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{{short description|1959 film by T. V. Sundaram}}
{{EngvarB|date=November 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Sollu Thambi Sollu
| image = Sollu Thambi Sollu.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Poster
| native_name =
| director = T. V. Sundaram
| producer = T. V. Sundaram
| writer =
| screenplay =
| story =
| based_on = {{Based on|''[[As You Like It]]''|[[William Shakespeare]]}}
| starring = [[Prem Nazir]]<br />[[Rajasulochana]]
| narrator =
| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio = T. V. S. Productions
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1959|3|27}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Sollu Thambi Sollu''''' ({{trans|Tell Me, Brother}}) is a 1959 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic comedy]] film produced and directed by T. V. Sundaram. It is an adaptation of the [[William Shakespeare]] play ''[[As You Like It]]''. The film stars [[Prem Nazir]] and [[Rajasulochana]]. It was released on 27 March 1959, and did not succeed commercially.

== Plot ==
Chinnathambi, the only son of a wealthy estate owner Sundaram Pillai, falls in love with Kalyani, the daughter of a poor clerk, but their romance faces obstacles.<ref name="theekkathir" />

== Cast ==
* [[Prem Nazir]] as Chinnathambi<ref name="theekkathir" /><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/web/news/53854/%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%BF-%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D-%E2%80%98%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B4%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B2-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%9C%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D%E2%80%99-%E2%80%93-138 |title=கலைமாமணி வாமனனின் 'நிழலல்ல நிஜம்' – 138 {{!}} பிரேம் நசீர் தமிழில் சம்சாரித்தபோது ! |date=30 July 2018 |work=[[Dinamalar]] |access-date=2 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181102112151/http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/web/news/53854/%25E0%25AE%2595%25E0%25AE%25B2%25E0%25AF%2588%25E0%25AE%25AE%25E0%25AE%25BE%25E0%25AE%25AE%25E0%25AE%25A3%25E0%25AE%25BF-%25E0%25AE%25B5%25E0%25AE%25BE%25E0%25AE%25AE%25E0%25AE%25A9%25E0%25AE%25A9%25E0%25AE%25BF%25E0%25AE%25A9%25E0%25AF%258D-%25E2%2580%2598%25E0%25AE%25A8%25E0%25AE%25BF%25E0%25AE%25B4%25E0%25AE%25B2%25E0%25AE%25B2%25E0%25AF%258D%25E0%25AE%25B2-%25E0%25AE%25A8%25E0%25AE%25BF%25E0%25AE%259C%25E0%25AE%25AE%25E0%25AF%258D%25E2%2580%2599-%25E2%2580%2593-138 |archive-date=2 November 2018 |url-status=live |location=Nellai |language=ta}}</ref>
* [[Rajasulochana]] as Kalyani<ref name="theekkathir">{{Cite news|url=https://theekkathir.in/2018/06/24/%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%8A/|title=விந்தனின் திரைப்பயணம் சொந்தப் படமும் வந்த படங்களும்: திருநின்றவூர் சந்தானகிருஷ்ணன்|date=24 June 2018|work=[[Theekkathir]]|access-date=2 November 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181102075611/https://theekkathir.in/2018/06/24/%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%8A/|archive-date=2 November 2018|url-status=live|language=ta}}</ref>
* [[S. S. Rajendran]]
* [[M. N. Nambiar]]
* [[T. S. Muthaiah]]
* [[K. Sarangkapani]]
* Friend Ramasamy
* [[G. Sakunthala]]
* [[T. A. Mathuram]]
* [[S. D. Subbulakshmi]]
* [[K. S. Angamuthu]]

