Thirisoolam
{{Short description|1979 film by K. Vijayan}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| image = Thirisoolam.jpg
| director = K. Vijayan
| writer = A. L. Narayanan (dialogues)
| story = M. D. Sundar
| based_on = {{based on|Shankar Guru (1978)|V. Somashekhar}}
| producer = Santhi Narayansamy,
T. Manohar
| starring = {{unbulleted list|Sivaji Ganesan|K. R. Vijaya|Sripriya|Reena}}
| cinematography = K. S. Prasad
T. S. Vinayagam
| editing = B. Kanthasamy
| music = M. S. Viswanathan
| studio = Sivaji Productions
| released = {{Film date|1979|01|27|df=y}}
| runtime = 167 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Thirisoolam ({{translation|Trident}}) is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. Vijayan. The film has Sivaji Ganesan playing triple roles. It is a remake of the Kannada film Shankar Guru (1978).{{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}}{{Cite web |title=191-200 |url=http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp20.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050233/http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp20.htm |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=22 August 2014 |website=nadigarthilagam.com}} The film was released on 27 January 1979 and turned out to be a silver jubilee hit, running for over 175 days in theatres eventually becoming the highest grossing Tamil film at the time of its release.{{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}}
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 named Malathy is Guru, a lookalike 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
- Sivaji Ganesan as Rajashekar, Shankar & Gurumoorthy
- K. R. Vijaya as Sumathi
- Sripriya as Malathi
- Reena as Nalini
- M. N. Nambiar as Chakravarthi
- Major Sundarrajan as Govindasamy
- Thengai Srinivasan as Ganesh
- V. K. Ramasamy as Ramanathan
- S. V. Ramadas as Premkumar
- Jai Ganesh as Dhivakar
- Pushpalatha as Dr. Prema
Production
Thirisoolam was promoted as Ganesan's 200th film in a leading role.{{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}} Ganesan's home, Annai Illam, features in the film.{{Cite web |last=Raman |first=Mohan |author-link=Mohan Raman |date=26 August 2020 |title=#MadrasThroughTheMovies: Tracing the parallel journey of MGR and Sivaji in Madras |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/madrasthroughthemovies-tracing-the-parallel-journey-of-mgr-and-sivaji-in-madras/articleshow/77749961.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612094346/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/madrasthroughthemovies-tracing-the-parallel-journey-of-mgr-and-sivaji-in-madras/articleshow/77749961.cms |archive-date=12 June 2021 |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=The Times of India}}
Soundtrack
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Kannadasan.{{Cite web |title=Thirisoolam (1979) |url=http://play.raaga.com/tamil/album/thirisoolam-t0001845 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826120009/http://play.raaga.com/tamil/album/thirisoolam-t0001845 |archive-date=26 August 2014 |access-date=22 August 2014 |website=Raaga.com}}{{Cite web |title=Trisoolam Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan |url=https://macsendisk.com/product/trisoolam-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan-4/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017114831/https://macsendisk.com/product/trisoolam-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan-4/ |archive-date=17 October 2022 |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Macsendisk}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! 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.{{Cite magazine |last=பி. எஸ். எம். |date=11 February 1979 |title=திரிசூலம் |url=https://ibb.co/PW9FwhK |url-status=usurped |magazine=Kalki |language=ta |page=33 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414133752/https://ibb.co/PW9FwhK |archive-date=14 April 2023 |access-date=14 April 2023}} Naagai Dharuman of Anna called it a milestone achievement in Ganesan's career,{{Cite news |last=தருமன் |first=நாகை |date=4 February 1979 |title=திரிசூலம் |url=https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_23_3_108/4.jp2/full/1000,1366/270/default.jpg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/5e23U |archive-date=17 January 2025 |access-date=17 January 2025 |work=Anna |pages=4 |language=ta |via=Endangered Archives Programme}} while Alibaba called triple action of Ganesan as full satisfaction for his fans and Kalkandu called a film for masses where logic should not be questioned.{{Cite magazine |date=31 May 1981 |title=திரிசூலம் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1981-05-31/page/n11/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230406175311/https://archive.org/details/kalki1981-05-31/page/n11/mode/2up |archive-date=6 April 2023 |access-date=6 April 2023 |magazine=Kalki |page=10 |language=Ta |via=Internet Archive}} It was a silver jubilee hit.{{Cite web |date=28 January 2023 |title=11 திரையரங்குகளில் வெள்ளி விழா கண்ட சிவாஜி படம் எது தெரியுமா? |url=https://tamil.news18.com/news/entertainment/cinema-sivajis-thirisoolam-movie-get-silver-jubilee-in-11-theatres-880470.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230409132250/https://tamil.news18.com/news/entertainment/cinema-sivajis-thirisoolam-movie-get-silver-jubilee-in-11-theatres-880470.html |archive-date=9 April 2023 |access-date=9 April 2023 |website=News18 |language=ta}}
Legacy
Thirisoolam is included alongside other Ganesan-starring films in the compilation DVD 8th Ulaga Adhisayam Sivaji.{{Cite news |last=Iyer |first=Aruna V. |date=13 May 2012 |title=For the love of Sivaji |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/for-the-love-of-sivaji/article3413602.ece |url-status=live |access-date=15 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221103200/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/for-the-love-of-sivaji/article3413602.ece |archive-date=21 December 2016}}
References
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External links
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Category:1970s Tamil-language films
Category:Films about twin brothers
Category:Films directed by K. Vijayan
Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan
Category:Films set in Jammu and Kashmir
Category:Tamil remakes of Kannada films