Thavasi
DVD cover
Directed byK. R. Udhayashankar
Written bySeeman (Uncredited) [1]
Screenplay byK. R. Udhayashankar
Story byChinni Krishna
Produced byJayaprakash
V. Gnanavel
StarringVijayakanth
Soundarya
Vadivelu
Jayasudha
Prathyusha
CinematographyS. K. Boopathi
Edited byB. S. Vasu — Saleem
Music byVidyasagar
Release date
  • 14 November 2001 (2001-11-14)
Running time
165 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Thavasi is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by K. R. Udhayashankar starring Vijayakanth in dual lead roles as father and son, with Soundarya, Vadivelu, Jayasudha, Prathyusha, Nassar and Sriman playing other pivotal roles. The film released on 14 November 2001 and received mixed reviews from the critics but was a hit at the box office. It was also dubbed into Telugu as Ramanaidu and in Hindi as Aaj Ka Krantiveer.[2] The film was remade in Kannada as Mallikarjuna.[3]

Plot

Thavasi is an influential do-gooder landlord in a small village, who commands respect from the village. Thavasi and his wife arrange for their son Boopathi's marriage with Priyadarshini. Sankarapandi, who raped and killed Thavasi's sister after marrying her, wants to marry his daughter (whom he had with his second wife) to Boopathi. Thavasi, since he doesn't want his son to marry his daughter, insults Sankarapandi. Sankarapandi instead to save his prestige, engages her daughter with Maragathammal's son Thangarasu, who is present there. Boopathi's engagement is done with Priyadarshini, with both of them liking each other after many chance encounters. Thangarasu is accused of stealing temple owned jewels, and Thavasi judges him to be guilty. The next day Thangarasu commits suicide. It is implied that Thangarasu is innocent and took his own life since he couldn't live with the blame. Later a mute person is arrested as the person who stole the jewel. Hearing this Thangarasu's mother Maragathammal questions Thavasi's judgement, which was said to be never wrong. Thavasi decides to give away his own son Boopathi to Maragathammal, for his injustice to her son. Maragathammal despises Boopathi and treats him like badly, though he tolerates it. Sankarapandi wants his daughter to marry Boopathi, who is now the son of Maragathammal, as engaged. Boopathi, unknown to Maragathammal, saves Thanagarasu's imbecile sister from Maragathammal's brother Kottai Perumal's sexual assaulting and also reforms Karmegam, who is the brother in law of Thangarasu, who constantly tortures his wife for due dowry. In a chance encounter before his marriage with Sankarapandi's daughter, he meets the mute thief and realises that he acted as a mute. He captures him and makes him confess that Sankarapandi was responsible for theft of Temple's jewel and Thangarasu's murder, who made it look like suicide. In the end, Boopathi marries Priya and Priya gets pregnant with twins.

Cast

Production

The first phase of shooting of Thavasi started in Chennai and continued in Pollachi and Udumalpet. Song sequences involving Vijayakanth and Soundharya were shot in Kerala and Kodaikanal. Kumbakonam Mahamaham tank was specially designed for the film as its grandest set. Around 10,000 junior artistes participated in the holy dip. Around 30 artistes performed them while nine cameras whirred from all directions to roll.[4][5] The intro scene of Vijayakanth was captured with 12 cameras.[6]

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Vidyasagar.[7][8]

Song TitleSingersLyrics
"Thanthana Thanthana Thaimasam"K. J. Yesudas, Sadhana SargamP. Vijay
"Desingh Raja Thaan"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sujatha Mohan
"Yelai Imayamalai"Manickka Vinayakam
"Ethanai Ethanai"Shankar Mahadevan, S. JanakiKabilan
"Panjaangam Paarakadhe"Srivardhini, Chitra Sivaraman, Shankar MahadevanPalani Bharathi

Reception

The film received mixed reviews. This film became a "Hit" at box office.[9]

Rediff wrote, "Trouble is, everyone of them have gone through the selfsame motions so often in the past that they seem to sleepwalk through this film, doing their stuff by rote and with little conviction. The crisis is predictable, ditto the denouement. And the fights, songs and comedy tracks that bridge crisis and denouement fail to grip."[10]

Bizhat wrote, "Director Udayasankar has done justice in the screenplay and direction area (except for the climax). The last one reel is filled with masala and it is very cinematic."[11]

Lolluexpress.com wrote, "Although Thavasi has the same old story line the movie was enjoyable to watch. Vijaykanth's matured acting and Soundarya's Screen presence were simply superb. A couple of songs were really sweet to hear. Nasser came out with yet another Outstanding performance as he usually does. Vadivelu's comedy was really good. So the movie has various features that can be enjoyed by everyone and was not like other "ARVA KOLARU" movies. These kind of movies can be watched and enjoyed and the movie came at the right time. The movie for sure is a hit movie just because it gave us everything what people expect."[12]

Visual Dasan of Kalki felt by choosing this film Vijayakanth only stabbed the ear of his fan bleeding and further added the aspects that makes audience to watch this film with much patience is Udhayashankar's screenplay with no loopholes, Vidyasagar's music, Vadivelu's humour, performances of Vijayakanth, Jayasudha, Soundarya and Ilavarasu.[13]

Awards and nominations

2001 Tamil Nadu State Film Awards[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Youtube Video by Director Udhayashankar". In the Video, at 09:57 minutes, the Director Udhayashankar, himself mentions that, Seeman wrote the complete Dialogue for the full movie, but uncredited in the movie.
  2. ↑ "Aaj Ka Krantiveer - Full Length Action Hindi Dubbed Movie 2015 HD". YouTube. 20 January 2015. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Kannada Cinema News | Kannada Movie Reviews | Kannada Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Kannada". Archived from the original on 29 October 2010.
  4. ↑ "Thavasi - on location". Chennai online. 20 September 2002. Archived from the original on 21 November 2001. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "Tamil Star - Movie Under Production". 22 December 2001. Archived from the original on 22 December 2001.
  6. ↑ "A feast of films". The Hindu. 9 November 2001. Archived from the original on 5 June 2003. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  7. ↑ "Thavasi Songs — Thavasi Tamil Movie Songs — Tamil Songs Lyrics Trailer Videos, Preview Stills Reviews". Raaga.com. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  8. ↑ "Thavasi (2001) Tamil Movie mp3 Songs Download - Music By Vidyasagar - StarMusiQ.Com" – via www.starmusiq.top.
  9. ↑ "2001 | the Diwali Winners are".
  10. ↑ Thavasi movie review – Rediff Retrieved 2014-07-13
  11. ↑ Thavasi movie review – Bizhat Retrieved 2014-07-13
  12. ↑ "Thavasi movie review". Lolluexpress. 31 August 2011. Archived from the original on 31 August 2011.
  13. ↑ தாசன், விஷுவல் (16 December 2001). "தவசி". Kalki (in Tamil). pp. 72–73. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  14. ↑ "Tamil Nadu announces film awards for three years". IndiaGlitz.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2004. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
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