Thenmazhai

Not to be confused with Thennilavu.

Thenmazhai (transl. Honey Rain) is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film, directed by Muktha Srinivasan and produced by V. Ramasamy.^[1] The film stars Gemini Ganesan and K. R. Vijaya, with Major Sundarrajan, Nagesh, Cho, Sachu and Manorama in supporting roles. It was released on 23 September 1966.^[2]

Thenmazhai
Poster
Directed by	Muktha Srinivasan
Screenplay by	Cho
Produced by	V. Ramaswamy
Starring	Gemini Ganesan K. R. Vijaya
Cinematography	M. Karnan
Edited by	E. Arunachalam
Music by	T. K. Ramamoorthy
Production company	Muktha Films
Release date	23 September 1966 (1966-09-23)
Running time	142 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Basker is a sleepwalker. Nagalingam accuses Basker of killing Chithambaram while asleep and uses it to blackmail him into performing various acts. Nirmala is in love with Basker and married him in secrecy. Finally, Nagalingam wants Basker to marry a rich girl, Girija, and give all the dowry money to him in return for destroying the evidence Nagalingam allegedly has of Basker's guilt. Nirmala's brother, Venu and Chithambaram's son, Vasu, combine their resources to expose Nagalingam as the killer of Chithambaram.

Indra acts as the romantic angle between Vasu and Venu as they vie for her attention with the former acting as a doctor to get her respect and the latter acting as an paralytic patient to get her sympathy in an attempt to impress her providing the comedic angle as well as prove their mettle and ingenuity which comes in handy to handle the cunning Nagalingam.

Cast

• Gemini Ganesan as Baskar
• K. R. Vijaya as Nirmala
• Major Sundarrajan as Nagalingam^[3]
• Nagesh as Venu
• Cho as Chithambaram/Vasu
• Manorama as Indra
• Sachu as Girija
• T. P. Muthulakshmi as Appadurai's wife
• Vennira Aadai Moorthy as Muthu
• S. Rama Rao as Appadurai

Production

The film features animated introductory credits.^[4]

Soundtrack

Music was by T. K. Ramamoorthy Lyrics by Vaali.^[5][6]

Song	Singer	Length
"Aarambame Ippadithaan Therinchiko"	P. Susheela, Sarala	03:24
"Nenje Nee"	P. Susheela	03:29
"Kalyaana Sandhaiyile Kaadhal Vilai Poguma"	P Susheela	03:05
"Vizhiyaal Kaadhal Kadidham"	P. Susheela, T. M. Soundararajan	03:19
"Ennadi Sellakanne Ennam Enge Pogudhe"	Sarala	03:11

Reception

Kalki gave a mixed review, praising the performances of some of the actors, but criticising the music, and concluded that the film was overall unsatisfactory.^[7]