Thedi Vandha Mappillai
| Thedi Vandha Mappillai | |
|---|---|
Theatrical release poster  | |
| Directed by | B. R. Panthulu | 
| Screenplay by | Padmini Pictures Story Department | 
| Story by | Rajasri | 
| Produced by | B. R. Panthulu | 
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | A. Shanmugam | 
| Edited by | R. Devarajan | 
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan | 
Production company  | Padmini Pictures  | 
Release date  | 
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Running time  | 151 minutes | 
| Country | India | 
| Language | Tamil | 
Thedi Vandha Mappillai (transl. The Voluntary Groom) is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language film produced and directed by B. R. Panthulu. The film stars M. G. Ramachandran, Jayalalithaa, S. A. Ashokan, Major Sundarrajan, M. V. Rajamma and Cho Ramaswamy . It is a remake of Panthulu's own 1967 Kannada film Beedi Basavanna. The film was released on 29 August 1970. It won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film.