Thillu Mullu

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Thillu Mullu
Thillu Mullu CD Cover
Directed by	K. Balachandar
Produced by	J. Duraisamy
Written by	Visu Sachin Bhowmick
Starring	Rajinikanth Kamal Haasan Madhavi Nagesh Sowkar Janaki
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Release date(s)	1981
Running time	160 min
Language	Tamil
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Thillu Mullu is a 1981 Tamil movie starring Rajinikanth, 'Thengai' Srinivasan, Madhavi, Kamal Haasan, Nagesh, Sowkar Janaki and music composed by M. S. Viswanathan. The film is directed by noted filmmaker, K. Balachander. The film became a blockbuster upon release and is in the top 10 Tamil movies made of all time. It's a remake of Bollywood hit, Golmaal.

Rajnikanth at first was hesitant in playing the role as Chandran because the role was light and comical as well as the comedy oriented storyline. At that time Rajnikanth was known more as an action hero and he was doubtful of his fans and public reaction to this. However, after being assured by his director/mentor K.Balachander that he should not let the public label or stereotype him as an action hero, he was convinced enough to take up this movie and role. It turned out to be one of the biggest hits of the year and brought him fame and accolodates from the public and critics.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Plot

Chandran (Rajnikanth) is a playful youngster, intent on having fun with his group of like-minded friends. With advice from a family friend, he poses as a devout, patriotic, and simple man with good morals to get a job at the company owned by Sri Ramachandramoorthy ('Thengai' Srinivasan). But when his boss spots him at a football match, to which he had gone by lying about an injury to a non-existent mother, Chandran invents a younger brother Indran to solve the predicament. Chandran removes his moustache to become Indran and in that disguise, falls in love with Ramachandramoorthy's daughter Sarojini(Madhavi). The movie focuses on Chandran trying to impress both his boss and Sarojini, often involving additional lying and acting.

[edit] Cast and crew

Cast : Rajinikanth, 'Thengai' Srinivasan, Madhavi, Sowcar Janaki, Kamal Haasan, Nagesh
Screenplay and Dialogues : Visu
Director : K. Balachandar
Producer : Duraisamy
Music : M. S. Viswanathan