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Thirupaachi (2005)

Thirupaachi poster
Original title
திருப்பாச்சி
Directed by
Perarasu
Genre
heroic bloodshed
Country
India
Runtime
2h 40m
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 22 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man protects his family and his hometown from a local gangster. He uses action and sacrifice to resolve the conflict.

fast-pacedaction-packedheroicsentimentalmasaladramaticfamily-centric

What happens

Thirupaachi is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Perarasu (in his directorial debut) and produced by R. B. Choudary under Super Good Films. The film stars Vijay in the main lead role alongside Trisha and Mallika, while J. Livingston, Pasupathy, Benjamin, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Vaiyapuri and Manoj K. Jayan play supporting roles. The music was composed by Dhina, who jointly composed one song each with Devi Sri Prasad and Mani Sharma. The cinematography and editing were handled by S. Saravanan and V. Jaishankar. Thirupaachi was released on 14 January 2005, and was one of the most successful Tamil films of the year. It was remade in Kannada as Thangigagi and in Telugu as Annavaram. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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