Thozhilali

Thozhilali
Tamil	தொழிலாளி
Directed by	M. A. Thirumurugam
Produced by	Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Devar
Starring	M. G. Ramachandran; K. R. Vijaya; Rathna; M. R. Radha; S. A. Ashokan; M. N. Nambiar;
Music by	K. V. Mahadevan
Release date	25 September 1964
Running time	140 Mins
Country	India
Language	Tamil

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.

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

M. G. Ramachandran as Raju[1]
M. R. Radha as Vijaya's father
M. N. Nambiar as Velu
S. A. Ashokan as M.Murugappa, Meena 's father
Nagesh as Kithan
K. R. Vijaya as Meena
Rathna as Vijaya
Manorama as Chandira
S. N. Lakshmi as Raju 's mother
Senthamarai as Ganesan

Production

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

Soundtrack

Track listing[3]
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Aandavan Ulagathin"	Alangudi Somu	T. M. Soundararajan	3.10
2.	"Aazham Theriyaamal"	Alangudi Somu	Seerkazhi Govindarajan L. R. Eswari	2.53
3.	"Azhagan Azhagan"	Mayavanathan	S. Janaki, P. Susheela	3.38
4.	"Varuga Varuga"	Mayavanathan	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela	2.31
5.	"Enna Koduppai"	Mayavanathan	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela	2.54
6.	"Kalai Vantha Vitham"	K. P. Sundaram, (Koothanpoondi)	P. Susheela	3.07
7.	"Valarvathu Kannukku"	Alangudi Somu	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela	3.37

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]

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References

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

External links

Thozhilali on IMDb

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[sp-1] Ramachandran, T. M. (31 October 1964). "Thevar does it again". Sport and Pastime. Vol. 18. p. 52.

[hi-2] Guy, Randor (30 January 2016). "Thozhilali (1964)". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

[3] "Thozhilali songs". Retrieved 10 March 2012.