''Samasthanam'' ( Throne) is a 2002

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directed by

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. The film stars R. Sarathkumar in dual role,

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, Devayani, and Abhirami. The film, produced by M. Kajamydeen and K. Ayishawas, had musical score by Deva and was released on 27 September 2002.

Plot

Thiru and Surya are inseparable friends. They are so close to each other that Thiru selects a bride for Surya and vice versa. Their friendship is carried over from their grandfathers and fathers, who were thick friends. Thiru brings up Surya's daughter because he has no children. Shankara wants to separate them and does all he could to. Surya's sister becomes pregnant due to a love affair with Shankara's brother. On the eve of her wedding, Divya, Thiru's wife, helps her run away with the guy she loves. This breaks the friendship between the two as Surya's mother poisons his ears against Thiru. As expected, Shankara is behind this because he wants to avenge the death of his father Easwaramoorthy, who was killed by Thiru's father Vetrishwaran, an honest police inspector. Finally, in the climax, the two destroy Shankara, resolve their differences, and unite in the end.

Cast

* R. Sarathkumar as Thiru and Inspector Vetreshwaran *

as Surya * Devayani as Divya * Abhirami as Aisha *

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* Senthil * Ashish Vidyarthi as Shankara *

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as Surya's mother *

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as Sundarapandian, Surya's father *

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as Paraman *

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as Parama's wife *

as Eswaramoorthy, Shankara's father *

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as Shankara's mother * Ramji as Deva *

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as Kavya * Rishikeshav as Jeeva * Lavanya as Sudha * Vinod Kishan as Young Shankara

Soundtrack

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Deva. The soundtrack, released in 2002, features 6 tracks with lyrics written by

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and Na. Muthukumar.

Reception

''The Hindu'' wrote "Lengthy flashbacks and unwarranted song sequences mar the tempo of Samasthanam. The story is strong, but the screenplay lacks crispness". ''Sify'' wrote "The director of the film Raj Kapur has not been able to come out with anything new as this film stretches beyond belief and endurance too".

References

{{reflist 2002 films Films shot in Ooty Films scored by Deva (composer) 2000s Tamil-language films Indian action drama films 2002 action drama films Films directed by Raj Kapoor (Tamil film director)