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. The 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
Theatrical release poster
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	10 February 1967 (1967-02-10)
Running time	177 minutes[1]
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Ramesh dies in an accident and he is suspected to have committed suicide by every one. But Sekar 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.

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]

Song	Singer	Length
"Nenjam Oru Panju" (Puthusu Idhu)	T. M. Soundararajan P. Susheela	05:22
"Oi Mama Ungal"	L. R. Eswari & Sadhan	04:18
"Polish Boot Polish"	P. Susheela	03:15
"Aambala Singame" (Aiyaadio Aiyaadio)	S. C. Krishnan, L. R. Eswari & Chorus	05:10
"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]