A9%25E0%25AE%25A9%25E0%25AE%25BF%25E0%25AE%25A9%25E0%25AF%258D-%25E2%2580%2598%25E0%25AE%25A8%25E0%25AE%25BF%25E0%25AE%25B4%25E0%25AE%25B2%25E0%25AE%25B2%25E0%25AF%258D%25E0%25AE%25B2-%25E0%25AE%25A8%25E0%25AE%25BF%25E0%25AE%259C%25E0%25AE%25AE%25E0%25AF%258D%25E2%2580%2599-%25E2%2580%2593-138 . 2 November 2018.
2. News: 24 June 2018 . விந்தனின் திரைப்பயணம் சொந்தப் படமும் வந்த படங்களும்: திருநின்றவூர் சந்தானகிருஷ்ணன் . ta . . live . 2 November 2018 . https://archive.today/20181102075611/https://theekkathir.in/2018/06/24/%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%8A/ . 2 November 2018.
3. News: Baskaran . S. Theodore . S. Theodore Baskaran . 23 April 2016 . Of monologues and melodrama . . live . 2 November 2018 . https://archive.today/20181102080351/https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/theodore-baskaran-on-shakespeareinspired-tamil-films/article8510087.ece . 2 November 2018.
4. News: 5 July 1958 . Sollu Thambi Sollu . 5 . . 8 December 2018.
5. News: 28 April 2018 . 'கூண்டுக்கிளி' வசனகர்த்தா விந்தன்..! கதை சொல்லிகளின் கதை - பாகம் 21 . ta . . live . 2 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180616214908/https://www.vikatan.com/news/miscellaneous/123532-the-story-of-story-tellers-part-21-vindhan.html . 16 June 2018.
6. Web site: 10 February 1959 . Sollu Thambi Sollu (Celluloid) . live . https://archive.today/20181102111953/http://movies.syzygy.in/censor/sollu-thambi-sollu-celluloid . 2 November 2018 . 2 November 2018 . Central Board of Film Certification.
7. 1959 . Sollu Thambi Sollu (Tamil) . live . Punjab Government Gazette, Part 2 . 647 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220612053056/https://books.google.com/books?id=QIkQWYK8drUC&q=%22Sollu+Thambi+Sollu%22 . 12 June 2022 . 16 August 2019.
8. Web site: 1959 – சொல்லுத்தம்பி சொல்லு – டி.வி.எஸ். புரொடக்சன்ஸ் . 1959 – Sollu Thambi Sollu – T. V. S. Productions . dead . https://archive.today/20181102071856/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1959-cinedetails21.asp . 2 November 2018 . 2 November 2018 . . Tamil.
9. News: 27 March 1959 . Sollu Thambi Sollu . 8 . . 2 November 2018.