Thulli Thirintha Kaalam is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language coming-of-age drama film directed by Balasekaran and produced by Kavithalayaa Productions. The film stars Arun Vijay and Roshini in lead roles while Khushbu, Raghuvaran, and Karan played other supporting roles. It was released on 12 March 1998.[1]
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| Directed by | Balasekaran |
| Written by | Balasekaran |
| Produced by | Rajam Balachander Pushpa Kandhasamy |
| Starring | Arunkumar Roshini Khushbu Karan |
| Cinematography | Vijay Gopal |
| Edited by | Ganesh |
| Music by | Jayanth |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Four youths who are good for nothing while away their time doing nothing. Their parents too are fed up with their irresponsible behaviour. Kausalya comes to live in their neighbourhood. Seeing their lifestyle and behaviour, she decides to teach them a lesson.
Cast
- Arunkumar as Ashok
- Roshini as Devi, Ashok's love interest
- Khushbu as Kausalya
- Karan as Raghu
- Raghuvaran as Chidambaram
- Fathima Babu as Visalam
- 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
- Scissor Manohar
- Ramesh Khanna as himself
- Kavithalaya Krishnan as himself
- Swathi in a Special appearance
- Alphonsa in a Special appearance
Soundtrack
Soundtrack was composed by Jayanth and lyrics by Vaasan and Dr. Kruthaya.[2][3]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Deewana" | Mano, Pop Shalini | |
| 2. | "Mannil Enna" | Mano, Malgudi Subha | |
| 3. | "Azhage" | K. S. Chithra | |
| 4. | "Kowsalya" | Harini, Baby Deepika | |
| 5. | "Tak Tak Tak" | Nandha, Dr. Grubb, P. Unnikrishnan, Sujatha Mohan | |
| 6. | "Vaarthai Enna" | Mano |
Reception
A critic from Dinakaran noted "this film is a milestone that speaks well of the newly set-in trend in Tamil field created by the young generation directors".[4] Ji of Kalki found Kushboo's flashback to be poignant, he found Arun Kumar's performance as poor but praised the other actors while also praising Jayanth's music and felt Kushboo was slowly becoming supporting actress.[5] D. S. Ramanujam of The Hindu wrote, "Karan scales new heights in his career, while director Balasekharan, who has written the story, screenplay and dialogue, queers the pitch [...] Vijaygopal's cinematography captures the drama in good measure".[6]
The film became a commercial success, prompting a Telugu version (Ammayi Kosam) of the film to be produced.[7]
