| Thamarai | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | K. K. Rajsirpy |
| Written by | K. K. Rajsirpy |
| Produced by | K. K. Rajsirpy |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | A. Karthik Raja |
| Edited by | B. Lenin V. T. Vijayan |
| Music by | Deva |
Production company | Kalai Sirpy |
Release date |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Thamarai (transl. Lotus) is a 1994 Tamil language drama film directed and produced by K. K. Rajsirpy. The film stars Napoleon, Rupini and Rohini. It was released on 19 August 1994.[1][2]
Plot
According to the prophecy, Kali temple has to be shifted in Madurai Veeran temple's place. This prophecy creates troubles between the two communities of the village. In the meantime, Thamarai (Napoleon) comes back from jail to help the "Madurai Veeran" community against the vicious village chief Subbarayan (Rajesh).
Five years back, a brute Thamarai came to Subbarayan's village. Being short-tempered, he clashed against the ruthless Subbarayan many times. Thamarai and Poogodai fell in love with each other but the poor palm wine seller Sarasu (Rupini) developed a soft corner for Thamarai. Poogodai later got married with a rich groom and Thamarai went to jail for cutting the hand of the groom's father. The next day, the groom committed suicide.
During the Madurai Veeran temple festival, Subbarayan plans to demolish the Madurai Veeran temple but Thamarai prevents it. In the confrontation, Sarasu died by saving Thamarai. What transpires next forms the rest of the story.
Cast
- Napoleon as Thamarai
- Rupini as Sarasu, an alcohol seller who loves Thamarai
- Rohini as Poongodai, Thamarai’s love interest
- Rajesh as Subbarayan, Poongodai’s father
- S. S. Chandran as Poosari, Maniarasu’s father and Subbarayan’s sidekick
- R. Sundarrajan as Veerappan
- Supergood Kannan as Maniarasu, Poosari’s son and Elanji’s love interest
- Poorani as Elanji, Maniarasu’s love interest
- Kavitha
- Vijaya Chandrika
- A. K. Veerasamy as Sangili
- Kumarimuthu as Manickam
- Thideer Kannaiah
- Suryakanth
- Krishnamoorthy as Semalai
- Nalinikanth
- Bayilvan Ranganathan
- Vellai Subbaiah
- Durai Ramachandran
- A. Madhur Swamy
- Nadesh
- Alex as Parisal
Production
Actor Napoleon, who played villains and character roles until then, signed up to play for the first time the hero role. But the film that first got released in which he had played the hero role was Seevalaperi Pandi.[3]
Soundtrack
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Deva. The soundtrack, released in 1994, features 6 tracks with lyrics written by Vairamuthu and Deva.
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Lyrics | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Aattu Mandhaiya Otti Rotta" | Mano, Sindhu | Vairamuthu | 4:41 |
| 2 | "Aththi Maram Pooththathe" | Chandrabose | 5:09 | |
| 3 | "Enge Then Thuli Iru Kaiyil Ottaamal" | Mano, Sunandha | 4:55 | |
| 4 | "Madurai Veeran Sami" | Swarnalatha | 4:59 | |
| 5 | "Mukka Marakka Moonguthaiya" | S. P. Sailaja | Deva | 4:34 |
| 6 | "Vellai Kili Oruththi" | K. S. Chithra | Vairamuthu | 4:47 |
References
- ↑ "Filmography of thamarai". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ↑ "Find Tamil Movie Thamarai". jointscene.com. Archived from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ↑ "Cine Biography: Napoleon (Part-1)". dinakaran.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2009. Retrieved 9 March 2015.