Thoongathey Thambi Thoongathey

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{{short description|1983 film by S. P. Muthuraman}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Thoongathey Thambi Thoongathey
| image = Thoongathey Thambi Thoongathey.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[S. P. Muthuraman]]
| producer = [[M. Saravanan (film producer)|M. Saravanan]]<br />M. Balasubramaniam
| writer = [[Panchu Arunachalam]]
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Kamal Haasan]]
* [[Radha (actress)|Radha]]
* [[Sulakshana (actress)|Sulakshana]]
* [[Jamuna (actress)|Jamuna]]
}}
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography = Babu
| editing = R. Vittal
| studio = [[AVM Productions]]
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|1983|11|4|df=y}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| gross =
}}

'''''Thoongathey Thambi Thoongathey''''' ({{trans|Don't Sleep Brother, Don't Sleep}}) is a 1983 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action film]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 February 2016 |title=நடிப்பதற்கு முன் ஒத்திகை அவசியம்: "நேர்மையானவர்களுக்கு சினிமா ஒரு நல்ல தொழில்" கமல்ஹாசன் பேச்சு |work=[[Dina Thanthi]] |url=http://www.dailythanthi.com/cinema/cinemanews/2016/02/02051855/rehearse-in-front-of-the-casting-is-necessary-the.vpf |url-status=dead |access-date=27 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202035756/http://www.dailythanthi.com/cinema/cinemanews/2016/02/02051855/rehearse-in-front-of-the-casting-is-necessary-the.vpf |archive-date=2 February 2016}}</ref> directed by [[S. P. Muthuraman]], starring [[Kamal Haasan]] in double role, supported by [[Radha (actress)|Radha]] and [[Sulakshana (actress)|Sulakshana]]. It was a blockbuster and completed a 275-day run at the box office.

== Plot ==
Gopi is an unemployed graduate from a middle class society and Vinod is a rich graduate from high society returning from abroad after his father's death. To claim the property of Vinod, the estate manager with his mob guys assaults him and make him a drug addict by repeated injections administered by a fake doctor. Gopi's lover Padmini's father, a family friend of Vinod's father, together with Padmini, come to the estate on an excursion. Due to her curiosity, she sees Vinod and finds out that he is in a dangerous state of health due to the drug addiction. Padmini later learns that Gopi and Vinod are twins separated at birth. With the help of the house's servant, Padmini replaces Vinod with Gopi and sends him to his mother's house to save him. Gopi takes it upon himself to save the estate and properties from the hands of Vinuchakravarthy and his accomplice.

== Cast ==
* [[Kamal Haasan]] as Gopi and Vinod<ref name="rottentomatoes">{{Cite web |title=Thoongathe Thambi Thoongathe |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/thoongathe_thambi_thoongathe |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430062749/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/thoongathe_thambi_thoongathe |archive-date=30 April 2019 |access-date=24 April 2021 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher=[[Fandango Media]]}}</ref>
* [[Radha (actress)|Radha]] as Padmini<ref name="appletv">{{Cite web |title=Thoongathey Thambi Thoongathey |url=https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/thoongathey-thambi-thoongathey/umc.cmc.65oandozi293afnewe35cqqs0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/lDfsj |archive-date=24 April 2021 |access-date=24 April 2021 |website=[[Apple TV]]}}</ref>
* [[Sulakshana (actress)|Sulakshana]] as Jayanthi<ref name="appletv" />
* [[Jamuna (actress)|Jamuna]] as Anu{{sfn|Saravanan|2013|p=276}}
* [[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]]
* [[K. A. Thangavelu]] as Chandrasekar<ref name="rottentomatoes" />
* [[Vinu Chakravarthy]] as the estate manager<ref name="appletv" />
* [[Goundamani]] as Servant
* [[Janagaraj]] as the fake doctor
* [[Senthamarai (actor)|Senthamarai]] as the estate manager's accomplice
* [[Pasi Sathya]]
* [[Bindu Ghosh]]
* [[Dilip (Tamil actor)|Dilip]]
*[[Kuyili (actress)|Kuyili(actress)]] as Vinod's Dancer

== Production ==
After the success of ''[[Nadodi Mannan]]'' (1958), [[M. G. Ramachandran]] wanted his second directorial to be titled as ''Thoongathey Thambi Thoongathey'' named after the song from the film, however the project was shelved.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ashok Kumar |first=S. R. |date=8 February 2000 |title=Box office collection |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/2000/02/08/stories/1308046d.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=8 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629081853/http://www.thehindu.com/2000/02/08/stories/1308046d.htm |archive-date=29 June 2017}}</ref> In 1983, AVM Productions launched a film with the same name starring Kamal Haasan. Kamal portrayed two distinct roles, and the cinematographer Babu used mask shots to differentiate the roles.<ref name="hi">{{Cite news |last=Muthuraman |first=S. P. |author-link=S. P. Muthuraman |date=13 July 2016 |title=சினிமா எடுத்துப் பார் 66: போதையில் இருக்கும் கமல்! |work=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/198321-66.html |url-status=live |access-date=23 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023163354/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/198321-66.html |archive-date=23 October 2019}}</ref>

The song "Vaanam Keezhe" took 17 days to be completed, this song was taken at a cost of {{INRConvert|6|l|year=1983}}. The song "Summa Nikkathinga" was shot at Vijaya Gardens.<ref name="hi" />{{sfn|Saravanan|2013|p=276}} To shoot an expensive climax involving helicopter chase, makers took inspiration from the climax of Hindi film ''[[Dil Kaa Heera]]'' at the insistence of journalist Manian by taking long shots of bursting helicopter from that film and matched along with the actors.<ref name="hi" />{{sfn|Saravanan|2013|p=275}}

