Thulli Thirintha Kaalam
Thulli Thirintha Kaalam is a 1998 Tamil drama film directed by Balasekaran and produced by K. Balachander. The film featured Arun Kumar alongside Kushboo in the lead roles, while Roshini, Raghuvaran, and Karan play supporting roles. The film, which had music composed by Jayanth, opened in March 1998 to positive reviews.
| Thulli Thirintha Kaalam | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Balasekaran |
| Produced by | Rajam Balachander, Pushpa Kandhasamy |
| Written by | Balasekaran |
| Starring | Arun Kumar Kushboo Roshini Karan |
| Music by | Jayanth |
| Cinematography | Vijay Gopal |
| Edited by | Ganesh |
Production company | Kavithalaya Productions |
Release date | 12 March 1998 |
Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Four youths who are good for nothing veil away their time doing nothing. Their parents too are fed up with their irresponsible behavior. Kausalya comes to live in their neighborhood. Seeing their lifestyle and behavior, she decides to teach them a lesson.
Cast
- Arun Kumar as Ashok
- Kushboo as Kausalya
- Roshini as Devi
- Karan as Raghu
- Raghuvaran as Chidambaram, (Kausalya and Raghu's father)
- Fathima Babu as Visalam (Chidambaram Wife)
- Ramji as Manohar
- Dhamu as Dhamu
- Cochin Hanifa as Nair
- Sriman as Saravanan
- Jai Ganesh as Ashok's father
- Delhi Ganesh as Dhamu's father
- Rami Reddy as Devi's father
- Madhan Bob as Bank Manager
- Mohan Raman as Job Officer
- Mahendran as Market Worker
- Ramesh Khanna as himself
- Kavithalaya Krishnan as himself
- Swathi in a Special appearance
- Alphonsa in a Special appearance
Soundtrack
Soundtrack was composed by Jayanth.[1]
- Deewana - Mano, Pop Shalini
- Mannil Enna - Mano, Malgudi Subha
- Azhage - K. S. Chithra
- Kowsalya - Harini, Baby Deepika
- Tak Tak - P. Unnikrishnan, Sujatha, Vijay
- Vaarthai Enna - Mano
Release
The film opened to positive reviews with a critic from Indolink.com noting "this K. Balachandar production has nothing new or different to offer but provides an old youth-advice masala with some sentiment pickle, sweet comedy and songs".[2]
The film became a commercial success, prompting Telugu and Kannada versions of the film to be produced.[3] Telugu remake titled Ammayi Kosam had Ravi Teja and Meena in lead roles.