Thoondil Meen

Thoondil Meen
Directed byRa. Sankaran
Screenplay byKaraikudi Narayanan
Story byJavar Seetharaman
StarringLakshmi
Mohan Sharma
Major Sundarrajan
CinematographyK. S. Bhaskar Rao
Edited byMani
Umanath
Music byV. Kumar
Release date
  • 1 April 1977 (1977-04-01)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Thoondil Meen (transl. Fish in the hook) is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language thriller film directed by Ra. Sankaran. The film stars Lakshmi, Mohan Sharma and Major Sundarrajan. It was released on 1 April 1977. The film was remade in Hindi as Trishna (1978), in Kannada as Avala Hejje (1981) and in Telugu as Bandhalu Anubandhalu (1982).

Plot

Cast

Production

Thoondil Meen was directed by Ra. Sankaran based on a story by Javar Seetharaman.[1][2] The screenplay and dialogues for the film were written by Karaikudi Narayanan.[3]

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by V. Kumar and lyrics by Vaali.[4]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Vaazhvil"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela 
2."Ennidam"P. Jayachandran, Swarna 

Release and reception

Thoondil Meen was released on 1 April 1977.[5] Kanthan of Kalki praised the performances of Lakshmi and Sundarrajan but felt Mohan Sharma's performance as lifeless. The critic also added the film felt too slow after the interval and duets could have been removed to avoid lagging but praised Sankaran's direction and concluded whether fish (meen) got caught by hook (thoondil) but a good story got trapped in Thoondil Meen.[1]

Remakes

The film was remade in Hindi as Trishna (1978), in Kannada as Avala Hejje (1981) and in Telugu as Bandhalu Anubandhalu (1982).[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e காந்தன் (24 April 1977). "தூண்டில் மீன்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 63. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  2. ^ Shivpprasadh, S. (14 June 2012). "Father figure". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  3. ^ "காரைக்குடி நாராயணன் பட அதிபர் ஆனார்: அச்சாணி படம் பெரிய வெற்றி". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 22 June 2016. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Thoondil Meen Tamil film EP Vinyl record by V Kumar". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Thoondil Meen ( 1977 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 23 August 2004. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Thoondil Meen director Ra Sankaran passes away". Cinema Express. 14 December 2023. Archived from the original on 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.