Thulasi (1987 film)

Thulasi
Directed by	Ameerjan
Screenplay by	Ameerjaan
Story by	K. Somasundareswar
Produced by	P. S. V. Hariharan
Starring	Murali Seetha
Cinematography	C. S. Ravibabu
Edited by	S. S. Nazir
Music by	Sampath Selvam
Production company	Veeralakshmi Combines
Release date	27 November 1987 (1987-11-27)
Running time	120 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Thulasi (transl. Basil) is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Ameerjan. The film stars Murali and Seetha. It was released on 27 November 1987.^[1]

Plot

Thirunavukarasu is considered a god by his villagers. Nevertheless, his son Sammadham is an atheist and he doesn't believe in his father's power. Sammadham and Ponni, a low caste girl, fall in love with each other. Sammadham's best friend Siva, a low caste boy, passes the Master of Arts degree successfully. Thirunavukarasu's daughter Thulasi then develops a soft corner for Siva.

Thirunavukarasu cannot accept for his son Sammadham's marriage with Ponni due to caste difference. Sammadham then challenges him to marry her. Thirunavukarasu appoints henchmen to kill her and Ponni is found dead the next day in the water. In the meantime, Siva also falls in love with Thulasi. The rest of the story is what happens to Siva and Thulasi.

Cast

• Murali as Sivalingam "Siva"
• Seetha as Thulasi
• Chandrasekhar as Sammadham
• Major Sundarrajan as Thirunavukarasu
• Senthil
• Charle as Khan
• Thara as Ponni
• Mohanapriya as Sarasu
• Vathiyar Raman
• A. K. Veerasami as Kaliyappan

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Sampath Selvam, with lyrics written by Vairamuthu.^[2][3]

Song	Singer(s)	Duration
"Anbe Idhu Kadhal"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S.P. Sailaja	4:37
"Kathavu Thoranthu"	K. S. Chithra	4:08
"Ooraiellam"	K. J. Yesudas	4:45
"Vaa Vaa Pudhu"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	5:12

Reception

The Indian Express gave a negative review calling it "thwarted love".^[4]

References

1. "thulasi ( 1987 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 19 May 2006. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
2. "Thulasi (1987)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
3. "Thulasi Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Sampath Selvam". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
4. "Thwarted love". The Indian Express. 3 July 1987. p. 12. Retrieved 22 December 2018 – via Google News Archive.

External links

• Thulasi at IMDb