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Thulli Thirintha Kaalam
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Wikipedia article
'Thulli Thirintha Kaalam' is a 1998 Tamil drama film directed by Balasekaran and produced by K. Balachander. The film stars Arun Vijay (known at the time as Arunkumar) and Khushbu, while Roshini, Raghuvaran, and Karan play supporting roles. The film, which had music composed by Jayanth, opened in March 1998 to positive reviews.
Plot
Four youths who are good for nothing veil away their time doing nothing. Their parents too are fed up with their irresponsible behavior. Kausalya comes to live in their neighborhood. Seeing their lifestyle and behavior, she decides to teach them a lesson.
Cast
*Arunkumar as Ashok
*Khushbu as Kausalya
*Roshini as Devi
*Karan as Raghu
*Raghuvaran as Chidambaram
*Fathima Babu as Visalam
*Ramji as Manohar
*Dhamu as Dhamu
*Cochin Hanifa as Nair
*Sriman as Saravanan
*Jai Ganesh as Ashok's father
*Delhi Ganesh as Dhamu's father
*Rami Reddy as Devi's father
*Madhan Bob as Bank Manager
*Mohan Raman as Job Officer
*Mahendran as Market Worker
*Scissor Manohar
*Ramesh Khanna as himself
*Kavithalaya Krishnan as himself
*Swathi in a Special appearance
*Alphonsa in a Special appearance
Soundtrack
Soundtrack was composed by Jayanth.
*"Deewana" - Mano, Pop Shalini
*"Mannil Enna" - Mano, Malgudi Subha
*"Azhage" - K. S. Chithra
*"Kowsalya" - Harini, Baby Deepika
*"Tak Tak Tak" - P. Unnikrishnan, Sujatha, Vijay
*"Vaarthai Enna" - Mano
Release
The film opened to positive reviews with a critic from Indolink.com noting "this K. Balachandar production has nothing new or different to offer but provides an old youth-advice masala with some sentiment pickle, sweet comedy and songs". A critic from 'Dinakaran' noted "this film is a milestone that speaks well of the newly set-in trend in Tamil field created by the young generation directors".
The film became a commercial success, prompting Telugu and Kannada versions of the film to be produced. Telugu remake titled 'Ammayi Kosam' had Ravi Teja and Meena in lead roles.
References
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