Unnaithan Thambi Explained

Director:R. Vittal
Starring:Jaishankar
Jayachitra
Cinematography:Dutt
Editing:N. Damodaran
R. Vittal
Music:Vijaya Bhaskar
Studio:Geetha Chitra
Runtime:145 minutes[1]
Country:India
Language:Tamil

Unnaithan Thambi is a 1974 Indian Tamil-language film directed and co-edited by R. Vittal, and written by Panchu Arunachalam. The film stars Jaishankar and Jayachitra, with Ashokan, Srikanth, Thengai Srinivasan and Vennira Aadai Moorthy in supporting roles. It was released on 30 August 1974. The film's storyline was later adapted for Raja Chinna Roja (1989), also written by Arunachalam.[2] [3]

Plot

Jaishankar is the caretaker in a household managed by Ashokan. After Ashokan loses his vision, Jaishankar manages things in the household, and exposes the treachery of Ashokan's brother-in-law.

Themes

The film has several dialogues which Sridhar Swaminathan, writing for Hindu Tamil Thisai, feels were in support of M. G. Ramachandran.[4]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Vijaya Bhaskar, with lyrics by Kannadasan.[5]

Release and reception

Unnaithan Thambi was released on 30 August 1974.[6] Kanthan of Kalki praised the acting of Jaishankar and other actors and added the makers tried to say something innovative in the screenplay and called R. Vittal's direction having force but felt the music was non-sticky.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Dharap, B. V. . Indian Films . Motion Picture Enterprises . 1974 . 270.
  2. News: Suganth . M . 20 July 2019 . Movie Milestone: 30 Years Of Raja Chinna Roja . . live . 28 December 2023 . https://archive.today/20231228114230/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/movie-milestone-30-years-of-raja-chinna-roja/articleshow/70306094.cms . 28 December 2023.
  3. Web site: Aandisamy . Vinothini . 1 June 2022 . இந்திய சினிமாவில் முதல்முறை லைவ் ஆக்ஷன் அனிமேஷன் இடம்பெற்ற ரஜினி படம் . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231229042225/https://tamil.news18.com/photogallery/entertainment/cinema-rajini-is-acted-the-first-live-action-animated-film-in-indian-cinema-vin-jbr-753403.html . 29 December 2023 . 29 December 2023 . . ta.
  4. Web site: சுவாமிநாதன் . ஸ்ரீதர் . 26 May 2016 . எம்ஜிஆர் 100 72 - உதவும் மனம்! . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231228121154/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/blogs/81558-100-72.html . 28 December 2023 . 28 December 2023 . . ta.
  5. Web site: Unnaithaan Thambi Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Vijayabhaskar . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230811084530/https://mossymart.com/product/unnaithaan-thambi-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-vijayabhaskar/ . 11 August 2023 . 28 December 2023 . Mossymart.
  6. Web site: உன்னைத்தான் தம்பி / Unnaithan Thambi (1974) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231227030440/https://screen4screen.com/movies/unnaithan-thambi . 27 December 2023 . 28 December 2023 . Screen 4 Screen.
  7. காந்தன் . 29 September 1974 . உன்னைத்தான் தம்பி! . dead . . Ta . 43 . https://archive.today/20220727101225/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1974/sep/29-09-1974/p43.jpg . 27 July 2022 . 28 December 2023.