Sabash Thambi

Sabash Thambi
Sabash Thambi
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Directed by	C. P. Jambulingam
Screenplay by	Mullai Sakthi
Story by	Mahendran
Produced by	K. R. Balan
Starring	Jaishankar; L. Vijayalakshmi
Cinematography	M. Karnan
Edited by	M. P. Siva Prakash
Music by	S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
Production; company	Balan Pictures
Distributed by	Sri Vinayaka Movies
Release date	10 February 1967;
Running time	177 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Sabash Thambi (transl. Bravo, my brother) is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language spy thriller film, directed by C. P. Jambulingam and produced by K. R. Balan. Music was by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu. The film stars Jaishankar and L. Vijayalakshmi.^[1] It was released on 10 February 1967.^[2]

Plot

Ramesh (S. A. Ashokan) dies in an accident and he is suspected to have committed suicide by every one. But Sekar (Jaishankar) claims it to be a murder and he is on a mission to find out the culprits using his wits and instinct. He gets behind the mystery of Ramesh's death and solves the case. James Bond (Nagesh) was a performance like a comedian, finally they know he is a CID officer assigned the Ramesh murder case.

Cast

Jaishankar as Sekhar^[3]
L. Vijayalakshmi as Shanthi^[3]
S. A. Ashokan as Ramesh^[3]
Rathna as Ratna
Nagesh as JB^[3]
Thengai Srinivasan as Muthu
Pandari Bai as Sarada^[3]
O. A. K. Thevar as Jagadish
Master Rajkumar as Babu
M. R. R. Vasu as Vasu
Suryakala as JB's assistant

Soundtrack

Music was composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu and lyrics were written by Vaali.^[4]

No.	Song	Singer	Lyrics	Length
1	"Nenjam Oru Panju" (Puthusu Idhu)	T. M. Soundararajan P. Susheela	Vaali	05:22
2	"Oi Mama Ungal"	L. R. Eswari & Sadhan		04:18
3	"Polish Boot Polish"	P. Susheela		03:15
4	"Aambala Singame" (Aiyaadio Aiyaadio)	S. C. Krishnan, L. R. Eswari & Chorus		05:10
5	"Sabash Thambi Unseigayai"	T. M. Soundararajan		03:19

Reception

Kalki noted that the film did not have enough scope for Jaishankar to show his heroism and called the story old-fashioned, but appreciated Rajkumar's performance.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Cowie & Elley 1977, p. 279.
^ Mahendran 2013, p. 343.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "சபாஷ் தம்பி". Pesum Padam (in Tamil). March 1967. p. 129. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
^ "Sabash Thambi". Songs4all. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
^ "சபாஷ் தம்பி". Kalki (in Tamil). 5 March 1967. p. 26. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.

Bibliography

Cowie, Peter; Elley, Derek, eds. (1977). World Filmography: 1967. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. ISBN 0-498-01565-3.
Mahendran (2013) [2004]. சினிமாவும் நானும் [Cinema and I] (in Tamil). Karpagam Publications. OCLC 54777094.

External links

Sabash Thambi at IMDb

[FOOTNOTECowieElley1977279-1] Cowie & Elley 1977, p. 279.

[FOOTNOTEMahendran2013343-2] Mahendran 2013, p. 343.

[Pesum_Padam-3] "சபாஷ் தம்பி". Pesum Padam (in Tamil). March 1967. p. 129. Retrieved 11 April 2022.

[4] "Sabash Thambi". Songs4all. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2021.

[5] "சபாஷ் தம்பி". Kalki (in Tamil). 5 March 1967. p. 26. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.

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