Theerpu
Poster
Directed byR. Krishnamoorthy
Written byA. L. Narayanan (dialogues)
Produced byAnandavalli Balaji
StarringSivaji Ganesan
Jaishankar
Sujatha
Vijayakumar
CinematographyK. S. Prasad
Edited byV. Chakrapani
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
Production
company
Sujatha Cine Arts
Release date
  • 21 April 1982 (1982-04-21)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Theerpu (transl.Judgement) is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by R. Krishnamoorthy. The film stars Jaishankar, Sujatha, K. Balaji and Sivaji Ganesan. It is a remake of the Malayalam film Ithihasam.[1] The film was released on 21 April 1982,[2] and ran for over 100 days in theatres.[3]

Plot

Rajasekar, Superintendent of Police, lives happily with his wife, two sons (a lawyer and an inspector) and a daughter. Things get worse when his daughter gets raped by a smuggler owing to a revenge. He immediately kills him after seeing his daughter in such a state. He gets arrested by his own son for committing murder. His other son, the lawyer, tries to prove him innocent. During investigations, he does not reveal the real cause fearing his daughter's reputation. What happens next is the rest of the film.

Cast

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and lyrics were by Vaali.[4][5]

Track TitleSingers
"Soppanathil Sindhu Padithena"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam
"Theeye Unakenna"M. S. Viswanathan
"Amma Oru Ambikaiye"Vani Jairam, T. M. Soundararajan, P. Jayachandran
"Hey Mr. Ungalathan"L. R. Eswari

Reception

Thiraignani of Kalki praised the performances of the star cast.[6]

References

  1. Arunachalam, Param (2020). BollySwar: 1981–1990. Mavrix Infotech. p. 876. ISBN 978-81-938482-2-7.
  2. "நடிகர் திலகம் சிவாஜி கணேசன் அவர்கள் நடித்த படங்களின் பட்டியல்". Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  3. "தீர்ப்பு". Dina Thanthi (in Tamil). 29 August 1982.
  4. "Theerpu (1982)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  5. "Theerppu Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by MS Viswanathan". Macsendisk. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  6. திரைஞானி (13 June 1982). "தீர்ப்பு". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 50. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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