Thirunelveli (film)

Thulasi (Prabhu) is a rich landlord in Tirunelveli who lives with his brother Varadappan (Karan) and mother (Manorama). Varadappan has a wife (Sithara), son (Shankthi Kumar), and a daughter Rani (Vindhya). Thulasi is well-respected in his hometown, and he never lies at any circumstance. A small flashback is shown where Thulasi was in love with Roja, but she died. Enmity prevails between Thulasi and Soonaswamy (S. S. Chandran). Udhaya is appointed as Varadappan's car driver, and love blossoms between Udhaya and Rani. Thulasi realises this but does not disclose this to Varadappan, as he would try to separate the couple. Soonaswamy joins hands with Velu Nayakkar Ponnambalam, local thug and tries to separate Thulasi and Varadappan, in which he succeeds. Thulasi leaves home with his mother. Now, Varadappan finds out about Rani's love affair and decides to kill her and Udhaya. The couple runs to Thulasi for life. Thulasi hides them in his home. When Varadappan inquires about the couple to Thulasi, he lies that he is not aware of their whereabouts. Varadappan leaves the place, believing that Thulasi will never lie. The couple thanks Thulasi for saving their lives but are shocked to see him dead. Varadappan then realises his mistake and apologises. The couple is united.

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• Prabhu as Thulasi Nayakkar
• Roja as Thulasi's former lover
• Karan as Varadappan Nayakkar
• Sithara as Varadappan's wife
• Vindhya as Rani
• Manorama as Thulasi's mother
• Udhaya as Rani's husband
• S. S. Chandran as Soonaswamy Naidu
• Ponnambalam as Soonaswamy's friend
• Vivek as Soonaswamy's son
• Thalapathy Dinesh
• Ramya Krishnan as Azhagamma (Dancer) in "Yele Azhagamma"
• Raghava Lawrence as dancer in "Yele Azhagamma"

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Soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.{{Cite web |date=6 September 1999 |title=Thirunelveli (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Ilaiyaraaja |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/thirunelveli-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1400450786 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111135656/https://music.apple.com/us/album/thirunelveli-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1400450786 |archive-date=11 January 2023 |access-date=11 January 2023 |website=Apple Music}}{{Cite web |title=Tirunelveli (2000) |url=https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/tirunelveli-songs-T0001035 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517005658/https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/tirunelveli-songs-T0001035 |archive-date=17 May 2022 |accessdate=14 October 2021 |website=Raaga.com}}

Malini Mannath wrote for Chennai Online, "The director, like the audience, seems to have had enough of filial bonding, and takes recourse to the caste factor to pep up his narration [...] Vivek's comedy track is weird, but provides some welcome relief".{{Cite web |last=Mannath |first=Malini |title=Thirunelveli |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/Moviereviews/tammov25.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040131122756/http://www.chennaionline.com/Moviereviews/tammov25.asp |archive-date=31 January 2004 |access-date=12 January 2023 |website=Chennai Online}} Tamil Star wrote, "It is Prabhu's sensitive portrayal and a more gripping narrative after the interval that have saved the film from slipping into mediocrity [...] Fight scenes are well executed . But Ilayaraja's music is disappointing".{{cite web |title=Movie: Thirunelveli |url=http://www.tamilstar.com/reviews/thirunelveli/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081122023810/http://www.tamilstar.com/reviews/thirunelveli |archive-date=22 November 2008 |access-date=27 August 2022 |website=Tamil Star}}

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