Kalthoon

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Kalthoon
Kalthoon poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMajor Sundarrajan
Written byVijay Krishnaraj
Produced byS. S. Karuppa Sami
StarringSivaji Ganesan
K. R. Vijaya
Major Sundarrajan
CinematographyT. S. Vinayagam
Edited byR. Devarajan
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
Production
company
S.S.K. Films
Release date
  • 1 May 1981 (1981-05-01)
[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Kalthoon (transl. Rock Pillar) is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by Major Sundarrajan and produced by S. S. Karuppa Sami. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya and Sundarrajan. The film had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan. It is based on the play of the same name.[2][3][4] The film become a hit at the box-office, running for over 100 days in theaters.[5]

Plot[]

Cast[]

Soundtrack[]

The film's original soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, while the lyrics were penned by Kannadasan.[7]

No. Song Singers Lyrics Duration
1 "Singara Chittu Thaan" T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela Kannadasan 07:48
2 "Ezhu Thalaimuraiyil" T. M. Soundararajan 05:32
3 "Valarththa Kada Mutta Vanda" T. M. Soundararajan 04:20

Reception[]

Kutty Krishnan of Kalki criticised Sundarrajan's direction.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "நடிகர்திலகத்தின் பட வரிசைப்பட்டியல்". Seithi Saral (in Tamil). 30 September 2020. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. ^ Majordasan. "Potpourri of titbits about Tamil cinema – Major Sundarrajan". Kalyanamalai. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  3. ^ Krishnamachari, Suganthy (27 August 2015). "Made a 'Major' impact". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  4. ^ "நான் சுவாசிக்கும் சிவாஜி (22) - ஒய்.ஜி. மகேந்திரன்". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 2 March 2014. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Nadigar Thilagam Sivaji Ganesan Part 9".
  6. ^ "Veteran actor Thilak passes away battling COVID-19". The Times of India. 7 May 2021. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Kalthoon". Hungama. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  8. ^ https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1981/may/10-05-1981/p47.jpg

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