Thirudi (1974 film) explained
| Director: | Madurai Thirumaran |
| Screenplay: | Madurai Thirumaran |
| Story: | Mahendran |
| Producer: | N. P. Ramu |
| Starring: | Jaishankar
K. R. Vijaya |
| Cinematography: | N. S. Varma
P. B. Masilamani |
| Editing: | S. P. S. Veerappan |
| Music: | M. S. Viswanathan |
| Studio: | M. S. Kasi |
| Distributor: | Jayaraman Pictures[1] |
| Runtime: | 167 minutes |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Taml |
Thirudi is a 1974 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by Madurai Thirumaran, from a story by Mahendran.[2] The film stars Jaishankar as a pathological liar and K. R. Vijaya as the titular thief. It was released on 29 March 1974,[3] and became a success.[4]
Plot
Rani, after being separated from her brother, lives as a thief. She later meets a man who lives by pathological lying.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Kannadasan.[5] [6]
Critical reception
Kanthan of Kalki felt despite Vijaya's good performance, the screenplay completely wasted her but praised the acting of other actors, humour and direction but panned the cinematography and concluded one needs to find out what kind of message this film conveys.[7]
Notes and References
- Book: Dharap, B. V. . Indian Films . Motion Picture Enterprises . 1974 . 97 . 1790604.
- Web site: 2 May 2020 . மகேந்திர பல்லவர் - 59 - சுதாங்கன் . https://archive.today/20241026111703/https://www.vikatakavi.in/magazines/154/5192/%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D-59-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D.php . 26 October 2024 . 26 October 2024 . Vikatakavi . ta.
- Book: Mahendran . Mahendran (filmmaker) . சினிமாவும் நானும் . Karpagam Publications . 2013 . 344 . ta . Cinema and I . 54777094 . 2004.
- Web site: 22 May 2016 . ஸ்ரீதர் டைரக்ஷனில் நெஞ்சம் மறப்பதில்லை ஜுபிடர் சோமுவின் மகன் காசி தயாரித்தார் . live . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20241027071059/https://www.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinehistory/2016/05/22223814/1013531/cine-history-kasi.vpf . 27 October 2024 . 27 October 2024 . . ta.
- Web site: Thirudi Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record . live . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20241026111028/https://mossymart.com/product/thirudi-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record/ . 26 October 2024 . 26 October 2024 . Mossymart.
- Web site: 29 March 1974 . Thirudi . live . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20241026111044/https://www.saregama.com/album/thirudi_14141 . 26 October 2024 . 26 October 2024 . Saregama.
- காந்தன் . 21 April 1974 . திருடி . live . https://archive.today/20231217114249/https://archive.org/details/kalki1974-04-21/page/n51/mode/2up . 17 December 2023 . 26 October 2024 . . 51 . ta . Internet Archive.
