Thanga Gopuram (transl. Golden Gopuram) is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language film produced, written and directed by M. S. Solaimalai. It stars Jaishankar and Jayalalithaa, with Sundarrajan, V. K. Ramasamy, M. R. R. Vasu, Srikanth, Vennira Aadai Nirmala, Srividya and Manorama in supporting roles. The film was released on 12 August 1971.[1]
| Thanga Gopuram | |
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| Directed by | M. S. Solaimani |
| Written by | M. S. Solaimani |
| Produced by | P. L. Mohanram |
| Starring | Jaishankar Jayalalithaa |
| Cinematography | Sundarababu |
| Edited by | S. A. Murugesan |
| Music by | S. M. Subbaiah Naidu |
Production | Mohan Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 147 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
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Jaishankar, who played Jayalalithaa's lover in several films, portrayed her brother for the second time after Gowri Kalyanam (1966).[2]
The music was composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu, while the lyrics were written by Kannadasan, "Kavi" Rajagopal and Ra. Pazhanisamy.[3]
| Song | Singers | Length |
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| "Muthu Tamil Maduraiyin" | P. Susheela, L. R. Anjali, Kousalya | 02:57 |
| "Vaarai Madammayile" | Manorama | 02:01 |
| "Maamalai Seithapillai" | P. Susheela, L. R. Eswari, L. R. Anjali | 03:22 |
| "Rajathi Rajathi" | L. R. Eswari | 04:06 |
| "Dhimkita Dhimkita" | S. V. Ponnusamy, Manorama | 04:21 |
| "Mukkanigal" | T. M. Soundararajan | 02:02 |
The film was critically acclaimed and commercially successful. In this film Jayalalithaa, also appears as the actress Jayalalithaa for a song in the film, both character reflects on her stardom as well as anticipates her transformation into a meta-object, and was regarded as classic film for her.[4][5] She won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress.[6]