Thozhilali

Thozhilali (1964)

தொழிலாளி

Raju, a hardworking man, joins a bus company and earns the respect of his boss Murugappan. Murugappan's daughter Meena falls for Raju but he refuses to marry her and is thrown out of the company.

Date of release
1964-09-25
Runtime
2h 20m
Genres
Drama
Director
M.A. Thirumugham

Casting

Interesting facts

Thozhilali (transl. Worker) is a 1964 Indian Tamil-language film directed by M. A. Thirumugam and produced by Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar who also wrote the story. Drawing inspiration from Thevar's early life as a milk supplier before he became a wealthy film producer, it stars M. G. Ramachandran, K. R. Vijaya and newcomer Rathna. The film was released on 25 September 1964 and became a box-office success.

Production

Thozhilali marked the acting debut of Rathna. The film was inspired by Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar's early life as a milk supplier before he became a wealthy film producer in a rags to riches manner. While Thevar himself wrote the story, Aaroor Dass wrote the dialogues.

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