''Thirisoolam'' () is a 1979 Indian

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-language film directed by

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. It has

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playing triple roles. It was promoted as Ganesan's 200th film in a leading role. It is a remake of the

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film '' Shankar Guru'' (1978).

Plot

Rajasekaran is an upright businessman whose associates are involved in shady deals. During an argument over such a deal, a scuffle ensues and Rajasekharan accidentally shoots one of his associates dead. Fleeing from the police, he loses contact with his pregnant wife Sumathi. Many years later, Sumathi is now living with her son Shankar in Delhi, while Rajasekaran is a rich estate owner in Kashmir. Rajasekaran's niece Nalini encounters Shankar in Delhi and recommends him to manage her uncle's estate in Kashmir. Also arriving in Kashmir for a romantic quest with a rich girl Malathy is Guru, a look-alike of Shankar, who is later revealed as his twin brother. Through Shankar, Rajasekaran finally manages to establish contact with his long-lost wife Sumathi and is overwhelmed with joy. However, before he can meet Sumathi, trouble arrives in the form of Rajasekaran's erstwhile crooked partners headed by M. N. Nambiar, who are after a valuable necklace stolen from a temple in Delhi, which they believe is now in Rajasekaran's possession. The partners kidnap Sumathi and imprison and torture Rajasekaran, and it is up to Shankar and Guru to rescue and re-unite their father and mother.

Cast

as Rajashekharan/Shankar/Guru * K. R. Vijaya as Sumathi * Sripriya as Malathy * Reena as Nalini * M. N. Nambiar as Chakravarthi * Major Sundarrajan as Guru's foster father * Thengai Srinivasan as Ganesh * V. K. Ramasamy as Malathy's Grandfather *

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as Premkumar *

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as Divakar, Chakravarthi's son * Pushpalatha as Dr. Prema

Production

''Thirisoolam'' was promoted as Ganesan's 200th film in a leading role. Ganesan's home, Annai Illam, features in the film.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by

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Reception

P. S. M. of ''

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'' praised Ganesan's performance, but not the film itself. It ran in more than 20 theatres for 100 days and crossed silver jubilee in 8 theatres.

Legacy

''Thirisoolam'' is included alongside other Ganesan-starring films in the compilation DVD ''8th Ulaga Adhisayam Sivaji''.

References

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* {{IMDb title, id=1445776 1979 films Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan 1970s Tamil-language films Tamil remakes of Kannada films Twins in Indian films Films set in Delhi Films set in Jammu and Kashmir Films directed by K. Vijayan