Thozhilali

Thozhilali (transl.  Worker) is a Tamil-language film starring M. G. Ramachandran in the lead role with K. R. Vijaya, Rathna, M. N. Nambiar, and Nagesh. The film was released on 25 September 1964.

Thozhilali
Tamilதொழிலாளி
Directed byM. A. Thirumurugam
Produced bySandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Devar
Starring
Music byK. V. Mahadevan
Release date
25 September 1964
Running time
140 Mins
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Between Madras and Chengalpet, in the middle of the sixties…

Thozhilali tells the story of Raju (MGR), relentless worker, only son of a widow (S N. Lakshimi) of peasant origin, which in spite of the economic difficulties, makes a success, in parallel, of brilliant of high studies.

We see him climbing, not without happinesses and problems, the social scale, via diverse jobs, arousing in the passage, the jealousy of his rich neighbors.

But his effort will be rewarded in the measure for hard sound labour, in the person of beautiful and intelligent Vijaya (Rathna)... Raju, a hardworking man joins a bus company and earns the respect of boss Murugappan. Murugappan's daughter Meena falls for Raju but he refuses to marry her and is thrown out of the company.

Cast

Production

The film marked the acting debut of Ratna.[2]

Soundtrack
Track listing[3]
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Aandavan Ulagathin"Alangudi SomuT. M. Soundararajan3.10
2."Aazham Theriyaamal"Alangudi SomuSeerkazhi Govindarajan L. R. Eswari2.53
3."Azhagan Azhagan"MayavanathanS. Janaki, P. Susheela3.38
4."Varuga Varuga"MayavanathanT. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela2.31
5."Enna Koduppai"MayavanathanT. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela2.54
6."Kalai Vantha Vitham"K. P. Sundaram, (Koothanpoondi)P. Susheela3.07
7."Valarvathu Kannukku"Alangudi SomuT. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela3.37

Reception

The film became a blockbuster at box-office.[2] Randor Guy of The Hindu wrote "Remembered for: The interesting storyline, the music of K.V. Mahadevan and impressive performances by MGR, Asokan, Nambiar, Vijaya, Ratna and comedy by Nagesh and Manorama."[2] Writing for Sports and Pastime, T. M. Ramachandran praised M. A. Thirumugam's direction "shown much improvement in skill and ability as a box-office wizard" and also praised N. S. Varma's cinematography and performances of artistes.[1]

References
  1. Ramachandran, T. M. (31 October 1964). "Thevar does it again". Sport and Pastime. Vol. 18. p. 52.
  2. Guy, Randor (30 January 2016). "Thozhilali (1964)". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  3. "Thozhilali songs". Retrieved 10 March 2012.

Thozhilali at IMDb


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