Sabash Thambi
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]
| 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[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 177 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
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
- Cowie & Elley 1977, p. 279.
- Mahendran 2013, p. 343.
- "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.