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'{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}} {{Infobox film | name = Thai Meethu Sathiyam | image = Thai Meethu Sathiyam.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = R.Thyagarajan | producer = [[Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar|Chinnappa Thevar]] | story = Chinnappa Thevar | starring = [[Rajinikanth]]<br />[[Sripriya]]<br />[[Mohan Babu]]<br />[[Tiger Prabhakar]]<br />[[A. V. M. Rajan]] | music = [[Sankar Ganesh]] | cinematography = [[V. Ramamurthy]] | editing = M. G. Balu Rao | studio = Dhandayuthapani Films | released = {{film date|1978|10|30|df=yes}} | runtime = 137 minutes | country = India | language = Tamil }} '''''Thai Meethu Sathiyam''''' ({{Literal translation|I swear upon my mother}}) is a 1978 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Curry Western]] film directed by R. Thyagarajan and produced by [[Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar|Chinnappa Thevar]]. The film stars [[Rajinikanth]] and [[Sripriya]] in the lead roles. It focuses on a shepherd who vows to avenge the murder of his parents by hunting down the criminals responsible. The film, which was Thevar's last to be produced, was released on 30 October 1978, [[Diwali]] day and became a commercial success. == Plot == Babu is a shepherd with a giant crook, a flourishing ponytail and a dog named Ramu. When criminals Balu and Johnny murder his parents, he swears upon his mother that he will have revenge. Babu trains under the local ''[[zamindar]]'', and is revealed to be naturally skilled at marksmanship. After removing his ponytail, dressing himself like a cowboy, equipping himself with the zamindar's guns and a horse, and with Ramu as his aide, he fulfils his promise by killing the criminals.<ref name="ejumpcut">{{Cite web |url=http://www.ejumpcut.org/archive/jc52.2010/Tamil/text.html |title=Rage against the state: historicizing the "angry young man" in Tamil cinema |last=Maderya |first=Kumuthan |date=2010 |website=[[Jump Cut (journal)|Jump Cut]] |access-date=8 November 2016}}</ref>{{sfn|Ramachandran|2012|pp=85-86}} == Cast == * [[Rajinikanth]] as Babu * [[Sripriya]] as Sivakami * [[Mohan Babu]] as Johnny * [[Tiger Prabhakar]] as Balu * [[A. V. M. Rajan]]<ref name="movie">{{Cite AV media |title=Thai Meethu Sathiyam |type=motion picture |language=ta |year=1978 |time=0:00 to 2:29 |time-caption=Opening credits, from}}</ref> as Kadhasamy *[[Major Sundarrajan|Major Sundararajan]] as Johnny's father *[[Suruli Rajan]] as Somanathan *[[Sukumari]] as Babu's mother *[[V. Gopalakrishnan (actor)|V. Gopalakrishnan]] as Village leader *[[Idichapuli Selvaraj|Idichappuli Selvaraj]] as Petti shop owner ;Guest appearance *[[Nagesh]]<ref name="movie" /> *[[S. A. Ashokan]]<ref name="movie" /> *[[Ambareesh]] *[[Jayamalini]] == Production == <!-- https://www.dinamalar.com/supplementary_detail.asp?id=28045&cat=2&Print=1 --> ''Thai Meethu Sathiyam'', directed by R. Thyagarajan, was [[Rajinikanth]]'s first film in the [[Western (genre)|Western]] genre, and the plot took inspiration from several [[Curry Western]]s starring [[Jaishankar]].{{sfn|Ramachandran|2012|p=85}} Sripriya was cast as Sivakami, the love interest of Rajinikanth's character Balu.{{sfn|Ramachandran|2012|p=86}} Ambareesh was cast as the ''[[zamindar]]'' Balu trains under, while Mohan Babu and Tiger Prabhakar were cast respectively as Johnny and Balu, the criminals who murder Babu's parents.{{sfn|Ramachandran|2012|pp=85-86}} ''Thai Meethu Sathiyam'' was the last film produced by [[Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar|Chinnappa Thevar]] to be released; he died on 8 September when the film was still in production.<ref>{{cite news |title=எம்.ஜி.