Theerpu

For the 2022 film, see Theerppu.

Theerpu (transl. Judgement) is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language film directed by R. Krishnamoorthy. The film stars Jaishankar, Sujatha, K. Balaji and Sivaji Ganesan. It is a remake of the Malayalam film Ithihasam.^[1] The film was released on 21 April 1982,^[2] and had a theatrical run of over 100 days.^[3]

Theerpu
Poster
Directed by	R. Krishnamoorthy
Written by	A. L. Narayanan (dialogues)
Produced by	Anandavalli Balaji
Starring	Sivaji Ganesan Jaishankar Sujatha Vijayakumar
Cinematography	K. S. Prasad
Edited by	V. Chakrapani
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Production company	Sujatha Cine Arts
Release date	21 April 1982 (1982-04-21)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Rajasekar, the Superintendent of Police, lives happily with his wife, two sons (one is a lawyer and the other an inspector), and a daughter. Things take a turn for the worse when his daughter is raped by a smuggler seeking revenge. Upon seeing his daughter in such a state, he immediately kills the smuggler. He is then arrested by his own son, who is an inspector, for committing murder. His other son, the lawyer, tries to prove his innocence. During the investigation, he does not reveal the real cause for fear of tarnishing his daughter's reputation. What happens next is the rest of the film.

Cast

• Sivaji Ganesan as Rajasekar, Superintendent of Police
• Sujatha as Radha
• Jaishankar as Govindan
• K. Balaji
• Sarath Babu
• Vijayakumar
• Sumalatha as Kalpana
• Manorama
• R. N. Sudarshan as Alexander
• Silk Smitha as Kamini

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and lyrics were by Vaali.^[4][5]

Track Title	Singers
"Soppanathil Sindhu Padithena"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam
"Theeye Unakenna"	M. S. Viswanathan
"Amma Oru Ambikaiye"	Vani Jairam, T. M. Soundararajan, P. Jayachandran
"Hey Mr. Ungalathan"	L. R. Eswari

Reception

Thiraignani of Kalki praised the performances of the star cast.^[6]