What is "thirudadhe"

Thirudadhe is a Tamil language drama film directed by P. Neelakantan. The film features M. G. Ramachandran, B. Saroja Devi and M. N. Nambiar in lead roles. The film, produced by V. Arunachalam, had musical score by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu and was released on 23 March 1961. Thirudathe became top-grossing film of the year and ran more than 150 days in major cities and maximum run was 166 days. The film was remade in Kannada as Manassakshi with Rajkumar.