''Thushaaram'' is a 1981 Indian

Malayalam-language Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...

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directed by

I. V. Sasi Irruppam Veedu Sasidaran (28 March 1948 – 24 October 2017) was an Indian film director who made over 110 films predominantly in Malayalam, in addition to Tamil and Hindi languages. In 2015, he was awarded the J. C. Daniel Award, the highest a ...

, starring

Ratheesh Ratheesh (11 September 1954 – 23 December 2002) was an Indian actor best known for his work in Malayalam cinema. He was a native of Kalavoor in the Alappuzha district of Kerala, India. He performed villainous roles during the 1990s. He had ac ...

, Seema,

Rani Padmini Padmini, also known as Padmavati or Rani Padmavati, was a 13th–14th century queen of the Kingdom of Mewar in India. Several medieval texts mention her, although these versions are disparate and many modern historians question the extent of t ...

and

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. Lyrics were written by Yusafali and the music score by Shyam. The film, originally was planned with actor

Jayan Krishnan Madhavan Nair (25 July 1939 – 16 November 1980), better known by his stage name Jayan, born as the son of Madhavan Pillai (Kerala title), Pillai and Bharathiyamma in Kollam district, Kollam, was an Indian actor, Officer (armed forc ...

, but his untimely death forced the makers to cast

, a struggling actor as the lead.

Plot

Raveedran is an officer of the Indian army. Raveedran and his wife stay in army quarters in Kashmir, he is working under Malayali brigadier. One day Raveedran's wife commits suicide. He does not understand why. After some days he realizes that it was murder. The Brigadier had killed his wife. Then Raveendran kidnaps the brigadier's daughter for revenge. When the Brigadier's daughter understands Raveedran's story, she loves him. In the climax the brigadier is punished by army court and loses his uniform.

Cast

as Cap. P. Raveendran * Seema as Dr. Sindhu Menon *

Rani Padmini (actress) Rani Padmini (1962 – 15 October 1986) was an Indian actress during the 1980s in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and a few Hindi films. She entered the film field with ''Sangharsham'' and played notable roles in '' Parankimala'', ''Sharam'' ...

as Shobha Raveendran *

as Cap. Vijayan Menon *

Balan K. Nair Balakrishnan Kuttiraman Nair, more popularly known as Balan K. Nair (4 April 1933 26 August 2000) was an Indian actor known for his roles in Malayalam cinema. Although he appeared as a villain in most films, he was also noted for his performanc ...

as Brig. Rajashekhara Menon *

Kundara Johny Johny Joseph, better known by the stage name Kundara Johny (1 January 1952 – 17 October 2023), was an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema. He additionally performed in Tamil films such as ''Vaazhkai Chakram'' and '' Nadigan''. Early life John ...

as Cap. Nair * Kunchan as Cap. Alexander *

Lalu Alex Lalu Alex is an Indian film actor who works in Malayalam and Tamil films. In a career spanning four decades, Lalu Alex has acted in over 250 films and is known for his character roles, comic roles and antagonistic roles in the Malayalam film in ...

as Cap. Alex *Nellikkode Bhaskaran as Govindan Nair *Jaffer Khan as Jaffer Khan

Remake

''Thushaaram'' was shot in

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. The film was remade in

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as ''

Insaaf Main Karoonga ''Insaaf Main Karoongaa'' () is a 1985 Hindi drama film directed by Shibu Mitra, produced by B.S. Seth and presented by S.K. Kapur. This film has Rajesh Khanna in the lead opposite Tina Munim and Padmini Kolhapure. It also features Joy Mukherje ...

'' with

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playing the lead role.

References

External links

* 1984 films 1980s Malayalam-language films Films shot in Ladakh Indian Army in films Malayalam films remade in other languages Films directed by I. V. Sasi {{1980s-Malayalam-film-stub