Thattungal Thirakkappadum
Directed byChandrababu
Screenplay byChandrababu
Sam.T. Daasan (dialogue)
Story byChandrababu
StarringSavitri
K. R. Vijaya
Baby Mahalakshmi
Chandrababu
Manohar
CinematographyT. S. Rangasamy
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
Production
company
Viswabharathi Films
Distributed bySunrise[1]
Release date
  • 17 June 1966 (1966-06-17)
[2]
Running time
124 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Thattungal Thirakkappadum (transl. Knock, and the door will be opened) is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language thriller film directed by J. P. Chandrababu. Savitri Ganesh, K. R. Vijaya, Shoba (credited as Baby Mahalakshmi), Chandrababu and Manohar star, while A. V. M. Rajan, Cho and M. R. R. Vasu play supporting roles. Shoba made her debut film as a child artist in this film.[3] When the film was released, the clip of the song Kalyana Panthal Alangaram was not in the film due to a delay in the shooting and editing. In the second week, the clip was merged into the film. The film was a failure due to a weak plot.[4][5]

Plot

Shankar murders his mistress, Geetha after finding out that she has had a child with another man. Adaikalam, who is mute and an orphan is blamed for this murder. Adaikalam gets arrested by the police. Then Shankar meets his wife (the one that he had abandoned) Meenakshi, and his daughter and lives with them. When Shankar goes abroad on business, by ship, the ship explodes. Shankar feigns death after which, his insurance money is received by Meenakshi. Shankar needed that money to pay off his debts so he had pretended to be dead and made Meenakshi take the insurance money and pay his debts. Shankar and Meenakshi have a fight. While fighting, Shankar's daughter gets frightened and kills Shankar. Meenakshi is shocked and hides his body in a room. That's when Adaikalam gets released from jail. When he goes to meet Shankar, Meenakshi tries to stop him entering the room, but she cannot. When Adaikalam sees the body, he is shocked. Meenakshi pretends not to know anything about this and calls the police. When the police come, they investigate and come to know that Meenakshi killed Shankar. Meenakshi is arrested and her daughter is taken care of by Adaikalam.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and lyrics were written by Kannadasan.[7]

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Thittippadhu Edhu"P. Susheela04:00
2."Kanmani Pappa"J. P. Chandrababu04:24
3."Kalyana Panthal Alangaram"P. Susheela03:21
4."Oor Paadum Thaalaattu"P. Susheela04:21
Total length:16:06

Reception

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References

  1. ↑ "Thattungal Thirakkappadum". The Indian Express. 2 July 1966. p. 3. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "1966 – தட்டுங்கள் திறக்கப்படும் – விஸ்வபாரதி" [1966 – Thattungal Thirakkappadum – Viswabharathi]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 23 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  3. ↑ "Shocking suicides: Actors who stunned us with their sudden exits". Onmanorama. 4 April 2016. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  4. ↑ ராமகிருஷ்ணன், எஸ். "சந்திரபாபு – தட்டுங்கள் திறக்கப்படும்". sramakrishnan.com (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  5. ↑ Guy, Randor (2 October 2009). "A voice that mesmerised". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Life And Times of JP Chandrababu, one of Tamil Cinema's finest comedians". News18. 16 July 2022. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Thattungal Thirakkappadum". Saregama. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "தட்டுங்கள் திறக்கப்படும்!". Kalki (in Tamil). 3 July 1966. p. 25. Archived from the original on 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
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