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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Thai Meethu Sathiyam<br />
| image = Thai Meethu Sathiyam.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = R.Thyagarajan<br />
| story = [[Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar|Chinnappa Thevar]]<br />
| producer = Chinnappa Thevar<br />
| starring = [[Rajinikanth]]<br />[[Sripriya]]<br />[[Mohan Babu]]<br />[[Tiger Prabhakar|Prabhakar]]<br />
| cinematography = [[V. Ramamurthy]]<br />
| editing = M. G. Balu Rao<br />
| music = [[Shankar–Ganesh]]<br />
| studio = Dhandayuthapani Films<br />
| released = {{film date|1978|10|30|df=yes}}<br />
| runtime = 137 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Thai Meethu Sathiyam''''' ({{translation|I swear upon my mother}}) is a 1978 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Curry Western]] film directed by R. Thyagarajan and produced by [[Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar|Chinnappa Thevar]]. The film stars [[Rajinikanth]] and [[Sripriya]] in the lead roles. It focuses on a shepherd who vows to avenge the murder of his parents by hunting down the criminals responsible. The film, which was Thevar's last to be produced, was released on 30 October 1978, [[Diwali]] day, and became a commercial success.<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
Babu is a shepherd with a dog named Ramu. When criminals Balu and Johnny murder his parents, he swears upon his mother that he will have revenge. Babu trains under the local ''[[zamindar]]'', and is revealed to be naturally skilled at marksmanship. After dressing himself like a cowboy, equipping himself with the zamindar's guns and a horse, and with Ramu as his aide, he fulfils his promise by killing the criminals.<ref name="ejumpcut">{{Cite web |last=Maderya |first=Kumuthan |date=2010 |title=Rage against the state: historicizing the "angry young man" in Tamil cinema |url=http://www.ejumpcut.org/archive/jc52.2010/Tamil/text.html |access-date=8 November 2016 |website=[[Jump Cut (journal)|Jump Cut]] |archive-date=4 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804204808/http://www.ejumpcut.org/archive/jc52.2010/Tamil/text.html |url-status=live }}</ref>{{sfn|Ramachandran|2012|pp=85–86}}<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* [[Rajinikanth]] as Babu<br />
* [[Sripriya]] as Sivakami<br />
* [[Mohan Babu]] as Johnny<br />
* [[Tiger Prabhakar|Prabhakar]] as Balu<br />
* [[Suruli Rajan]] as Somanathan<ref name="movie" /><br />
* [[Major Sundarrajan|Sundararajan]] as Johnny's father<ref name="movie" /><br />
* [[A. V. M. Rajan]] as Kandhaswamy<ref name="movie" /><br />
* [[S. A. Ashokan]]<ref name="movie" /><br />
* [[Nagesh]]<ref name="movie">{{Cite AV media |title=Thai Meethu Sathiyam |type=motion picture |language=ta |year=1978 |time=0:00 to 2:29 |time-caption=Opening credits, from}}</ref><br />
* [[Ambareesh]]<br />
* [[Jayamalini]]<ref name="movie" /><br />
* [[Sukumari]] as Babu's mother<ref name="movie" /><br />
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== Production ==<br />
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''Thai Meethu Sathiyam'', directed by R. Thyagarajan, was [[Rajinikanth]]'s first film in the [[Western (genre)|Western]] genre, and the plot took inspiration from several [[Curry Western]]s starring [[Jaishankar]].{{sfn|Ramachandran|2012|p=85}} Sripriya was cast as Sivakami, the love interest of Rajinikanth's character Balu.{{sfn|Ramachandran|2012|p=86}} Ambareesh was cast as the ''[[zamindar]]'' Balu trains under, while Mohan Babu and Tiger Prabhakar were cast respectively as Johnny and Balu, the criminals who murder Babu's parents.{{sfn|Ramachandran|2012|pp=85–86}} ''Thai Meethu Sathiyam'' was the last film produced by [[Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar|Chinnappa Thevar]] to be released; he died on 8 September when the film was still in production.<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 June 2015 |title=எம்.ஜி.ஆரை நெகிழ வைத்த சாண்டோ சின்னப்ப தேவர்! ( நூற்றாண்டு விழா சிறப்பு பதிவு) |language=ta |work=[[Ananda Vikatan]] |url=https://www.vikatan.com/news/coverstory/48636.html |accessdate=6 March 2019 |archive-date=6 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306234953/https://www.vikatan.com/news/coverstory/48636.html |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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== Themes ==<br />
