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{{short description|2007 Tamil film}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Thirutham
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = [[Ponram|Ponraman]]
| producer = Sunee Hari
| writer = [[Ponram|Ponraman]]
| starring = {{ubl|[[Harikumar (actor)|Harikumar]]|[[Priyanka Nair]]|Mansi Pritam}}
| music = [[Pravin Mani]]
| cinematography = [[Jeeva (director)|Jeeva]]
| editing = B. S. Vasu<br>Saleem
| distributor =
| studio = Foubro Films
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2007|09|14}}
| runtime = 125 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Thirutham''''' (English: ''Correction'') is a [[Tamil films of 2007|2007]] Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[romantic thriller]] film directed by Ponraman. The film features [[Harikumar (actor)|Harikumar]], [[Priyanka Nair]] and Mansi Pritam in lead roles, with [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]], [[Adithya (actor)|Adithya]], [[M. S. Bhaskar]], [[Suja Varunee]], [[Priya (actress)|Priya]], [[Vijay Babu (actor, born 1951)|Vijay Babu]] and Bharathi playing supporting roles. The film, produced by Sunee Hari, had musical score by [[Pravin Mani]] and was released on 14 September 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jointscene.com/movies/Kollywood/Thirutham/6714|title=Jointscene : Tamil Movie Thirutham|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090924090324/http://www.jointscene.com/movies/Kollywood/Thirutham/6714|archive-date=24 September 2009|access-date=6 January 2020|publisher=jointscene.com|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Plot==

The film begins with Karthik ([[Harikumar (actor)|Harikumar]]) arriving in [[Bangalore]] to meet Priya (Mansi Pritam), with whom he had a six-month online friendship. Karthik then takes an elderly couple from an old-age home with him to be his parents. Karthik seduces Priya and asks her parents to marry her with the help of his new parents. Her parents, who like his character, accept and they get married. However, the next morning, Priya is shocked to see her newly-wedded groom had disappeared with her jewels and money. Her uncle Saravanan ([[Adithya (actor)|Adithya]]), an assistant commissioner who is charged to catch Karthik, finally arrests him during his seventh wedding in [[Cochin]]. During the enquiry, Karthik falls into a coma, and Saravanan finds in his things a prescription with the hospital address. Saravanan goes to the hospital and meets Dr. Shanmugam ([[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]) in [[Ooty]]. Shanmugam tells him everything.

Karthik, whose real name is Velmurugan, was Shanmugam's car driver and lived with his widowed mother ([[Priya (actress)|Priya]]) in Ooty. His mother wanted him to get married, but all the women refused to marry him since he had a stammering mouth and an ugly-looking face. Therefore, Velmurugan developed an inferiority complex. Vandana ([[Priyanka Nair]]), an aspiring house surgeon, came to Ooty for her training course and stayed in Shanmugam's house. Moved by Velmurugan's sad life, Vandana helped him to overcome the stammering problem, and Velmurugan fell in love with her. One day, Vandana read Velmurugan's love letter and did not talk to him anymore. After her training, she left Ooty and returned home. Priya ([[Suja Varunee]]), one of the nurses working in the same hospital, promised Velmurugan that she will bring them together. However, Priya scammed him: she posed as Vandana on the phone and talked to the innocent Velmurugan, and she enjoyed life with his hard-earned savings. When he came to know about the scam, he was heartbroken. Thereafter, his mother died and he decided to end his life by falling into a ravine with his boss's car. However, he was heavily wounded and was brought to the hospital, where Shanmugam treated him. Velmurugan survived the accident but began to suffer from horrible headaches. He then underwent extensive plastic surgery on his face. Six months later, Velmurugan had become a handsome-looking man and successfully overcame his inferiority complex, but he developed a superiority complex. Afterwards, he became a psychopath and married around five women (all named Priya) and eloped on the very next day with their jewels and valuable belongings.

Back to the present, Karthik manages to escape from the hospital and decides to go to [[Delhi]] to marry another girl named Priya, but before, he bumps into the nurse Priya. When he tries to torture her to death, he becomes emotionally disturbed and faints. Admitted to the hospital, a worried Vandana comes to see Karthik, who is suffering from heavy headaches. Karthik begs her to kill him to relieve him from pain and suffering. Feeling guilty for what happened to him, Vandana euthanizes him and is arrested by the police.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Harikumar (actor)|Harikumar]] as Velmurugan / Karthik
*[[Priyanka Nair]] as Vandana
*Mansi Pritam as Priya
*[[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] as Dr. Shanmugam
*[[Adithya (actor)|Adithya]] as Saravanan
*[[M. S. Bhaskar]] as Punniyakodi
*[[Priya (actress)|Priya]] as Velmurugan's mother
*[[Vijay Babu (actor, born 1951)|Vijay Babu]] as Priya's father
*Bharathi as Priya's mother
*[[Suja Varunee]] as Priya
*[[Singamuthu]] as Astrologer
*[[Nellai Siva]] as Head constable
*S. V. S. Kumar as Doctor
*Dishyum Soman
*Archana Harish as Priya
*Simran Khan in a special appearance
{{colend}}

