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Wikipedia article
'Samasthanam' ( Throne) is a 2002 Tamil-language drama film directed by Raj Kapoor. The film stars R. Sarathkumar in dual role, Suresh Gopi, Devayani, and Abhirami. The film, produced by M. Kajamydeen and K. Ayishawas, had musical score by Deva and was released on 27 September 2002.
Plot
Thiru (R. Sarathkumar) and Surya (Suresh Gopi) are inseparable friends. They are so close to each other that Thiru selects a bride for Surya and vice versa. Their friendship is carried over from their grandfathers and fathers, who were thick friends. Thiru brings up Surya's daughter because he has no children. Shankara (Ashish Vidyarthi) wants to separate them and does all he could to. Surya's sister becomes pregnant due to a love affair with Shankara's brother. On the eve of her wedding, Divya (Devayani), Thiru's wife, helps her run away with the guy she loves. This breaks the friendship between the two as Surya's mother (Vadivukkarasi) poisons his ears against Thiru. As expected, Shankara is behind this because he wants to avenge the death of his father Easwaramoorthy (Raj Kapoor), who was killed by Thiru's father Vetrishwaran (R. Sarathkumar), an honest police inspector. Finally, in the climax, the two destroy Shankara, resolve their differences, and unite in the end.
Cast
*R. Sarathkumar as Thiru and Inspector Vetreshwaran
*Suresh Gopi as Surya
*Devayani as Divya
*Abhirami as Aisha
*Goundamani
*Senthil
*Ashish Vidyarthi as Shankara
*Vadivukkarasi as Surya's mother
*Chandrasekhar as Sundarapandian, Surya's father
*Manivannan as Paraman
*Sabitha Anand as Parama's wife
*Raj Kapoor as Eswaramoorthy, Shankara's father
*Viji Chandrasekhar as Shankara's mother
*Ramji as Deva
*Lavanya as Sudha
*Vinod Kishan as Young Shankara
Soundtrack
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Deva. The soundtrack, released in 2002, features 6 tracks with lyrics written by Pa. Vijay and Na. Muthukumar.
Reception
'The Hindu' wrote "Lengthy flashbacks and unwarranted song sequences mar the tempo of Samasthanam. The story is strong, but the screenplay lacks crispness". 'Sify' wrote "The director of the film Raj Kapur has not been able to come out with anything new as this film stretches beyond belief and endurance too".
References
Category:2002 films
Category:Films shot in Ooty
Category:Films scored by Deva (composer)
Category:2000s Tamil-language films
Category:Indian action drama films
Category:2002 action drama films
Category:Films directed by Raj Kapoor (Tamil film director)
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