''Thirumoorthy'' is a 1995 Indian
Tamil-language
action film
Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include lif ...
written and directed by
Pavithran. The film stars
Vijayakanth
Narayanan Vijayaraj Alagarswami (born 25 August 1952), better known by his stage name Vijayakanth, is an Indian politician and former actor who has worked predominantly in Tamil cinema. He was the Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Leg ...
and
Ravali, with
Anandaraj,
Rajan P. Dev,
Manorama, Shenbagam,
Senthil and
Janagaraj playing supporting roles. It was released on 11 May 1995 and emerged a box office hit.
Plot
Moorthy is a lorry driver, who lives with his mother Ram Aatha and often confronts the criminal Govindan. Moorthy and Uma fall in love with each other. One day, her father has a heart attack, when Moorthy and Uma rush him to the hospital, the roads are blocked by a local political party. Her father dies; an enraged Moorthy clashes with the political party leader Sigamani in public. Later, Govindan joins his party and stands in the election as well as Moorthy. In the meantime, Moorthy and Uma get married. The corrupt politician Sigamani orders to kill Govindan and blames the innocent Moorthy. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
Cast
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Vijayakanth
Narayanan Vijayaraj Alagarswami (born 25 August 1952), better known by his stage name Vijayakanth, is an Indian politician and former actor who has worked predominantly in Tamil cinema. He was the Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Leg ...
as Moorthy
*
Ravali as Uma
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Anandaraj as Govindan
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Rajan P. Dev as Sigamani
*
Manorama as Ram Aatha
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Shenbagam as Geetha
*
Senthil as Azhagesan
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Janagaraj as Uma's father
*
R. Sundarrajan
R. Sundarrajan is an Indian film director, actor, comedian and writer for Tamil language films. Active primarily in the 1980s and the 1990s as a filmmaker, he appeared more often as an actor thereafter. Sundarajan is known for his silver jubi ...
as Geetha's brother
*Rajkumar
*Jojo
*
Sangeetha as Lakshmi
*Srija
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Pasi Sathya
Pasi Sathya is an Indian actress who has worked predominantly in Tamil cinema and television. She has worked in popular movies like '' Veedu'', '' Magalir Mattum'', '' Pudhupettai''.
She made her debut in the National award-winning Tamil film, ...
*
Jyothi Meena
*Lakshmi Rathan
*
Ennatha Kannaiya
*
Pasi Narayanan
*
Omakuchi Narasimhan
Narasimhan (c. 1936 - 12 March 2009), popularly known as Omakuchi, was an Indian stage and film actor. He acted in over 1,500 films in 14 Indian languages, predominantly in Tamil.
Early life
Born in Kumbakonam in 1936, Narasimhan made his ...
*T. N. B. Rajendran
*A. N. Babu
*Tirupur Ramasamy as Ramasamy
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Kullamani
Kullamani (1952–2013) was an Indian actor and comedian who appeared in South Indian films. He acted over 500 films. He is known for films like '' Karagattakaran'', '' Apoorva Sagodharargal'', '' Panakkaran'', ''My Dear Marthandan
''My Dear ...
as Peruchazhi
*
Karuppu Subbiah
*Easwaran
*Samraj
*Ram-Lakshman
*
Chelladurai
*Ghajini
*Kalyan
Soundtrack
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by
Deva, with lyrics by
Vaali.The song "Senguruvi Senguruvi" is set to
Anandabhairavi raga.
References
{{Pavithran
1995 films
1990s Tamil-language films
Films scored by Deva (composer)
1995 action films
Indian action films