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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Thanga Thambi<br />
| image = Thanga Thambi.jpg<br />
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| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = Ramnath–Francis<br />
| producer = R.Periyanayagam<br />S. P. Karuppiah Pillai<br />
| writer = [[M. Karunanidhi]]<br />
| starring = {{plainlist|<br />
* [[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)|Ravichandran]]<br />
* [[Bharathi Vishnuvardhan|Bharathi]]<br />
* [[Vanisri]]<br />
* [[Major Sundarrajan]]<br />
}}<br />
| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]<br />
| cinematography = Sundara Babu<br />
| editing = R. Devarajan<br />
| studio = Umayal Productions<br />
| distributor = Jayalakshmi Pictures Circuit<br />
| released = {{film date|1967|1|26|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = 139–175 minutes{{efn|While ''Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema'' says it was 139 minutes long,{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|pp=393–394}} ''World Filmography: 1967'' by Peter Cowie and Derek Elley goes with 175 minutes.{{sfn|Cowie|Elley|1977|p=282}}}}<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
'''''Thanga Thambi''''' ({{translation|Golden Brother}}) is a 1967 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed by Ramnath–Francis and written by [[M. Karunanidhi]]. The film stars [[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)|Ravichandran]], [[Bharathi Vishnuvardhan|Bharathi]], [[Vanisri]] and [[Major Sundarrajan]]. It was released on 26 January 1967.<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* [[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)|Ravichandran]] as Venu/Venugopal{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|pp=393–394}}<br />
* [[Bharathi Vishnuvardhan|Bharathi]] as Saraswathi/Sarasu{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|pp=393–394}}<br />
* [[Vanisri]] as Sundari{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|pp=393–394}}<br />
* [[Major Sundarrajan]] as Varathan{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|pp=393–394}}<br />
Other supporting roles are played by [[Nagesh]], [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]], [[O. A. K. Thevar]] and ''En Thangai'' Natarajan.{{sfn|Cowie|Elley|1977|p=282}}<br />
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== Production ==<br />
''Thanga Thambi'' was directed by Ramnath–Francis and written by [[M. Karunanidhi]].<ref name="lakshmansruthi" />{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|pp=393–394}} R.Periyanayagam and S. P. Karuppaiah Pillai produced the film under Umayal Productions.{{sfn|Cowie|Elley|1977|p=282}}<ref name="lakshmansruthi" /> Cinematography was handled by Sundara Babu, art direction by Angamuthu and the editing by R. Devarajan.{{sfn|Cowie|Elley|1977|p=282}}<br />
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== Music ==<br />
The music of the film was composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]]. The lyrics were written by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] and Avinasi Mani.{{sfn|Cowie|Elley|1977|p=282}}<br />
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== Release and reception ==<br />
''Thanga Thambi'' was released on 26 January 1967,<ref name="lakshmansruthi" /> and was distributed by Jayalakshmi Pictures Circuit.{{sfn|Cowie|Elley|1977|p=282}} ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' said the film stumbled in the beginning, but post [[Intermission|interval]] it did better.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=19 February 1967 |title=தங்க தம்பி |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1967/feb/19-02-1967/p16.jpg |url-status=dead |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |language=ta |page=16 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220725100420/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1967/feb/19-02-1967/p16.jpg |archive-date=25 July 2022 |access-date=25 July 2022}}</ref><br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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== References ==<br />
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<ref name="lakshmansruthi">{{Cite web |title=1967 – தங்கதம்பி – உமையாள் புரொ . |trans-title=1967 – Thanga Thambi – Umayal Pro . |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1967-cinedetails17.asp |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20171022094153/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1967-cinedetails17.asp |archive-date=22 October 2017 |access-date=22 October 2017 |website=[[Lakshman Sruthi]] |language=Tamil}}</ref><br />
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== Bibliography ==<br />
* {{Cite book |last1=Cowie |first1=Peter |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jp7ayTLX1D8C&q=ramnath+francis&pg=PA685 |title=World Filmography: 1967 |last2=Elley |first2=Derek |publisher=[[Fairleigh Dickinson University Press]] |year=1977 |isbn=978-0-498-01565-6}}<br />
* {{Cite book |last1=Rajadhyaksha |first1=Ashish |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |publisher=[[British Film Institute]] and [[Oxford University Press]] |year=1998 |isbn=0-19-563579-5 |author-link=Ashish Rajadhyaksha |author-link2=Paul Willemen |orig-date=1994}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|id=0318750}}<br />
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[[Category:1967 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1967 Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1967 drama films]]<br />
[[Category:1967 films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan]]<br />
[[Category:Films with screenplays by M. Karunanidhi]]<br />
[[Category:Indian drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]</div>Infycle Technologies