Thambikku Entha Ooru Explained

Thambikku Entha Ooru should not be confused with Thambikku Indha Ooru.

Thambikku Entha Ooru
Director:Rajasekhar
Producer:Meena Panchu Arunachalam
Cinematography:V. Ranga
Editing:R. Vittal
Music:Ilaiyaraaja
Studio:P. A. Art Productions
Distributor:KR Enterprises[1]
Runtime:136 minutes
Country:India
Language:Tamil

Thambikku Entha Ooru is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Rajasekhar and written by Panchu Arunachalam. The film stars Rajinikanth, Madhavi and Sulakshana. It revolves around a spoilt rich man who is forced to live in a village for one year to learn discipline. The film was released on 20 April 1984.[2] It was later remade in Kannada as Anjada Gandu (1988).[3]

Plot

Balu is a lavish spendthrift with a cavalier attitude towards life. Born to a rich father Chandrasekhar, he has a rampant and aggressive behaviour and gets into confrontations wherever he perceives injustice. Worried about Balu's behaviour, Chandrasekhar decides to send him to his friend and ex-militaryman Gangadharan's village – Uthama Palayam, to work for him for one year with a condition that Balu will not reveal that he is the son of Chandrasekhar.

Balu slowly gets accustomed to the village life and learns to work hard and develops a good relation with Gangadharan and his family. During his stay, he spars with an arrogant rich girl, Sumathi. Assuming Balu to be a poor villager, she tries to humiliate him and Balu responds in kind. Eventually they both fall in love.

Gangadharan's daughter Azhagi also loves with Balu, but learns he is in love with Sumathi. A dejected Azhagi agrees to marry a man chosen by her father. Sumathi's father, who had agreed to get her married to his partner's son, rescinds the proposal on Madhavi's request. This enrages the villainous partner and he kidnaps Sumathi to marry her by force to his son. Balu rescues her and leaves her in the custody of Gangadharan's daughter and her suitor. However, the suitor betrays his trust and turns her over back to the partner and his son.

In a final fight sequence, Balu rescues Sumathi and returns her to her father. Balu then leaves the village after learning hard work, discipline and many other good virtues from Gangadharan. The final scene shows Sumathi and her father at Balu's father house discussing marriage for Sumathi. Sumathi initially refuses, but soon realizes that she is actually in Balu's house and to everyone's surprise, Balu clad in a full suit walks down the stairs.

Production

The film was initially titled Naane Raja Neeye Manthiri .[4] It was the first of several collaborations between Rajinikanth and Rajasekhar.[5]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and the lyrics were written by Panchu Arunachalam.[6] [7] The song "Aasaikliye" is based on the Carnatic raga Arabhi,[8] while "Kadhalin Deepam Ondru" is based on the Charukesi raga.[9] [10] Ilaiyaraaja was hospitalised after a hernia surgery and therefore unable to sing, so he composed this song by whistling and sent the notes to his studio. During the recording and rehearsals, Ilaiyaraaja would be available over phone to make corrections, and when the song's singers S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. Janaki were recording, they practised the whole tune and sang it over the phone while Ilaiyaraaja made the necessary corrections.[11] [12] The song "En Vaazhvile" is based on "Aye Zindagi Gale Lagale" from Sadma (1983).[13] [14] In May 2015, the FM radio station, Radio City, commemorated Ilaiyaraaja's 72nd birthday by broadcasting the composer's songs in a special show titled Raja Rajathan for 91 days. "Kadhalin Deepam Ondru" was one of the most requested songs on the show.[15]

