Thedinen Vanthathu

Thedinen Vanthathu
Thedinen Vanthathu
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Directed by	Ravi Varma
Screenplay by	Crazy Mohan
Story by	Ravi Varma
Produced by	Vijayalakshmi Srinivasan; Kanchana Sivaraman
Starring	Prabhu; Goundamani; Mantra; Amrutha;
Cinematography	Shiva
Edited by	D. S. R. Subhash
Music by	Sirpy
Production; company	Shiva Shree Pictures
Release date	30 October 1997;
Running time	150 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Thedinen Vanthathu (transl. I searched, it came) is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Ravi Varma. The film stars Prabhu, Goundamani, Mantra and Amrutha. It was released on 30 October 1997,^[1] during Diwali.^[2]

Plot

Velumani, an innocent bank watchman, loses his job after two robbers steal ₹1 crore (equivalent to ₹5.1 crore or US$590,000 in 2023) in his bank. In a misunderstanding, a hotel manager thinks that Velumani is a bank manager. Tamizhmani, the hotel server, knows his secret but Velumani manages him by giving him a lottery ticket. The next day, they have the winning numbers. Tamizhmani immediately resigns from his job, but the lottery ticket was a fake.

Viswanathan has two daughters: Mythili and Janaki. Viswanathan looks for grooms for several years and decides to ask an astrologer about it. The astrologer tells him that grooms will approach him soon. Accidentally, the bank robbers' bag and the astrologer's bag get interchanged. Then, many bags get interchanged. Finally, Velumani and Tamizhmani get the money bag and they hide it in an unoccupied house. Soon the house gets occupied by Viswanathan's family. A racy and funny chase begins for the money bag.

Cast

Prabhu as Velumani / 'Coimbatore' Gopalakrishnan
Goundamani as Tamizhmani / 'Pollachi' Ponnusamy
Mantra as Janaki
Amrutha as Mythili
Vennira Aadai Moorthy as Viswanathan
Anuradha as Visalam
Balu Anand as Peter Pandian
Prathap K. Pothan as Vicky
Crazy Mohan as Bank Manager
Idichapuli Selvaraj as Hotel Owner
Gowtham Sundararajan as Thief
Vichu Viswanath as Thief
Meesai Murugesan
M. R. Krishnamurthy as Vastu Consultant cum Exorcist
Kullamani as Exorcist's assistant
Marimuthu
Jayamani as Smuggler
Manohar
Kovai Senthil as an Astrologer

Production

A tennis scene involving Prabhu and Goundamani was shot at SDAT Tennis Stadium.^[3]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Sirpy, with lyrics written by Palani Bharathi.^[4]^[5]

Song	Singer(s)	Duration
"Aalps Malaikkaattru"	Hariharan, Bhavatharini	5:00
"Puyaladikkum Neramidhu"	Swarnalatha	4:31
"Thannikkullae Neendhuralae"	Mano, Sirpy	4:30
"Twinkle Staaru"	Mano	4:44
"Vaanam Ethuvaraikkum"	Mano	4:49

Reception

K. N. Vijiyan of New Straits Times wrote, "This movie is a real "belly-jerker". Go for it".^[6]

References

^ "Thedinen vandhadhu ( 1997 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
^ "Deepavali Releases". Indolink. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
^ Raman, Mohan (25 August 2020). "#MadrasThroughTheMovies: Films that captured the 'sport'y Madras". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 March 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
^ "Thedinen Vanthathu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". Apple Music. 1 January 1997. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
^ "Bagawathsing- Thedinen Vandhadhu Tamil Film Audio CD by Sirpi". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
^ Vijiyan, K. N. (28 November 1997). "A real 'belly -jerker'". New Straits Times. pp. Arts 5. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2023 – via Google News Archive.

External links

Thedinen Vanthathu at IMDb

[1] "Thedinen vandhadhu ( 1997 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.

[2] "Deepavali Releases". Indolink. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.

[3] Raman, Mohan (25 August 2020). "#MadrasThroughTheMovies: Films that captured the 'sport'y Madras". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 March 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.

[4] "Thedinen Vanthathu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". Apple Music. 1 January 1997. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2023.

[5] "Bagawathsing- Thedinen Vandhadhu Tamil Film Audio CD by Sirpi". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.

[6] Vijiyan, K. N. (28 November 1997). "A real 'belly -jerker'". New Straits Times. pp. Arts 5. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2023 – via Google News Archive.

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