Thillu Mullu (1981 film)
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| Directed by | K. Balachandar |
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| Written by | Visu |
| Story by | Shailesh Dey |
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| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
| Cinematography | B. S. Lokanath |
| Edited by | N. R. Kittu |
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Kalakendra Movies
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| Distributed by | Kalakendra Movies |
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136 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Thillu Mullu (English: Hodgepodge) is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by K. Balachander and produced by Kalakendra Movies. The film features Rajinikanth, Madhavi and Thengai Srinivasan in the lead roles while Poornam Vishwanathan, Viji Chandrasekhar and Sowkar Janaki play supporting roles. It is a remake of the 1979 Hindi film Gol Maal directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. The soundtrack and score were composed by M. S. Viswanathan while the lyrics were written by Kannadasan.
The film is about Chandran (Rajinikanth) who is advised by his family friend (Poornam Viswanathan) to attend the job at a company of his friend Sriramachandramoorthy (Thengai Srinivasan). Chandran pretends to be a cultured, well-mannered and patriotic person which impresses Sriramachandramoorthy. When Sriramachandramoorthy spots Chandran at a football match. Chandran fakes a story that he has a twin brother Indran without a moustache. What happens then forms the story.
Thillu Mullu was released on 1 May 1981. Critics particularly praised Rajinikanth's performance, as he was known for doing mainly action films up until that point in his career. The film became successful at the box office. A remake of the same name was released in 2013.
Aiyampettai Arivudainambi Kaliyaperumal Chandran (Rajinikanth) is looking for a better paying job after completing his degree. He and his sister Uma (Viji Chandrasekhar) have no relatives or acquaintances except their doctor/family friend (Poornam Vishwanathan). The doctor advises him to attend an interview for a job at his friend Sriramachandramurthy's (Thengai Srinivasan) import-export company, Sarojini Traders. Sriramachandramurthy is a man of traditional values: he hates youths wearing modern clothes. He is a sports fan but thinks lowly of youths knowing anything about sports. He dislikes men without moustaches as he believes such men are characterless.
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