Thirudan

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{{short description|1969 film by A. C. Tirulokchandar}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Thirudan
| image = Thirudan poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[A. C. Tirulokchandar]]
| producer = [[K. Balaji]]
| starring = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]<br />[[K. R. Vijaya]]<br />[[Vijaya Lalitha]]
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| cinematography = Masthan<br />M. Viswanath Rai
| editing = B. Kanthasamy
| studio = Sujatha Cine Arts
| released = {{Film date|1969|10|10|df=y}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Thirudan''''' ({{Translation|Thief}}) is a 1969 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action film]], directed by [[A. C. Tirulokchandar]]. The film stars [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[K. R. Vijaya]], [[K. Balaji]] and [[Vijayalalitha]]. The film had musical score by [[M. S. Viswanathan]]. It is a remake of the [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[Adrushtavanthulu]]'' (1969), and was released on 10 October 1969.

== Plot ==
{{no plot|date=June 2021}}

== Cast ==
*[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Raju
*[[K. R. Vijaya]] as Radha
*[[Vijaya Lalitha]] as Chithra
*[[K. Balaji]] as Jagannath
*[[Major Sundarrajan]] as Inspector Ragunath
*[[S. V. Ramadas]] as Vasudevan
*[[Nagesh]] as Ranga
*Pushpamala
*[[M. S. Sundari Bai]] as Dhanalakshmi
*[[C. K. Saraswathi]] as Paravatham
*[[Ganthimathi]] (Guest Role)
*[[Typist Gopu]] (Guest Role)
*[[Baby Rani]] as Lakshmi
*[[Sumathi (actress)|Baby Sumathi]] (Guest Role)
*Harikrishnan as the Jailer
*Sasikumar as a dancer
*[[A. Sakunthala|C.I.D Sakunthala]] as a dancer

== Production ==
''Thirudan'', a remake of the [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[Adrushtavanthulu]]'' (1969),<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dinamalar.com/mgr/detail.php?id=79614|title=பொன்விழா படங்கள் : சிங்கள மொழியில் ரீமேக் ஆன திருடன்|last=|first=|date=10 July 2019|website=[[Dinamalar]]|language=ta|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20191220045652/https://www.dinamalar.com/mgr/detail.php?id=79614|archive-date=20 December 2019|access-date=20 December 2019}}</ref> was directed by [[A. C. Tirulokchandar]] and produced by K. Balaji's Sujatha Cine Arts.<ref name="nadigarthilagam.com">{{Cite web|url=http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp14.htm|title=Filmography|website=Nadigarthilagam.com|page=14|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170802121850/http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp14.htm|archive-date=2 August 2017|access-date=27 August 2014}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://play.raaga.com/tamil/album/thirudan-t0002406 |title=Thirudan (1969) |website=[[Raaga.com]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140909113503/http://play.raaga.com/tamil/album/Thirudan-T0002406 |archive-date=9 September 2014 |access-date=27 August 2014}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length
|-
| 1 || "Pazhaniyappan Pazhaniyamma" ||[[T. M. Soundararajan]]|| rowspan=4|[[Kannadasan]] || 03.42
|-
| 2 || "Kottai Mathilmele" ||[[T. M. Soundararajan]], [[L. R. Eswari]] || 03.18
|-
| 3 || "En Aasai Ennodu" ||[[P. Susheela]]|| 03.59
|-
| 4 || "Ninaithapadi Kidaithathadi" ||[[L. R. Eswari]]|| 02.57
|}

== Release and reception ==
''Thirudan'' was released in select theatres on 10 October 1969,<ref name="nadigarthilagam.com" /> and in others on 17 October.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19691017&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |title=Thirudan |date=17 October 1969 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |page=5}}</ref> ''[[The Indian Express]]'' called it an adaptation of ''[[Once a Thief (1965 film)|Once a Thief]]'' "that the original has been mutilated beyond recognition". The reviewer praised Ganesan and Vijaya's performance and called K. Balaji's villainy "naive" and concluded, "If you care for entertainment with a lot of thrill here is the picture".<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19691025&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |title=Entertainment with thrills |date=25 October 1969 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=8}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|1445777}}

{{A. C. Tirulokchandar}}

[[Category:1960s action films]]
[[Category:1960s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1969 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar]]
[[Category:Films featuring an item number]]
[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]
[[Category:Indian action films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Telugu films]]

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