''Thamizhachi'' is a 1995

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directed by S. Asokan. The film stars

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, with

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, Senthil, Vijayakumar, Mohan Natarajan and

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playing supporting roles. The film, produced by K. P. Shanmugam Sundaram, had musical score by Deva and was released on 29 June 1995. The film became a failure at the box office.

Plot

The reporter Revathi comes to a village in search of interesting true stories. She later learns that a woman called Thamizhselvi has not left her house for seven years. When Revathi meets her, Thamizhselvi reveals her sad past. In the past, Rasayya was a short-tempered man and the son of the village chief Periyasamy Gounder while Undrayar Gounder was a heartless rich villager. Both often clashed and fought. Some contrived situations made the villagers believed that the innocent Rasayya was a womaniser. Thereafter, Rasayya fell in love with Thamizhselvi who was from the nearby village and they eventually got married. Thamizhselvi first thought that Rasayya was also a womaniser, so Rasayya proved her the contrary. One day, Undrayar Gounder tried to rape Thamizhselvi but she killed him. Rasayya surrendered for the murder and he was sentenced to the capital punishment. The reporter promises to save Rasayya from the capital punishment. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

Cast

as Rasayya *

as Thamizhselvi *

as Revathi (guest appearance) *

as Villangam * Senthil * Vijayakumar as Periyasamy Gounder *Mohan Natarajan as Undrayar Gounder *

* K. K. Soundar as Thamizh's father * Suryakanth * Pandu *

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* Karuppu Subbiah *

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as Jambulingam *

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* Pasi Narayanan as Narayanan *

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*Kavithasri *Raani *Divyasri

Soundtrack

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and 'Karur' Subramani.

References

{{reflist 1995 films 1990s Tamil-language films Films scored by Deva (composer)