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Thirisoolam (1979)

Thirisoolam poster
Directed by
K. Vijayan
Genre
drama
Country
India
Runtime
3h
Rated
U
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man plays three different characters in this Tamil film. It follows their separate lives and how they are connected in surprising ways.

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What happens

Thirisoolam (transl. 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). 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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