== Production ==
''Sollu Thambi Sollu'' is an adaptation of the [[William Shakespeare]] play ''[[As You Like It]]'',<ref>{{Cite book |title=The Eye of the Serpent: An Introduction to Tamil Cinema |last=Baskaran |first=S. Theodore |publisher=East-West Books |year=1996 |pages=169 |author-link=S. Theodore Baskaran}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/theodore-baskaran-on-shakespeareinspired-tamil-films/article8510087.ece |title=Of monologues and melodrama |last=Baskaran |first=S. Theodore |date=23 April 2016 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2 November 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181102080351/https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/theodore-baskaran-on-shakespeareinspired-tamil-films/article8510087.ece |archive-date=2 November 2018 |url-status=live |author-link=S. Theodore Baskaran}}</ref> and was in development as early as July 1958.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19580705&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |title=Sollu Thambi Sollu |date=5 July 1958 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |page=5}}</ref> It was directed by T. V. Sundaram, who also produced the film under his own company T. V. S. Productions.<ref name="Anandan" /> The dialogues were written by Vindhan.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.vikatan.com/news/miscellaneous/123532-the-story-of-story-tellers-part-21-vindhan.html |title='கூண்டுக்கிளி' வசனகர்த்தா விந்தன்..! கதை சொல்லிகளின் கதை - பாகம் 21 |date=28 April 2018 |work=[[Ananda Vikatan]] |access-date=2 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616214908/https://www.vikatan.com/news/miscellaneous/123532-the-story-of-story-tellers-part-21-vindhan.html |archive-date=16 June 2018 |url-status=live |language=ta}}</ref> The final length of the film was {{convert|16053|metres|feet}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://movies.syzygy.in/censor/sollu-thambi-sollu-celluloid |title=Sollu Thambi Sollu (Celluloid) |date=10 February 1959 |publisher=[[Central Board of Film Certification]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181102111953/http://movies.syzygy.in/censor/sollu-thambi-sollu-celluloid |archive-date=2 November 2018 |url-status=live |access-date=2 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |date=1959 |title=Sollu Thambi Sollu (Tamil) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QIkQWYK8drUC&q=%22Sollu+Thambi+Sollu%22 |magazine=Punjab Government Gazette, Part 2 |page=647|last1=(India) |first1=Punjab }}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]], and the lyrics were written by [[A. Maruthakasi]] and T. V. Kalyani.<ref name="Anandan">{{Cite book |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1959-cinedetails21.asp |title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru |last=Film News Anandan |publisher=Sivagami Publishers |year=2004 |location=Chennai |language=Tamil |trans-title=Tamil film history and its achievements |author-link=Film News Anandan |access-date=2 November 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181102071856/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1959-cinedetails21.asp |archive-date=2 November 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singer/s !! Lyrics !! Duration
|-
| 1 || "Panbodu Ennaalume" || Seerkazhi Govindarajan & P. Susheela || rowspan=7|A. Maruthakasi || 03:02
|-
| 2 || "Kavalai Ariyaamal" || P. Susheela || 03:35
|-
| 3 || "Aasai Mozhi Pesuthu" || Seerkazhi Govindarajan & Jikki || 03:13
|-
| 4 || "Solvadhu Onnu" || P. Susheela || 03:35
|-
| 5 || "Ulagaala Uruvaana Kalai" || Jikki || 02:58
|-
| 6 || "Vattamittu Ennai Kettalaiya" || S. C. Krishnan ||
|-
| 7 || "Nere Ennai Nimirnthu" || S. C. Krishnan & L. R. Eswari ||
|-
| 8 || "Soodaadha Malaraai" || R. Balasaraswathi Devi || T. V. Kalyani || 03:00
|}

== Release ==
''Sollu Thambi Sollu'' was released on 27 March 1959,<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19590327&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |title=Sollu Thambi Sollu |date=27 March 1959 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |page=8}}</ref> and did not succeed commercially.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://ta.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D:%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AF%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D.pdf/141 |title=திரையுலகில் விந்தன் |last=Paramasivam |first=M. |publisher=Arul Pathipagam |year=2001 |location=Chennai |page=139 |language=ta |trans-title=Vindhan in the world of cinema}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{CITWF title|326390}}
{{As You Like It}}

[[Category:1959 romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:1959 films]]
[[Category:Films based on As You Like It]]
[[Category:Indian films based on plays]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan]]

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