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Thoongathey Thambi Thoongathey
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = Ilaiyaraaja
| cover =
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| released = 1983
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| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
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| label = AVM Audio
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
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The music was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]] and lyrics for all songs were written by Vaali.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thoongathe Thambi Thoongathe Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja |url=https://mossymart.com/product/thoongathe-thambi-thoongathe-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424074921/https://mossymart.com/product/thoongathe-thambi-thoongathe-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja/ |archive-date=24 April 2021 |access-date=24 April 2021 |website=Mossymart}}</ref> The song "Naanaga Naanillai" was well received and it based on [[Chandrakauns]] raga which resembles [[Hindolam]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |author-link=Charulatha Mani |date=8 November 2013 |title=Of love and longing |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/of-love-and-longing/article5329771.ece |url-status=live |access-date=9 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924062825/http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/of-love-and-longing/article5329771.ece |archive-date=24 September 2014}}</ref> In early 2020, during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]], a version of "Varuthu Varuthu" with rewritten lyrics spreading awareness about [[COVID-19]], became [[Viral video|viral]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 April 2020 |title=Tamil Nadu police constable remakes songs to spread awareness on coronavirus |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/apr/24/tamil-nadu-police-constable-remakes-songs-to-spread-awareness-on-coronavirus-2134634.html |url-status=live |access-date=12 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200503084854/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/apr/24/tamil-nadu-police-constable-remakes-songs-to-spread-awareness-on-coronavirus-2134634.html |archive-date=3 May 2020}}</ref>

{{Track listing
|headline = Tamil
|extra_column = Singer(s)
|total_length =
| title1 = Thoongaathe Thambi...
| note1 =
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| lyrics1 = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
| length1 =
| title2 = Vaanam Keezhe...
| note2 =
| extra2 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| lyrics2 = Vaali
| length2 =
| title3 = Ada Rama Nee Nammakitta...
| note3 =
| extra3 = [[S. Janaki]]
| lyrics3 = Vaali
| length3 =
| title4 = Summa Nikkathinga...
| note4 =
| extra4 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
| lyrics4 = Vaali
| length4 =
| title5 = Naanaga Naanille...
| note5 =
| extra5 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| lyrics5 = Vaali
| length5 =
| title6 = Naanaga Naanille...
| note6 =
| extra6 = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| lyrics6 = Vaali
| length6 =
| title7 = Varudhu Varudhu...
| note7 =
| extra7 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
| lyrics7 = Vaali
| length7 =
}}

{{Track listing
|headline = Malayalam<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vasantholsavam (1983) |url=https://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=1544 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725060936/https://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php%3Fi%3D1544 |archive-date=25 July 2019 |access-date=25 July 2019 |website=malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref>
|extra_column = Singer(s)
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| title1 = Urangaathe Chumma Urangathe...
| note1 =
| extra1 = [[P. Jayachandran]]
| lyrics1 = [[Poovachal Khader]]
| length1 =

| title2 = Vaanam Thazhe Vannal...
| note2 =
| extra2 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| lyrics2 = Poovachal Khader
| length2 =

| title3 = Hey Kema Ee Nammalodu...
| note3 =
| extra3 = [[S. Janaki]]
| lyrics3 = Poovachal Khader
| length3 =

| title4 = Chumma Ninneedale...
| note4 =
| extra4 = P. Jayachandran, S. Janaki
| lyrics4 = Poovachal Khader
| length4 =

| title5 = Njaanayee Njaanilla Dhanye...
| note5 =
| extra5 = P. Jayachandran
| lyrics5 = Poovachal Khader
| length5 =

| title6 = Varunnu Varunne ini...
| note6 =
| extra6 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
| lyrics6 = Poovachal Khader
| length6 =

}}

{{tracklist
| headline = Telugu<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jalsaa Rayudu |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/jalsaa-rayudu/a,oEWkqrQPE_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613045923/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/jalsaa-rayudu/a,oEWkqrQPE_ |archive-date=13 June 2021 |access-date=27 December 2020 |website=[[JioSaavn]]}}</ref>
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 15:56

| title1 = Choope Ghatainadi
| lyrics1 = [[Rajashri]]
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[S. Janaki]]
| length1 = 4:36

| title2 = Nelaku Ningi
| lyrics2 = Rajashri
| extra2 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length2 = 4:17

| title3 = Padaku Midisi
| lyrics3 = Rajashri
| extra3 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
| length3 = 3:58

| title4 = Oh Naanna
| lyrics4 = Rajashri
| extra4 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length4 = 3:05
}}

== Release ==
''Thoongathey Thambi Thoongathey'' was released on 4 November 1983,{{sfn|Saravanan|2013|p=274}} and completed a 275-day run at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 August 2016 |title=Here’s why Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan owe their success to late Panchu Arunachalam |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/photo-features/heres-why-rajinikanth-and-kamal-haasan-owe-their-success-to-late-panchu-arunachalam/amp_etphotostory/53653382.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/8vRbh |archive-date=24 April 2021 |access-date=24 April 2021 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== Bibliography ==
* {{Cite book |last=Saravanan |first=M. |title=AVM 60 cinema |publisher=Rajarajan Pathippagam |year=2013 |edition=3rd |language=ta |author-link=M. Saravanan (film producer) |orig-year=2005}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0324239}}

{{S. P. Muthuraman}}
{{AVM Productions}}

[[Category:1980s action films]]
[[Category:1980s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1983 films]]
[[Category:AVM Productions films]]
[[Category:Films directed by S. P. Muthuraman]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Panchu Arunachalam]]
[[Category:Indian action films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Masala films]]
[[Category:Twins in Indian films]]

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