''Sattathin Thirappu Vizhaa'' () is 1989 Indian

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-language

legal thriller The legal thriller genre is a type of crime fiction genre that focuses on the proceedings of the Criminal investigation, investigation, with particular reference to the impacts on courtroom proceedings and the lives of characters. The genre came ...

film written, produced and directed by

M. Bhaskar M. Bhaskar (3 April 1935 – 12 July 2013) was an Indian filmmaker who worked mainly in the Tamil film industry. Bhaskar started his film career as an assistant to director C. V. Sridhar. After relieving from his mentor and guru C. V. Sr ...

. The film stars Karthik,

Shobana Shobana Chandrakumar Pillai (born 21 March 1970); known mononymously as Shobana, is an Indian actress and Bharatanatyam dancer, who works predominantly in Malayalam films, in addition to Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, English and Kannada films. She is ...

and

Ravichandran Ravichandran is an Indian name. Notable people with the name include: * Ravichandran (Tamil actor) (1942–2011) * Ravichandran (Tamil film director) (born 1971) * N. Ravichandran (professor) (1955), professor at IIM Ahmedabad * N. Ravichandran, ...

, with

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and

Rajesh Rajesh is a given name of Indian and Nepali origin. Given name * Rajesh (Tamil actor), Tamil actor * Rajesh (Kannada actor), Kannada actor * Rajesh (Telugu actor), Telugu actor * Rajesh Bishnoi, Indian cricketer * Rajesh Chauhan, Indian cricketer ...

in supporting roles. It was released on 16 June 1989. This movie was an unofficial remake of

Nalla Theerpu ''Nalla Theerpu'' () is a 1959 Indian Tamil-language legal drama film directed by T. Prakash Rao and written by Murasoli Maran. The film stars Gemini Ganesan and Jamuna. It was released on 9 April 1963, and emerged a success. Plot A man wh ...

released in 1959. A lot of plot points were borrowed.

Plot

When Rajesh, a lawyer, learns that his father Gandhiram is alive and imprisoned for a murder he did not commit, he decides to reopen the case. His biggest obstacle is his lover's father, a prosecutor.

Cast

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

Shankar–Ganesh Shankar–Ganesh is an Indian music director duo who has worked on Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Telugu movies for around 50 years. They also directed one movie '' Jagathalaprathapan'' in 1990 Personal life Shankar was the younger brother of ...

Reception

P. S. S. of ''

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'' wrote the plot is so clever that somehow, there is a kind of tension. Laughter moments are just desert oasis.

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* {{M. Bhaskar 1980s Indian films 1980s legal thriller films 1980s Tamil-language films 1989 films Fictional portrayals of the Tamil Nadu Police Films about miscarriage of justice Films directed by M. Bhaskar Films scored by Shankar–Ganesh Films set in Chennai Indian courtroom films Indian legal thriller films Tamil-language Indian films