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Wikipedia article
'Thimiru' is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by debutant Tarun Gopi. It stars Vishal, Reema Sen and Sriya Reddy in lead and former football player I. M. Vijayan, Manoj K. Jayan and Vadivelu in supporting roles, whilst Kiran Rathod appears in an item number. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. Produced by Vikram Krishna, under the banner of G K Film Corporation, it was released on 4 August 2006. 'Thimiru' became highly successful at the box office and one of the top-grossing Tamil films in 2006.
The film was also praised for Sriya Reddy's performance and Vadivelu's comedy. The film also has been dubbed in Telugu as 'Pogaru'. It was later remade by director Vishal Raj in Kannada as 'Minchu' but failed to repeat the success of its original version.
Plot
Ganesh comes from Madurai to continue his medical course in Chennai. Srimathy, Ganesh's professor's daughter, wants to meet Ganesh and thank him for helping her escape from the clutches of some goons. When Ganesh and Srimathy meet, they are surprised as they know each other. Having spotted both of them, some unknown gangsters vow to kill them, which leads to Ganesh and Srimathy's past.
Eswari is an arrogant moneylender, who lends money at usurious rates and goes after families who fail to repay. Srimathy's family falls afoul of Eswari, where Ganesh helps Srimathy's folks. Eswari falls for Ganesh's bravery and proposes to him, but he rejects her. She ends up kidnapping Ganesh's parents and threatening Ganesh to accept her.
However, Ganesh thwarts all her plans, but in a freak mishap, Eswari mistakes Ganesh to be the reason for their sister's death, where her brothers Periya Karuppu and Chinna Karuppu resolve to kill him. Ganesh, who reaches Chennai for safety, is eventually forced to go back to his old ways and fights the goons to restore order.
Cast
* Vishal as Ganesh
* Reema Sen as Srimathy (Voice dubbed by Renuka Kathir)
* Sriya Reddy as Easwari (Voice dubbed by Jayageetha)
* Vadivelu as Warden Vallaran
* Manoj K. Jayan as Periya Karuppu
* I. M. Vijayan as Chinna Karuppu
* Vinayakan as Easwari's sidekick
* Sriranjini as Srimathy's mother
* Neelima Rani as Srimathy's friend
* Nizhalgal Ravi as Principal
* Pawan as Bhavani
* Manikka Vinayagam as Ganesh's father
* Bhanu Chander as Ganesh's uncle
* Hemalatha
* Robo Chandru
* Singamuthu in a cameo
* Mayilsamy in a cameo
* Aarthi in a cameo
* Kiran Rathod in a special appearance in the song 'Maana Madura'
* Kanal Kannan in a special appearance in the song 'Oppurane Oppurane'
Soundtrack
The soundtrack, composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, was released on 21 July 2006 and features 6 tracks overall, including a "Theme music". The lyrics were written by Pa. Vijay, Na. Muthukumar and Yugabharathi. Rajesh Ramnath lifted the five songs for the Kannada version of the film, 'Minchu', not giving due credits to the original composer Yuvan Shankar Raja.
Box office
The film was a super hit in the year 2006 and grossed over 35 crores.
References
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