Thambikottai
Thambikottai (transl. Younger Brother's Fort) is a 2011 Indian romantic action comedy film directed by R. Ammu Ramesh and produced by R. K. Suresh. It stars Narain, Meena, Poonam Bajwa and Sangeetha, with Prabhu, Santhanam, and Rajendran playing supporting roles. The music was composed by D. Imman with cinematography by Karnan. The film released on 11 February 2011.[1] It received mixed reviews upon release.[2]
| Thambikottai | |
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| Directed by | R. Ammu Ramesh |
| Written by | R. Ammu Ramesh |
| Produced by | R. K. Suresh |
| Starring | Narain Meena Poonam Bajwa Sangeetha |
| Cinematography | Karnan |
| Edited by | S. Surajkavee |
| Music by | D. Imman |
Production company | Thambikkottai Rajeswari Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Azhagiri (Narain) is raised by his sister Shanmugapriya (Meena) following their parents’ early death. Azhagiri is a college student, while Priya is a lecturer. Azhagiri is closely bonded with his sister Priya. Azhagiri goes to a village named Thambikottai for a NSS field trip where he meets Kanaga (Poonam Bajwa), and both fall in love. Kanaga is the younger daughter of a local goon Amirthalingam (Rajendran). Kanaga’s elder sister Beeda Pandiamma (Sangeetha) is a rogue who creates ruckuses in the village often. Kanaga comes to Chennai for her studies but is kept under continuous monitoring by her sister’s henchmen as Pandiamma and Amirthalingam find out about Kanaga’s love affair. Azhagiri skillfully takes Kanaga away to his home. However, Kanaga is again taken away from Azhagiri’s home by Amirthalingam. Priya gets shocked seeing Amirthalingam. Priya tells a flashback whereby they actually belong to Thambikottai and their father Shanmugam (Prabhu) was a bus driver working under Amirthalingam who owned a transport service with several buses. However, all the buses were poorly maintained, and Amirthalingam bribes the officials to get the fitness certificates. Despite several attempts made by Shanmugam to convince Amirthalingam to properly repair the buses, he neglects. This make Shanmugam furious, and he resigns as does not want to risk the life of passengers. Lakshmi (Vijayalakshmi) is Shanmugam's wife. When Lakshmi travels in Amirthalingam’s bus, the brake gets failed and the bus meets with an accident, and Lakshmi passes away. Amirthalingam’s bus company is sealed by the government. Angered, Amirthalingam bombs the bridge that connects Thambikottai with the land, and hence, no buses could enter the village unless the bridge is repaired. Shanmugam is also killed by Amirthalingam’s men. Now, Azhagiri fights against Pandiamma’s henchmen and rescues Kanaga. In the fight, Pandiamma gets accidentally killed by one of her henchmen. Azhagiri also fights against Amirthalingam and helps reconstruct the broken bridge in Thambikottai.
Cast
- Narain as Azhagiri Shanmugam[3]
- Meena as Shanmugapriya, Azhagiri's sister
- Poonam Bajwa as Kanaga Amirthalingam, Azhagiri's love interest (Voice Dubbed By Renuka Kathir)
- Sangeetha as Beeda Pandiamma, Amirthalingam's elder daughter (Voice Dubbed By Jeyegeetha) [4]
- Prabhu as Shanmugam, Azhagiri and Shanmugapriya's father
- Santhanam as Saissa, Azhagiri's friend
- Rajendran as Amirthalingam, Kanaga's father
- Vijayalakshmi as Lakshmi
- M. S. Bhaskar as Valayapatti, Azhagiri's professor
- Meera Krishnan as Kanaga's mother
- Ganja Karuppu as Karuppu
- Sriranjini as Sridevi, the college principal
- Manobala as Puli
- Karate Raja as Amirthalingam's son-in-law
- Jasper as Amirthalingam's assistant
- Riyaz Khan as Goon
- Aarthi
- Ramdoss as Pandiamma's henchman (uncredited)
Production
The film was launched at AVM Studios on 14 December 2009. Prabhu, Mysskin, Jayam Ravi, Mohan Raja, Kalaipuli S. Thanu, and Prasana were present for the function.[5]
Music
The soundtrack was composed by D. Imman. All lyrics written by Viveka.
| Thambikottai | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 12 January 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 14 December 2009 | |||
| Venue | AVM Studios | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 23:47 | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| D. Imman chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Singers | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Thambikottai Kanaga" | Jassie Gift, Sujatha, Nrithya Andrews | 5:05 |
| 2. | "Unakkaka Uireyvaithen" | Aalap Raju, Sriram Parthasarathy, Shweta Mohan | 5:25 |
| 3. | "Vaa Pulla" | Velmurugan, Mukesh Mohamed, M. L. R. Karthikeyan, Senthildass Velayutham | 5:19 |
| 4. | "Noorandu Vazhga" | Naresh Iyer, Anitha Karthikeyan | 4:48 |
| 5. | "Pain of Love" | Sriram Parthasarathy, Shweta Mohan | 3:10 |
| Total length: | 23:47 | ||
References
- ^ . Sify.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012.
- ^ Sify.com[dead link][bare URL]
- ^ "Narain becomes Azhagiri - Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 23 September 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
- ^ "Sangeetha is don 'Beeda Pandiamma' - Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 23 February 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
- ^ "Narain's 'Thambikottai' starts rolling! - Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 14 December 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
External links
- Thambikottai at IMDb