Thooku Medai (transl.Gallows) is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language political drama film directed by Amirtham and written by M. Karunanidhi. The film stars Chandrasekhar and Menaka. It is an adaptation of Karunanidhi's play of the same name. The film was released on 28 May 1982.

Plot

Cast

Production

Thooku Medai is a film adaptation of the stage play of the same name written by M. Karunanidhi who scripted the film version too.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Kodi Uyara Kol Uyarum"M. KarunanidhiMalaysia Vasudevan4:48
2."Aayiram Piraigal Kaanumvarai"M. KarunanidhiVani Jairam4:14
3."Kurinji Malar Ondru"M. KarunanidhiP. Jayachandran, Vani Jairam4:49
4."Inioru Thollaiyum Illai"Subramania BharatiT. M. Soundararajan3:33
Total length:17:24

Controversy

Karunanidhi was displeased with the censor board for reducing 500 feet of the film which contained his dialogues that focused "on the long search from Madurai to Tiruchendur".

Release and reception

Thooku Medai was released on 28 May 1982. The reviewer from Kalki lauded Chandrasekhar's performance, and his recital of Karunanidhi's dialogues. Despite this, it failed commercially.

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