Thirisoolam (1979)

Thirisoolam (English: Trident) is a 1979 Tamil film directed by K. Vijayan. It has Sivaji Ganesan playing three different roles. The film was Sivaji's last all-time blockbuster and completed a 200-days run at the box office. About 30 million tickets were sold worldwide. This was significant as Tamil Nadu population was 47 million then.

The film is a remake of the Kannada film Shankar Guru (1978) that stars Rajkumar, who also appears in the triple role.

Synopsis

Rajasekaran (Sivaji Ganesan) is an upright businessman whose associates are involved in shady deals. During an argument over such a deal, a scuffle ensues and Rajasekharan accidentally shoots one of his associates dead. Fleeing from the police, he loses contact with his pregnant wife Sumathi (K. R. Vijaya).

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