Thoondil Meen

Thoondil Meen is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language thriller film directed by Ra. Sankaran. The film stars Lakshmi, Mohan Sharma and Major Sundarrajan. It was released on 1 April 1977. The film was remade in Hindi as Trishna (1978), in Kannada as Avala Hejje (1981) and in Telugu as Bandhalu Anubandhalu (1982).

Cast

 * Lakshmi as Seetha
 * Mohan Sharma as Thyagarajan
 * Major Sundarrajan as Rangan

Production
Thoondil Meen was directed by Ra. Sankaran based on a story by Javar Seetharaman. The screenplay and dialogues for the film were written by Karaikudi Narayanan.

Soundtrack
Soundtrack was composed by V. Kumar and lyrics by Vaali.

Release and reception
Thoondil Meen was released on 1 April 1977. Kanthan of Kalki praised the performances of Lakshmi and Sundarrajan but felt Mohan Sharma's performance as lifeless. The critic also added the film felt too slow after the interval and duets could have been removed to avoid lagging but praised Sankaran's direction and concluded whether fish (meen) got caught by hook (thoondil) but a good story got trapped in Thoondil Meen.

Remakes
The film was remade in Hindi as Trishna (1978), in Kannada as Avala Hejje (1981) and in Telugu as Bandhalu Anubandhalu (1982).