Engal Thangam


Engal Thangam is a Tamil thriller film directed by the famous team Krishnan–Panju released in 1970. M. G. Ramachandran and Jayalalithaa featured in this film. MGR did a different role as "Kathakalatchepam sasthri". All songs were hit and released two years before release of film. It was a super hit movie and ran more than 100 days in Chennai, Madurai and Trichy.

Plot

The capital of the Tamil Country at the end of the 60s...
Thangam, a nice truck driver comes to the rescue of Soumadhi, his blind younger sister, by putting on the offences of Moorthy, her husband.
Moorthy is a childhood friend of Thangam.
Today, Moorthy fell to the hands of a mysterious group of burglars, because he 's the best professional safe-cracker in the city.
Thangam wants at all costs to save him from this gang and to stop them.
Thangam will be helped in his quest by beautiful and intelligent Kaladevi, his lover.

Cast

The casting is established according to the original order of the credits of opening of the movie, except those not mentioned

Songs List

Music is composed by M.S.Visuwanadhan. The song "Thangapadhakkathin Mele" was remixed in Vetrivel Sakthivel.

Awards

- Second Prize
By The Tamil Nadu Government
1970 Tamil Nadu State Film Award