Thai Sollai Thattathe

Raju is an honest police inspector working hard to bring down a group of thieves. After completing a successful mission, he gets transferred to to investigate about the robbery case that occurred in a train and a murder case that occurred near the seashore. While on his mission, he crosses paths with Vijaya, the daughter of a private banker Pandithurai and they both fall in love. But things take an unfortunate turn when Raju realises the criminal he is hunting is none other than his brother Mohan. What happens next forms the crux of the story. was edited and directed by M. A. Thirumugam and produced by M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar under . The script was written by and the cinematography was handled by C. V. Murthi. The film saw Ramachandran and Thevar collaborating again after a brief misunderstanding. Production was completed in one month. The music was composed by , with lyrics by . The song “Kaattukulle Thiruvizha” attained popularity. was released on 7 November 1961, and ran for 20 weeks in theatres. According to R. Kannan, the author of the biography , the film helped rehabilitate Ramachandran’s “image as a dutiful actor”. Kanthan of praised the story and some of the cast performances but criticised the music and felt the film should have been faster paced.