Thirumoorthy

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Thirumoorthy
Thirumoorthy poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Pavithran
Written byPavithran
Produced byM. G. Sekar
S. Santhanam
Starring
CinematographyB. Balamurugan
Edited by B. Lenin
V. T. Vijayan
Music by Deva
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. It was released on 11 May 1995, [1] and emerged a box office hit. [2]

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Plot

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. Uma's 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

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Deva, with lyrics by Vaali. [3] The song "Senguruvi Senguruvi" is set to Anandabhairavi raga. [4]

SongSinger(s)Length
"Manjal Nila"Rahini Santhanam, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 4:42
"Masthu Masthu"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki, Chorus4:23
"Namma Ooru"Atha Ali Azad, Chorus4:43
"Namma Thalaivar" Mano, Chorus4:12
"Senguruvi"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki5:58
"Thaka Thimi Tha" Suresh Peters, Annupamaa, Chorus3:58

Reception

R. P. R. of Kalki praised Krishna's choreography as the sole positive of the film. [5]

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