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Thulasi (1987 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Thulasi' is a 1987 Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Ameerjan. The film stars Murali and Seetha. The film, produced by P. S. V. Hariharan, had musical score by Sampath Selvam and was released on 27 November 1987. The music director died before the release of the film.
Plot
Thirunavukarasu (Major Sundarrajan) is considered as a God by his villagers. Nevertheless, his son Sammadham (Chandrasekhar) is an atheist and he doesn't believe in his father's power. Sammadham and Ponni (Tara), a low caste girl, fall in love with each other. Sammadham's best friend Siva (Murali), a low caste boy, passes the Master of Arts degree successfully. Thirunavukarasu's daughter Thulasi (Seetha) then develops a soft corner for Siva.
Thirunavukarasu cannot accept for his son Sammadham's marriage with Ponni due to caste difference. Sammadham then challenges him to marry her. Thirunavukarasu appoints henchmen to kill her and Ponni is found dead the next day in the water. In the meantime, Siva also falls in love with Thulasi. The rest of the story is what happens to Siva and Thulasi.
Cast
*Murali as Sivalingam "Siva"
*Seetha as Thulasi
*Chandrasekhar as Sammadham
*Major Sundarrajan as Thirunavukarasu
*Senthil
*Charle as Khan
*Thara as Ponni
*Mohanapriya as Sarasu
*Vathiyar Raman
*A. K. Veerasamy as Kaliyappan
Soundtrack
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Sampath Selvam. The soundtrack, released in 1987, features 4 tracks with lyrics written by Vairamuthu.
Reception
'The Indian Express' gave a negative review calling it "thwarted love".
References
Category:1987 films
Category:Indian romantic drama films
Category:1987 romantic drama films
Category:1980s Tamil-language films
Category:Films directed by Ameerjan
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