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Tik Tik Tik (1981 film)
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| Tik! Tik! Tik! | |
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| File:Tik Tik Tik 1981.jpg Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Bharathiraja |
| Produced by | Prakash R. C. |
| Written by | Kalaimani (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Bharathiraja |
| Story by | Bharathiraja |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | B. Kannan |
| Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
Production company | Shiv Shakti Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 164 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Tik! Tik! Tik! is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film directed by Bharathiraja, starring Kamal Haasan supported by Madhavi, Swapna and Radha. It was released on 26 October 1981, Diwali day. Despite clashing with K.Bhagyaraj's family hit Andha 7 Naatkal, Tik! Tik! Tik! did very good business[1][2] in theaters, crossing 100 days in Chennai and 126 days in Madurai.
The film was remade in Hindi as Karishmaa (1984), with Haasan reprising his role.
Plot[edit]
Sherley is a model who returns to Chennai after a modelling stint abroad. She received by the modelling agency and is soon drugged and operated upon. Her dead body is soon found.
Dileep is a photographer working for a newspaper run by Lakshmi Narayanan. He is a photographer in a beauty pageant run by a rich industrialist, Oberoi, which was won by Sharadha, Radha and Swapna. He becomes professionally involved with Radha and Swapna while romantically involved with Sharadha. Soon Swapna's dead body turns up and he becomes the main suspect in the murder investigation and is on the run from police. As his face is plastered in wanted ads all over the city and police are watching Sharadha's house, he goes to meet Radha.
Radha, who always considered Dileep as her brother as he was always nice to her, helps him and lets him stay in her apartment. The next morning, when Dileep wakes up and turn on the tap, the water is bloody red and he hears screaming coming from the apartment water tank. He goes to investigate when a group of people are gathered around the tank and is shocked to find Radha's bloody body inside the tank. Soon people recognise him from the wanted ad and mistakenly think that he murdered Radha. He is once again on the run from police for the murders.
He starts to investigate the murders and deduce that the only thing the two girls had in common, apart from him, was the modelling agency. When he secretively meets up with Sharadha, he finds a small incision on her body. Remembering that the other two girls had the same incision, he questions her. Although she doesn't remember how she got it, she remembers that she didn't have one before she left on a photo shoot abroad for the agency. She also finds it strange that she was unconscious for a few hours during the shoot but cannot remember what happened.
They eventually find out that Oberoi, has a nefarious business through his modelling agency. He drugs the models during the photo shoot abroad, operates them and smuggles diamonds into India using their bodies. When the models return to India, they again drug the model and take it out and kill the girl.
Dileep gets captured by Oberoi's goons but with the help of his editor and his girlfriend, he has already got the truth out. Before Oberoi can kill Dileep, they hear the police siren coming towards him. Oberoi, an obsessive diamond collector, rather than get caught and go to prison, eats his own diamonds and commits suicide.
Cast[edit]
- Kamal Haasan as Dhileep
- Madhavi as Sharadha
- Radha as Radha
- Swapna as Swapna
- Thiagarajan as Victor
- Shamasundar L. Asrani as Oberoi
- Thengai Srinivasan as Lakshmi Narayanan
- V. K. Ramasamy as Sharada's father
- Nisha Noor as Nisha
- Manobala
- Y. G. Parthasarathy
- Sarika as Miss India Sherley (Guest role)
Soundtrack[edit]
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, while the lyrics were written by Kannadasan and Vairamuthu.[3][4]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Idhu Oru Nila Kaalam" | S. Janaki | Vairamuthu |
| 2 | "Netru Intha Neram" | Latha Rajinikanth | Kannadasan |
| 3 | "Poo Malarinthida" | K. J. Yesudas, Jency |
Telugu Version: all songs were written by Acharya Athreya
| No. | Song | Singers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Idi Oka Maro Lokam" | S. Janaki |
| 2 | "Natanalu Chaalincharaa" | S. Janaki |
| 3 | "Ninna Sande Vela" | S. Janaki |
| 4 | "O Natanamayuri" | S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
Release and reception[edit]
Tik Tik Tik was released on 26 October 1981, Diwali day.[5] S. Shivakumar of Mid-Day called it "One of the worst of Barathi Rajaa's films" which "seems to be a rehash of various 'B' grade Hollywood thrillers" but noted "it has flashes of brilliance".[1] He added that the movie is doing "superb business" and it could run for the charisma of Kamal Haasan.
Remake[edit]
Tik Tik Tik was remade in Hindi as Karishmaa (1984), with Kamal Haasan reprising his role.[6]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shivakumar, S. (26 October 1981). "Madras Moviedom". Mid-Day. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ↑ "Psycho Thriller Tamil Movies Special Slideshow - தமிழ் News". IndiaGlitz.com. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ↑ "Tic Tic Tic (1981)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ↑ "Tick Tick Tick Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja". Macsendisk. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ↑ ராம்ஜி, வி. (25 October 2019). "கமல், ரஜினி... ஆனாலும் பாக்யராஜ்தான் தீபாவளி ஹிட்டு!". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in தமிழ்). Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ↑ Rangan, Baradwaj (14 August 2014). "His classical odyssey". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
External links[edit]
- Tik Tik Tik on IMDb