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Thoondil Meen (transl. Fish in the hook) is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language thriller film directed by Ra. Sankaran. The film stars Lakshmi, Mohan Sharma and Major Sundarrajan. It was released on 1 April 1977. The film was remade in Hindi as Trishna (1978), in Kannada as Avala Hejje (1981) and in Telugu as Bandhalu Anubandhalu (1982).
Plot
Cast
Lakshmi as Seetha
Mohan Sharma as Thyagarajan
Major Sundarrajan as Rangan
Production
Thoondil Meen was directed by Ra. Sankaran based on a story by Javar Seetharaman. The screenplay and dialogues for the film were written by Karaikudi Narayanan.
Soundtrack
Soundtrack was composed by V. Kumar and lyrics by Vaali.
Release and reception
Thoondil Meen was released on 1 April 1977. Kanthan of Kalki praised the performances of Lakshmi and Sundarrajan but felt Mohan Sharma's performance as lifeless. The critic also added the film felt too slow after the interval and duets could have been removed to avoid lagging but praised Sankaran's direction and concluded whether fish (meen) got caught by hook (thoondil) but a good story got trapped in Thoondil Meen.
Remakes
The film was remade in Hindi as Trishna (1978), in Kannada as Avala Hejje (1981) and in Telugu as Bandhalu Anubandhalu (1982).
References
External links
Thoondil Meen at IMDb
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Thoondil Meen
- Trishna (1978 film)
- Dhee (singer)
- Kalyani Nair
- Avala Hejje
- Bandhalu Anubandhalu
- Mohan Sharma
- Kabali (soundtrack)
- Lakshmi (actress)
- Pradeep Kumar (musician)