Reception

Ananda Vikatan rated the film 43 out of 100.[16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rangan . Baradwaj . Baradwaj Rangan . 28 November 2014 . Lights, Camera, Conversation... "Two-film wonder" . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211223112639/https://baradwajrangan.wordpress.com/2014/11/28/lights-camera-conversation-two-film-wonder/ . 23 December 2021 . 23 December 2021 . Baradwaj Rangan.
  2. News: 12 December 2014 . ஸ்பெஷல் ரிப்போர்ட் : ரஜினிகாந்த் - டாப் 20 திரைப்படங்கள்.... . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190418163347/https://cinema.dinamalar.com/cinema-news/24872/special-report/Rajinikanths-top-20-movies-:-Special-repoet.htm . 18 April 2019 . 3 January 2019 . . ta.
  3. News: 17 July 2016 . 'Saaluthillave' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200227092511/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/%E2%80%98Saaluthillave%E2%80%99/article14492836.ece . 27 February 2020 . 27 February 2020 . The Hindu.
  4. Web site: 24 October 2011 . ரஜினி 36 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221021091537/http://kungumam.co.in/VArticalinnerdetail.aspx?id=902&id1=40&issue=20111024 . 21 October 2022 . 21 October 2022 . . ta.
  5. Web site: 12 December 2021 . ரஜினியின் இயல்பான நகைச்சுவை உணர்வை வெளிக்கொண்டு வந்த தம்பிக்கு எந்த ஊரு . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231217095936/https://www.dinamani.com/cinema/cinema-news/2021/dec/12/rajinikanth-and-ilaiyaraaja-thambikku-endha-ooru-3752764.html . 17 December 2023 . 25 December 2023 . . ta.
  6. Web site: Thambiku Endha Ooru (1984) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202224920/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=t0000166 . 2 December 2013 . 23 November 2013 . Raaga.com.
  7. Web site: Thambikku Entha Ooru -Aan Paavam-Yen Purusenthaan Yennaku Mattum Thaan Tamil Film Audio CD by Ilaiyaraja . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211217082415/https://mossymart.com/product/thambikku-entha-ooru-aan-paavam-yen-purusenthaan-yennaku-mattum-thaan-tamil-film-audio-cd-by-ilaiyaraja/ . 17 December 2021 . 17 December 2021 . Mossymart.
  8. News: Mani . Charulatha . Charulatha Mani . 12 April 2013 . Valour and worship . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20141128035055/http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/valour-and-worship/article4609821.ece . 28 November 2014 . 3 January 2019 . The Hindu.
  9. News: Saravanan . T. . 20 September 2013 . Ragas hit a high . live . https://archive.today/20181226035819/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/ragas-hit-a-high/article5149905.ece . 26 December 2018 . 3 January 2019 . The Hindu.
  10. Web site: Yamunan . Sruthisagar . 10 March 2019 . Ilaiyaraaja at 75: His preludes and interludes changed the way we listened to Tamil film music . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190928072005/https://scroll.in/reel/914398/ilaiyaraaja-at-75-his-preludes-and-interludes-changed-the-way-we-listened-to-tamil-film-music . 28 September 2019 . 27 February 2020 . Scroll.in.
  11. News: Karthikeyan . D. . 6 August 2012 . Madurai gets a taste of Ilayaraja's literary acumen . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190104021339/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/madurai-gets-a-taste-of-ilayarajas-literary-acumen/article3733014.ece . 4 January 2019 . 3 January 2019 . The Hindu.
  12. News: Mathevan . Santhosh . 1 December 2018 . Present-day music does not impress Ilayaraja . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190103141536/https://newstodaynet.com/index.php/2018/12/01/present-day-music-does-not-impress-ilayaraja/ . 3 January 2019 . 3 January 2019 . News Today.
  13. Web site: Karthik . Karthik Srinivasan . 12 August 2013 . Moondram Pirai vs. Sadma – a question about Ilayaraja! by Milliblog! . live . https://archive.today/20190731092753/http://milliblog.com/2013/08/12/moondram-pirai-vs-sadma-a-question-about-ilayaraja/ . 31 July 2019 . 31 July 2019 . Milliblog.
  14. Web site: Narayanan . Sujatha . 23 November 2016 . Dear Zindagi's rehash of Ilayaraja's 'Ae Zindagi..' allows the film to rise above its trailers . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200925061801/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/dear-zindagis-rehash-of-ilayarajas-ae-zindagi-allows-the-film-to-rise-above-its-trailers-3120684.html . 25 September 2020 . 21 October 2020 . Firstpost.
  15. News: Srinivasan . Sudhir . 9 May 2015 . Salute to Ilaiyaraaja, the king . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200227095129/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/salute-to-ilaiyaraaja/article7188356.ece . 27 February 2020 . 27 February 2020 . The Hindu.
  16. Web site: 20 May 1984 . தம்பிக்கு எந்த ஊரு? : சினிமா விமர்சனம் . subscription . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231224125945/https://www.vikatan.com/literature/arts/38797--2 . 24 December 2023 . 24 December 2023 . . ta.

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