1981 Indian film
| Kalthoon | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Major Sundarrajan |
| Story by | Vijay Krishnaraj |
| Produced by | S. S. Karuppa Sami |
| Starring | Sivaji Ganesan K. R. Vijaya Major Sundarrajan |
| Cinematography | T. S. Vinayagam |
| Edited by | R. Devarajan |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
| Production company | S.S.K. Films |
| Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Kalthoon (transl. Rock Pillar) is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by Major Sundarrajan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya and Sundarrajan. It is based on the play of the same name. The film was released on 1 May 1981 and become a hit at the box-office, running for over 100 days in theatres.
Plot
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Parameshwaran Goundar, a farmer and a respectable honourable village chieftain, with much difficulty, sells his land to make Pazhanisamy, his youngest son, a doctor. He has two other sons, one adopted and one of his own. The younger son, however, turns out to be a womaniser though he tops in his college, much to the chagrin of his father.
Parameshwaran's father too was a playboy and womaniser who murdered his own wife, Parameshwaran's mother, when she tried to stop him. Parameshwaran had murdered his own father not as vengeance but when his father's activities turned to ruin the village's reputation, his father being a chieftain. He serves his term and becomes the respectable chieftain for putting justice, respect and honour over family.
Seeing his third son follow suit of his father on account of his arrogance wrought by his education makes him hit him in front of the entire college. This turns the son against his entire family. The end is whether Parameshwaran Goundar delivers justice by killing his own son, as he did with his father, or the son relents and mends his ways.
Cast
- Sivaji Ganesan as Parameshwara Gounder
- K. R. Vijaya
- Major Sundarrajan
- Nagesh
- Thengai Srinivasan
- V. S. Raghavan
- V. K. Ramasamy
- Thilak
- Jayamala
Production
Kalthoon was based on the stage play of the same name. Sundarrajan who acted in the play, directed the film adaptation.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, while the lyrics were penned by Kannadasan.
| Song | Singers | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| "Singara Chittu Thaan" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | 07:48 |
| "Ezhu Thalaimuraiyil" | T. M. Soundararajan | 05:32 |
| "Valarththa Kada Mutta Vanda" | T. M. Soundararajan | 04:20 |
| "Eswaran Sannadhiyil" | T. M. Soundararajan |
Release and reception
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Kalthoon was released on 1 May 1981. Kutty Krishnan of Kalki criticised Sundarrajan's direction. After the film's success, Thilak adapted the film's title as a prefix.
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- கிருஷ்ணன், குட்டி (10 May 1981). "கல்தூண்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 47. Archived from the original on 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023 – via Internet Archive.
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