Therottam

Therottam
Therottam
	Poster
Directed by	V. T. Arasu
Written by	Singaravelan
Produced by	V. T. Arasu
Starring	Gemini Ganesan; Padmini; Cho Ramaswamy;
Music by	S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
Production; company	Sashti Films
Release date	16 July 1971;
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Therottam (transl. Driving the chariot) is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language film produced and directed by V. T. Arasu. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, Padmini and Cho Ramaswamy.^[1]^[2] It was released on 16 July 1971.

Plot

Cast

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu, with lyrics by Kannadasan.^[3]

Track listing
No.	Title	Singer(s)
1.	"Iraivan Boomikku Vanthal"	T. M. Soundararajan
2.	"Ulagam Enbathu Inimai"	T. M. Soundararajan
3.	"Nandri Solla Vendum"	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela

Release and reception

Therottam was released on 16 July 1971.^[4] A writer of Film Word praised Cho's performance as a Tamil speaking Andhra Pradesh lawyer, calling it one of the "very few outstanding performances" of that year, and said there were some "good early scenes" between Ganesan and Padmini.^[5]

References

↑ "திரைப்படச்சோலை 13: திருப்பூர் நாடகமும்; விமான விபத்தும்." Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 12 March 2021. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
↑ "திரைப்படச்சோலை 16: மன்னார்குடியும் பரங்கிப்பேட்டையும்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 22 March 2021. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
↑ "Therottam". Songs4all. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
↑ "Therottam (1971)". Screen 4 Screen. Retrieved 27 October 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ Vaidyanathan, T. G. (1972). Ramachandran, T. M. (ed.). "Films from South India – Reviews". Film World. Vol. 8. p. 46. Retrieved 27 July 2022.

External links

Therottam at IMDb

[1] "திரைப்படச்சோலை 13: திருப்பூர் நாடகமும்; விமான விபத்தும்." Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 12 March 2021. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.

[2] "திரைப்படச்சோலை 16: மன்னார்குடியும் பரங்கிப்பேட்டையும்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 22 March 2021. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.

[3] "Therottam". Songs4all. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.

[4] "Therottam (1971)". Screen 4 Screen. Retrieved 27 October 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[5] Vaidyanathan, T. G. (1972). Ramachandran, T. M. (ed.). "Films from South India – Reviews". Film World. Vol. 8. p. 46. Retrieved 27 July 2022.

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