Thirumoorthy

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Thirumoorthy
File:Thirumoorthy poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPavithran
Written byPavithran
Produced byM. G. Sekar
S. Santhanam
Starring
CinematographyB. Balamurugan
Edited byB. Lenin
V. T. Vijayan
Music byDeva
Production
company
M. G. Pictures
Release date
  • 11 May 1995 (1995-05-11)
Running time
155 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Thirumoorthy is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Pavithran. The film stars Vijayakanth and Ravali, with Anandaraj, Rajan P. Dev, Manorama, Shenbagam, Senthil and Janagaraj playing supporting roles.[1] It was released on 11 May 1995 and emerged a box office hit.[2][3]

Plot[edit]

Moorthy is a lorry driver, who lives with his mother Ram Aatha and often confronts the criminal Govindan. Moorthy and Uma fall in love with each other. One day, her father has a heart attack, when Moorthy and Uma rush him to the hospital, the roads are blocked by a local political party. Her father dies; an enraged Moorthy clashes with the political party leader Sigamani in public. Later, Govindan joins his party and stands in the election as well as Moorthy. In the meantime, Moorthy and Uma get married. The corrupt politician Sigamani orders to kill Govindan and blames the innocent Moorthy. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

Cast[edit]

Soundtrack[edit]

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Deva, with lyrics by Vaali.The song "Senguruvi Senguruvi" is set to Anandabhairavi raga.[4]

Song Singer(s) Duration
"Manjal Nila" Rahini Santhanam, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 4:42
"Masthu Masthu" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki, Chorus 4:23
"Namma Ooru" Atha Ali Azad, Chorus 4:43
"Namma Thalaivar" Mano, Chorus 4:12
"Senguruvi" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki 5:58
"Thaka Thimi Tha" Suresh Peters, Annupamaa, Chorus 3:58

References[edit]

  1. ^ ஆர்.பி.ஆர். (4 June 1995). "திருமூர்த்தி". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 48. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  2. ^ "திரு மூர்த்தி / Thirumoorthy (1995)". Screen4screen (in English and Tamil). Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Tamil Movie News--1995 Review". 9 January 1996. Archived from the original on 9 April 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  4. ^ "ராக தேவதைகள்... - மாயவரத்தான் சந்திரசேகரன்". Vikatakavi (in Tamil). 19 September 2020. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2022.