Theerpu (transl. Judgement) is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by R. Krishnamoorthy. The film stars Jaishankar, Sujatha, K. Balaji and Sivaji Ganesan. The film had musical score by M S Viswanathan. It is a remake of the Malayalam film Ithihasam.[1] The film become a blockbuster at the box-office, running for over 100 days in theaters.[2]

Theerpu
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Directed by	R. Krishnamoorthy
Written by	A. L. Narayanan
Produced by	Anandavalli Balaji
Starring	Sivaji Ganesan Jaishankar Sujatha Vijayakumar
Cinematography	K. S. Prasad
Edited by	V. Chakrapani
Music by	M S Viswanathan
Production company	Sujatha Cine Arts
Release date	21 April 1982 (1982-04-21)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

The film revolves around a family Sivaji ganeshan(Rajashekar who is a Superintendent of Police) where a man lives happily with his wife, two sons (a Lawyer and an Inspector) and a daughter. Things get worse when his daughter gets raped by a smuggler owing to a revenge. He immediately kills him after seeing his daughter in such a state.

He gets arrested by his own son for committing murder. His other son, the lawyer, tries to prove him innocent. During investigations, he doesn't reveal the real cause fearing his daughter's reputation. What happens next is the rest of the film.

Cast

• Sivaji Ganeshan
• Sujatha
• Jai Shankar
• K. Balaji
• Sarath Babu
• Vijayakumar
• Manorama
• R. N. Sudarshan
• Silk Smitha

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and lyrics were by Vaali.[3][4]

References

External links

• Theerpu at IMDb

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