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'''''Thirisoolam''''' ({{translation|Trident}}) is a 1979 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed by [[K. Vijayan]]. It has [[Sivaji Ganesan]] playing triple roles. It was promoted as Ganesan's 200th film in a leading role.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 July 2019 |title='வசந்தமாளிகை'யில் ஜெயலலிதா - சிவாஜி நினைவுநாள் இன்று! |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/508083-sivaji.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610150859/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/508083-sivaji.html |archive-date=10 June 2021 |access-date=10 June 2021 |website=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |language=ta}}</ref> It is a remake of the [[Kannada]] film ''[[Shankar Guru (1978 film)|Shankar Guru]]'' (1978).<ref>{{Cite news |title=Top ten Kannada films to have been remade |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/Top-ten-Kannada-films-to-have-been-remade/photostory/27975825.cms |url-status=live |access-date=1 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230223921/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/Top-ten-Kannada-films-to-have-been-remade/photostory/27975825.cms |archive-date=30 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=191-200 |url=http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp20.htm |access-date=22 August 2014 |website=nadigarthilagam.com |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050233/http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp20.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
'''''Thirisoolam''''' ({{translation|Trident}}) is a 1979 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed by [[K. Vijayan]]. It has [[Sivaji Ganesan]] playing triple roles. It was promoted as Ganesan's 200th film in a leading role. It broke all the records till that date and crossed 3 crore mark. First film to cross 900 housefull shows in chennai and 375 housefull shows in Madurai<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 July 2019 |title='வசந்தமாளிகை'யில் ஜெயலலிதா - சிவாஜி நினைவுநாள் இன்று! |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/508083-sivaji.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610150859/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/508083-sivaji.html |archive-date=10 June 2021 |access-date=10 June 2021 |website=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |language=ta}}</ref> It is a remake of the [[Kannada]] film ''[[Shankar Guru (1978 film)|Shankar Guru]]'' (1978).<ref>{{Cite news |title=Top ten Kannada films to have been remade |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/Top-ten-Kannada-films-to-have-been-remade/photostory/27975825.cms |url-status=live |access-date=1 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230223921/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/Top-ten-Kannada-films-to-have-been-remade/photostory/27975825.cms |archive-date=30 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=191-200 |url=http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp20.htm |access-date=22 August 2014 |website=nadigarthilagam.com |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050233/http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp20.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>


== Plot ==
== Plot ==

Revision as of 08:00, 29 December 2022

Thirisoolam
Directed byK. Vijayan
Written byA. L. Narayanan (dialogues)
Story byM. D. Sundar
Based onShankar Guru (1978)
by V. Somashekhar
Produced bySanthi Narayansamy,
T. Manohar
Starring
CinematographyK. S. Prasad
T. S. Vinayagam
Edited byB. Kanthasamy
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
Production
company
Release date
  • 27 January 1979 (1979-01-27)
Running time
167 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Thirisoolam (transl. Trident) is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. Vijayan. It has Sivaji Ganesan playing triple roles. It was promoted as Ganesan's 200th film in a leading role. It broke all the records till that date and crossed 3 crore mark. First film to cross 900 housefull shows in chennai and 375 housefull shows in Madurai[1] It is a remake of the Kannada film Shankar Guru (1978).[2][3]

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

Production

Thirisoolam was promoted as Ganesan's 200th film in a leading role.[4] Ganesan's home, Annai Illam, features in the film.[5]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Kannadasan.[6][7]

Song Singers Length
"Malar Kodutthen" T. M. Soundararajan 04:10
"Kadhal Rani Katti Kidakae" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 05:02
"En Raajathi" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 04:27
"Irandu Kaigal" K. J. Yesudas, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 04:07
"Thirumaalin Thirumaarbil" K. J. Yesudas, Vani Jairam 05:10

Reception

P. S. M. of Kalki praised Ganesan's performance, but not the film itself.[8] 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.[9]

References

  1. ^ "'வசந்தமாளிகை'யில் ஜெயலலிதா - சிவாஜி நினைவுநாள் இன்று!". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 21 July 2019. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Top ten Kannada films to have been remade". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  3. ^ "191-200". nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  4. ^ "'வசந்தமாளிகை'யில் ஜெயலலிதா - சிவாஜி நினைவுநாள் இன்று!". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 21 July 2019. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  5. ^ Raman, Mohan (26 August 2020). "#MadrasThroughTheMovies: Tracing the parallel journey of MGR and Sivaji in Madras". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Thirisoolam (1979)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Trisoolam Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan". Macsendisk. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  8. ^ பி. எஸ். எம். (11 February 1979). "திரிசூலம்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 33. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  9. ^ Iyer, Aruna V. (13 May 2012). "For the love of Sivaji". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
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