Thooku Medai

Thooku Medai (transl. Gallows) is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Amirtham and written by M. Karunanidhi. The film stars Chandrasekhar and Menaka. It is an adaptation of Karunanidhi's play of the same name.

Thooku Medai
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Directed byAmirtham
Written byM. Karunanidhi
Based onThooku Medai
by M. Karunanidhi
Produced bySri Appan Films
StarringChandrasekhar
Menaka
Music byShankar–Ganesh
Production
company
Sri Appan Films
Release date
1982
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Cast

Production

Thooku Medai was a film adaptation of the controversial stage play of same name written by M. Karunanidhi who had scripted the film version too.[1]

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Shankar–Ganesh.[2][3]

  • "Aayiram Piraigal" – Vani Jairam
  • "Iniyoru Thollaiyum" – T. M. Soundararajan
  • "Kudi Uyara" – T. M. Soundararajan
  • "Kurinji Malar" – P. Jayachandran, Vani Jairam

Controversy

Karunanidhi was displeased with censor board for reducing 500 feet of the film which contained his dialogues "focussed on the long search from Madurai to Tiruchendur".[4]

Reception

The film was released on 28 May 1982,[5] and failed commercially.[6]

References
  1. Shekar, Anjana (8 August 2018). "How Karunanidhi the playwright gave birth to Karunanidhi the politician". The News Minute. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  2. "Thookumedai (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) EP". Apple Music. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  3. "Thookku Medai Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Shankar Ganesh". Mossymart. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  4. Pratap, Anita (23–29 May 1982). "Producers protest against unjustified censorship". Sunday. Vol. 9, no. 49.
  5. "திரையுலகில் கலைஞர்". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 27 July 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  6. Laul, Brian (16 January 1983). "Where Cinema Is Politics and Politics Is Cinema". The Illustrated Weekly of India. p. 19.
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