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Bommai(1964)
Tamil mins
Bommai (1964) is a Tamil film directed by Veenai S. Balachander. Starring C L Anandan, V. Gopalakrishnan and S. N. Lakshmi. With an audience rating of 7.5/10, Bommai stands as one of the notable Tamil releases of 1964.
Director:Veenai S. Balachander
Mood:
suspensefuldarkemotional
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 31 December 1964
- Director
- Veenai S. Balachander
- Language
- Tamil
- GudVibe Rating
- 7.5/10
Storyline
An elderly man's business partner and employees plan to kill him by hiding a bomb in a doll. Others discover the plot and race to stop the bomb from exploding. The story follows the dangerous doll as it passes between different hands, with both groups desperately chasing after it.
“A deadly doll passes from hand to hand.”
Film Details
7.5Rating
Minutes
TamilLanguage
Release Date31 December 1964
Release Typetheatrical
Parental Guide
Violence
High
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
High
Vibe & Tags
Mood
suspensefuldarkemotional
Themes
survivalcorruptionjusticefamily
Toneintense
Pacingfast-paced
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withwith-partner
Violence3
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability3
Reviews & Ratings
Your Rating
7.5/10Rating
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Cast & Crew
#1
C
C L AnandanActor
→#2L
L. VijayalakshmiActor
→#3V. S. RaghavanActor
→#4V
V. GopalakrishnanActor
→#5
S
S. N. LakshmiActor
→#6
#7P
P. D. SambandamActor
→V
VasanthiActor
→#8V
Veenai S. BalachanderActor
→#9
S
S. BalachanderActor
→#10
#11C
C. Lakshmi RajyamActor
→V
Veenai S. BalachanderDirector
→#12
N
N. PrakashCrew
→#13
#14M
MaaliActor
→V
Veenai S. BalachanderMusic Composer
→#15S
S.B. CreationsProducer
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Trivia
- The film's title 'Bommai' means 'doll' in Tamil, which is the central object of the thriller plot.
- Director S. Balachander was also a renowned veena player and composer, but he did not score the music for this film.
- The movie is a remake of the 1960 Hindi film 'Bombai Ka Babu', which itself was inspired by a Hollywood film.
- This was one of the few Tamil thrillers of its era to revolve entirely around a suspenseful object, the bomb-filled doll.
- Actor M.R. Radha, known for villainous roles, played a key character in the cat-and-mouse chase for the doll.
- The film's climax and the handling of the ticking bomb were considered technically advanced for mid-1960s Tamil cinema.
- Despite the thriller genre, the movie included signature comedy scenes typical of Tamil films of that period.
Notable Collaborations
Frequent partnerships reunited in Bommai
Actor-Actor3 films →