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'Thirisoolam' is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. Vijayan. It had Sivaji Ganesan playing triple roles and was promoted as his 200th film in a lead role. The film completed a 200-day run at the box office. It is a remake of the Kannada film 'Shankar Guru' (1978).

Plot



Rajasekaran is an upright businessman whose associates are involved in shady deals. During an argument over such a deal, a scuffle ensues and Rajasekharan accidentally shoots one of his associates dead. Fleeing from the police, he loses contact with his pregnant wife Sumathi.

Many years later, Sumathi is now living with her son Shankar (also Sivaji Ganesan) in Delhi, while Rajasekaran is a rich estate owner in Kashmir. Rajasekaran's niece Nalini encounters Shankar in Delhi and recommends him to manage her uncle's estate in Kashmir. Also arriving in Kashmir for a romantic quest with a rich girl Malathy (Sripriya) is Guru (Sivaji Ganesan's third role), a look-alike of Shankar, who is later revealed as his twin brother. Through Shankar, Rajasekaran finally manages to establish contact with his long-lost wife Sumathi and is overwhelmed with joy.

However, before he can meet Sumathi, trouble arrives in the form of Rajasekaran's erstwhile crooked partners headed by M. N. Nambiar, who are after a valuable necklace stolen from a temple in Delhi, which they believe is now in Rajasekaran's possession. The partners kidnap Sumathi and imprison and torture Rajasekaran, and it is up to Shankar and Guru to rescue and re-unite their father and mother.

Cast



*Sivaji Ganesan as Rajashekharan/Shankar/Guru

*K. R. Vijaya as Sumathi

*Sripriya as Malathy

*Reena as Nalini

*M. N. Nambiar as Chakravarthi

*Major Sundarrajan as Guru's foster father

*Thengai Srinivasan as Ganesh

*V. K. Ramasamy as Malathy's Grandfather

*S. V. Ramadas as Premkumar

*Jaiganesh as Divakar, Chakravarthi's son

*Pushpalatha as Dr. Prema

*premanand

Soundtrack



The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.

Reception



B. S. M. of 'Kalki' praised Ganesan's performance, but not the film itself.

It ran in more than 20 theatres for 100 days and crossed silver jubilee in 8 theatres.

Legacy



'Thirisoolam' is included alongside other Ganesan-starring films in the compilation DVD '8th Ulaga Adhisayam Sivaji'.

References




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