''Thai Meethu Sathiyam'' deals with one of the most recurrent themes in Tamil cinema: revenge. Like most Thyagarajan films, this has an animal playing a prominent character. ''[[The Economic Times]]'' likened the relationship between Babu and his dog Ramu to that of [[Wallace and Gromit]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 December 2007 |title=Avenging cowboy in rural TN |work=[[The Economic Times]] |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/business-of-bollywood/avenging-cowboy-in-rural-tn/articleshow/2623550.cms |access-date=6 March 2019 |archive-date=7 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190307001820/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/business-of-bollywood/avenging-cowboy-in-rural-tn/articleshow/2623550.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The soundtrack of the film was composed by the duo [[Shankar–Ganesh]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thaai Medhu Sathiyam |url=http://tamilsongslyrics123.com/listlyrics/15365 |access-date=10 June 2021 |website=Songs4all}}</ref><br />
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{{Track listing<br />
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| headline = <br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| total_length = <br />
| all_writing = <br />
| all_lyrics = MA.RA. Barani<br />
| title1 = Babu Babu Enge<br />
| extra1 = [[P. Susheela]]<br />
| length1 = 3:22<br />
| title2 = Neram Vandhachu<br />
| extra2 = [[P. Susheela]], [[T. M. Soundararajan]]<br />
| length2 = 3:55<br />
| title3 = Purappadadah Thambi<br />
| extra3 = [[T. M. Soundararajan]]<br />
| length3 = 3:51<br />
| title4 = Uravum Undu<br />
| extra4 = [[P. Susheela]]<br />
| length4 = 3:56<br />
}}<br />
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== Release and reception ==<br />
''Thai Meethu Sathiyam'' was released on 30 October 1978,{{sfn|Sreekanth|2008|p=369}} [[Diwali]] day. Despite facing competition from many other Diwali releases,<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 August 2017 |title=மேல் நாடுகளில் இந்தியாவின் மானம் பறந்தன! |language=ta |work=[[Dinamalar]] |location=Nellai |url=http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/web/news/32949/%25E0%25AE%2592%25E0%25AE%25B0%25E0%25AF%2581-%25E0%25AE%25AA%25E0%25AF%2587%25E0%25AE%25A9%25E0%25AE%25BE%25E0%25AE%25B5%25E0%25AE%25BF%25E0%25AE%25A9%25E0%25AF%258D-%25E0%25AE%25AA%25E0%25AE%25AF%25E0%25AE%25A3%25E0%25AE%25AE%25E0%25AF%258D-%25E2%2580%2593-120-%25E2%2580%2593-%25E0%25AE%259A%25E0%25AF%2581%25E0%25AE%25A4%25E0%25AE%25BE%25E0%25AE%2599%25E0%25AF%258D%25E0%25AE%2595%25E0%25AE%25A9%25E0%25AF%258D |access-date=6 March 2019 |archive-date=6 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306175051/http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/web/news/32949/%25E0%25AE%2592%25E0%25AE%25B0%25E0%25AF%2581-%25E0%25AE%25AA%25E0%25AF%2587%25E0%25AE%25A9%25E0%25AE%25BE%25E0%25AE%25B5%25E0%25AE%25BF%25E0%25AE%25A9%25E0%25AF%258D-%25E0%25AE%25AA%25E0%25AE%25AF%25E0%25AE%25A3%25E0%25AE%25AE%25E0%25AF%258D-%25E2%2580%2593-120-%25E2%2580%2593-%25E0%25AE%259A%25E0%25AF%2581%25E0%25AE%25A4%25E0%25AE%25BE%25E0%25AE%2599%25E0%25AF%258D%25E0%25AE%2595%25E0%25AE%25A9%25E0%25AF%258D |url-status=live }}</ref> the film became a commercial success, running for over 100 days in theatres,<ref name="canadauthayan">{{Cite news |date=5 December 2014 |title=சூப்பர் ஸ்டார் ரஜினிகாந்த் வாழ்க்கை வரலாறு 19 |language=ta |page=24 |work=Canada Uthayan |location=Canada |url=http://canadauthayan.ca/oldsite/epaper/Dec05_2014/files/assets/downloads/page0024.pdf |access-date=6 March 2019 |archive-date=6 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306234849/http://canadauthayan.ca/oldsite/epaper/Dec05_2014/files/assets/downloads/page0024.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> and Rajinikanth "carved out for himself a niche in vendetta roles".<ref name="ejumpcut" /><br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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== Bibliography ==<br />
* {{Cite book |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |title=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |title-link=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |publisher=[[Penguin Books]] |year=2012 |author-link=Naman Ramachandran}}<br />
* {{Cite book |last=Sreekanth |first=Gayathri |title=The Name is Rajinikanth |publisher=Om Books International |year=2008}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|1411967}}<br />
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|thai_meethu_sathiyam}}<br />
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