==Production==
Ponraman made his directorial debut with ''Thirutham'' under the banner of Foubro Films. [[Harikumar (actor)|Harikumar]] was selected to play the lead role for the second time after ''[[Thoothukudi (film)|Thoothukudi]]'' (2006). ''[[Veyil]]'' fame [[Priyanka Nair]] and newcomer Mansi Pritam were chosen to play the heroines. [[Jeeva (director)|Jeeva]] took in charge of cinematography. After Thoothukudi, both Harikumar and music director [[Pravin Mani]] came together for this album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/a-different-look-harikumar-tamil-news-33512|title=A different look - Harikumar|date=12 September 2007|access-date=6 January 2020|publisher=indiaglitz.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kollywoodtoday.net/news/thirutham-heading-towards-release/|title=Thirutham Heading towards release|date=2 July 2007|access-date=6 January 2020|publisher=kollywoodtoday.net}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news/july-07-04/26-07-07-prakash-raj.html|title=Prakash Raj's Mayilu|date=26 July 2007|access-date=6 January 2020|publisher=behindwoods.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2008/dec/01/gals-galore-in-ellam-avan-seyal-7381.html|title=Gals galore in 'Ellam Avan Seyal'|date=1 December 2008|access-date=6 January 2020|publisher=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album|
| name = Thirutham
| type = [[soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Pravin Mani]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1 August 2007
| recorded = 2007
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 20:47
| label =
| producer = [[Pravin Mani]]
| prev_title =[[Perarasu (film)|Perarasu]]
| prev_year =2006
| next_title =[[Iyakkam]]
| next_year =2008
}}

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by [[film composer]] [[Pravin Mani]]. The soundtrack features 5 tracks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mio.to/album/Thirutham+(2007)|title=Thirutham (2007) - Pravin Mani|access-date=6 January 2020|publisher=mio.to}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://mymazaa.com/tamil/audiosongs/movie/Thirutham.html|title=Thirutham Songs|access-date=6 January 2020|publisher=mymazaa.com}}</ref> Saraswathy Srinivas of ''[[Rediff.com]]'' rated the album 2 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Not many brownie points for Thirutham music. An average fare".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ia.rediff.com/movies/2007/jun/25ssthiru.htm|title=Thirutham has average music|date=25 June 2007|access-date=6 January 2020|author=Saraswathy Srinivas|work=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref>

{{tracklist|
|extra_column=Singer(s)
|headline = Tracklist
|total_length=20:47
|title1=Paadhai Therigiradhu|extra1=[[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]]|lyrics1=Sivakasi Sridhar|length1=4:37
|title2=Badava Kaiya Pudida|extra2=[[Jassie Gift]], [[Anuradha Sriram]]|lyrics2=Sivakasi Sridhar|length2=4:12
|title3=Labam Yogam|extra3=[[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]]|lyrics3=Sivakasi Sridhar|length3=4:05
|title4=Kadhal Kanmaniye|extra4=[[Unni Menon]], [[K. S. Chithra]]|lyrics4=Sivakasi Sridhar|length4=4:06
|title5=Sidumoonji Dhevadhaiye|extra5=[[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]], Kalyani|lyrics5=[[Yugabharathi]]|length5=3:47
}}

==Release==

The film was released on 14 September 2007 alongside five other films.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news/sep-07-02/14-09-07-friday.html|title=Thank God it's Friday|date=14 September 2007|access-date=6 January 2020|publisher=behindwoods.com}}</ref>

''Kollywoodtoday.net'' praised Harikumar's acting and called the film "an average flick with good storyline".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kollywoodtoday.net/reviews/review-thirutham/|title=Review - Thirutham|date=17 September 2007|access-date=6 January 2020|publisher=kollywoodtoday.net}}</ref> A critic lauded the lead pair's acting and criticized the film's screenplay.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.koodal.com/tamil/movies/reviews/328/thirutham|title=THIRUTHAM Review|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100107092842/http://www.koodal.com/tamil/movies/reviews/328/thirutham|archive-date=7 January 2010|access-date=6 January 2020|language=Tamil|publisher=koodal.com|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Another reviewer wrote, "Hari does go through most of the roles with easy assurance" and called the film "below average". He also noted that the film had similarities with ''[[Naan Avanillai (2007 film)|Naan Avanillai]]'' (2007), ''[[Manmadhan (film)|Manmadhan]]'' (2004) and ''[[Kalyanaraman (1979 film)|Kalyanaraman]]'' (1979).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinefundas.com/2008/02/10/thirutham-tamil-movie-review|title=Thirutham - Tamil Movie Review|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091129050855/http://www.cinefundas.com/2008/02/10/thirutham-tamil-movie-review|archive-date=29 November 2009|access-date=6 January 2020|publisher=cinefundas.com|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:2007 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic thriller films]]
[[Category:Films featuring an item number]]
[[Category:2000s romantic thriller films]]

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