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{{Infobox film
| name = Pokkiri Thambi
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = [[Senthilnathan]]
| producer = Vijaya Muralee S. Selvi P. Pandian
| writer = S. Gajendra Kumar (dialogues)
| screenplay = Senthilnathan
| story = S. Gajendra Kumar
| starring = [[Anandaraj]] [[Kaveri (Tamil actress)|Kaveri]]
| music = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
| cinematography = M. Kesavan
| editing = J. Elango
| distributor =
| studio = Kavi Bharathi Creations
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1992|05|22}}
| runtime = 125 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Pokkiri Thambi''''' is a [[Tamil films of 1992|1992]] Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[thriller film]] directed by [[Senthilnathan]]. The film features [[Anandaraj]] and [[Kaveri (Tamil actress)|Kaveri]] in lead roles, with [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]], [[Janagaraj]], Jayanthkumar, Balambika, [[Kumarimuthu]], Bayilvan Ranganathan, Anuja, [[Kullamani]], Boopathi Raja and [[King Kong (actor)|King Kong]] playing supporting roles. The film had musical score by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]] and was released on 22 May 1992.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://spicyonion.com/movie/pokkiri-thambi/|title=Pokkiri Thambi (1992) Tamil Movie|access-date=6 January 2020|publisher=spicyonion.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/pokkiri-thambi-movie/11674|title=Pokkiri Thambi (1992)|access-date=6 January 2020|publisher=gomolo.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jointscene.com/movies/Kollywood/Pokkiri_Thambi/9881|title=Find Tamil Movie Pokkiri Thambi|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100523055236/http://www.jointscene.com/movies/Kollywood/Pokkiri_Thambi/9881|archive-date=23 May 2010|access-date=6 January 2020|publisher=jointscene.com|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/filmography.cgi?name=pokkiri%20thambi|title=Filmography of pokkiri thambi|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040818051913/http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/filmography.cgi?name=pokkiri%20thambi|archive-date=18 August 2004|access-date=6 January 2020|publisher=cinesouth.com|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Plot==
In a remote village, many young women have mysteriously disappeared the night and their dead bodies are found the following day. Pannaiyar ([[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]]), the village chief, promises the villagers to find and punish the culprit. Thambidurai ([[Anandaraj]]) is an angry young man who works hard the day in Pannaiyar's farm and enjoys drinking [[arrack]] the night. He lives with his mother (V. R. Thilagam) and his sister Selvi (Balambika). Thereafter, Selvi and Pannaiyar's son Jayanthkumar (Jayanthkumar) fall in love with each other but Pannaiyar refuses to marry them and humiliates Thambidurai. A vengeful Thambidurai then sneaks into Pannaiyar's house the night and he forcefully rapes Kaveri ([[Kaveri (Tamil actress)|Kaveri]]) thinking that she is Pannaiyar's daughter.

At the village court, Kaveri reveals that her elder sister was found dead a few months ago in this village so she has come to their village to find the culprit. Kaveri was kidnapped that night and the abductor put her in Pannaiyar's house. Thambidurai who went this way raped her. Pannaiyar orders Thambidurai to marry her immediately and he marries her in front of the villagers. Later, Thambidurai finds out that the serial killer and serial rapist is none than Pannaiyar and he exposes Pannaiyar's true face to the villagers. Overcome by embarrassment, Pannaiyar commits suicide by drowning.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Anandaraj]] as Thambidurai
*[[Kaveri (Tamil actress)|Kaveri]] as Kaveri
*[[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]] as Pannaiyar
*[[Janagaraj]] as Rajamani
*Jayanthkumar as Jayanthkumar
*Balambika as Selvi
*[[Kumarimuthu]] as Villager
*Bayilvan Ranganathan as Villager
*Anuja as Irulayee
*[[Kullamani]] as Villager
*Boopathi Raja as Maruthu
*[[King Kong (actor)|King Kong]] as Thambidurai's friend
*Varalakshmi as Lakshmi
*V. R. Thilagam as Thambidurai's mother
*[[Pasi Sathya]]
*Surekha
*Premi as Villager
*Usha Priya as Victim's mother
*[[Lalitha Kumari]] as Maruthu's sister
*[[Senthilnathan]] as Periya Karuppu
{{colend}}

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album|
| name = Pokkiri Thambi
| type = [[soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1992
| recorded = 1992
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 23:39
| label = Super Recording Co Ltd
| producer = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by [[film composer]] [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]. The soundtrack, released in 1992, features 5 tracks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/pokkiri-thambi-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1416900824|title=Pokkiri Thambi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP by Deva|access-date=6 January 2020|publisher=mio.to}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/pokkiri-thambi/rdt4E8lrPDQ_|title=Pokkiri Thambi By Deva|access-date=6 January 2020|publisher=jiosaavn.com}}</ref>

{{tracklist|
|extra_column=Singer(s)
|headline = Tracklist
|all_lyrics=Kalidasan
|total_length=23:39
|title1=Silu Silu|extra1=[[Mano (singer)|Mano]], [[K. S. Chithra]]|length1=4:41
|title2=Marai Karumarai|extra2=[[Malaysia Vasudevan]], K. S. Chithra|length2=5:26
|title3=Yei Mannula Urundu|extra3=[[Swarnalatha]]|length3=4:40
|title4=Ootta Guduzhaila|extra4=[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]|length4=4:34
|title5=Mattu Vandi|extra5=Malaysia Vasudevan|length5=4:18
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:1992 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian thriller films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Deva (composer)]]
[[Category:1992 thriller films]]

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