ஆரை நெகிழ வைத்த சாண்டோ சின்னப்ப தேவர்! ( நூற்றாண்டு விழா சிறப்பு பதிவு) |url=https://www.vikatan.com/news/coverstory/48636.html |accessdate=6 March 2019 |work=[[Ananda Vikatan]] |date=27 June 2015 |language=ta}}</ref> == Themes == ''Thai Meethu Sathiyam'' deals with one of the most recurrent themes in Tamil cinema: revenge. Like most Thyagarajan films, this has an animal playing a prominent character. ''[[The Economic Times]]'' likened the relationship between Babu and his dog Ramu to that of [[Wallace and Gromit]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/business-of-bollywood/avenging-cowboy-in-rural-tn/articleshow/2623550.cms |title=Avenging cowboy in rural TN |date=15 December 2007 |work=[[The Economic Times]] |access-date=6 March 2019}}</ref> == Soundtrack == The soundtrack of the film was composed by the duo [[Sankar Ganesh]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://spicyonion.com/tamil/movie/thai-meedhu-sathiyam/ | title=தாய் மீது சத்தியம் தமிழ் திரைப்படம் |trans-title=I swear upon my mother – Tamil feature film | publisher=Spicyonion | accessdate=15 February 2017 | language=Tamil}}</ref> {{Track listing | collapsed = | headline = | extra_column = Singer(s) | total_length = | all_writing = | all_lyrics = MA.RA. Barani | all_music = | title_width = | writing_width = | music_width = | lyrics_width = | extra_width = | title1 = Babu Babu Enge | note1 = | writer1 = | lyrics1 = | music1 = | extra1 = [[P. Susheela]] | length1 = 3:22 | title2 = Neram Vandhachu | note2 = | writer2 = | lyrics2 = | music2 = | extra2 = [[P. Susheela]], [[T. M. Soundararajan]] | length2 = 3:55 | title3 = Porapududah | note3 = | writer3 = | lyrics3 = | music3 = | extra3 = [[T. M. Soundararajan]] | length3 = 3:51 | title4 = Sathiyathin | note4 = | writer4 = | lyrics4 = | music4 = | extra4 = [[T. M. Soundararajan]] | length4 = 3:51 | title5 = Uvavum Undu | note5 = | writer5 = | lyrics5 = | music5 = | extra5 = [[P. Susheela]] | length5 = 3:56 }} == Release and reception == ''Thai Meethu Sathiyam'' was released on 30 October 1978,{{sfn|Sreekanth|2008|p=369}} [[Diwali]] day. Despite facing competition from many other Diwali releases,<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/web/news/32949/%25E0%25AE%2592%25E0%25AE%25B0%25E0%25AF%2581-%25E0%25AE%25AA%25E0%25AF%2587%25E0%25AE%25A9%25E0%25AE%25BE%25E0%25AE%25B5%25E0%25AE%25BF%25E0%25AE%25A9%25E0%25AF%258D-%25E0%25AE%25AA%25E0%25AE%25AF%25E0%25AE%25A3%25E0%25AE%25AE%25E0%25AF%258D-%25E2%2580%2593-120-%25E2%2580%2593-%25E0%25AE%259A%25E0%25AF%2581%25E0%25AE%25A4%25E0%25AE%25BE%25E0%25AE%2599%25E0%25AF%258D%25E0%25AE%2595%25E0%25AE%25A9%25E0%25AF%258D |title=மேல் நாடுகளில் இந்தியாவின் மானம் பறந்தன! |date=14 August 2017 |work=[[Dinamalar]] |access-date=6 March 2019 |location=Nellai |language=ta}}</ref> the film became a commercial success, running for over 100 days in theatres,<ref name="canadauthayan">{{Cite news |url=http://canadauthayan.ca/oldsite/epaper/Dec05_2014/files/assets/downloads/page0024.pdf |title=சூப்பர் ஸ்டார் ரஜினிகாந்த் வழக்கை வரலாறு 19 |date=5 December 2014 |work=Canada Uthayan |location=Canada |page=24 |language=ta}}</ref> and Rajinikanth "carved out for himself a niche in vendetta roles".<ref name="ejumpcut" /> == References == {{Reflist}} == Bibliography == * {{cite book | title=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography | publisher=[[Penguin Books]] | last=Ramachandran | first=Naman | authorlink=Naman Ramachandran | year=2012 | ref=harv | titlelink=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography}} * {{cite book | title=The Name is Rajinikanth | publisher=Om Books International | year=2008 | first=Gayathri | last=Sreekanth | ref=harv}} == External links == * {{IMDb title|1411967}} * {{Rotten Tomatoes|thai_meethu_sathiyam}} {{Sandow M. 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