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Language
  
Tamil

Director
  
A. R. Ramesh

Country
  
India

Release date
  
15 January 1996 (1996-01-15)

Thayagam is a 1996 Tamil action film directed by A. R. Ramesh. The film features Vijayakanth, Arun Pandian and Napoleon in lead roles. The film had musical score by Deva and was released on 15 January 1996. The movie did not do well at the box office. It was dubbed in Telugu as Maathru Bhoomi.

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Plot

Three death row prisoners escape from the jail and hijack a plane where Abdul Salim (Laxmi Rattan), a scientist, owns a miracle drug. The pilot (Napoleon), instead of listening the hijackers, manages to land in a Kashmir mountain. There, Snobir (Mansoor Ali Khan), a sadistic terrorist leader threatens the passengers for recovering the drugs.

Cast

  • Vijayakanth as Sakthivel
  • Arun Pandian as Pailwan
  • Napoleon as Pilot
  • Ranjitha as Shakeela
  • Mohini as Abirami
  • Mansoor Ali Khan as Snobir (Snow Bear)
  • Laxmi Rattan as Abdul Salim
  • Kazan Khan as Sunil
  • Peeli Sivam as Sakthivel's father
  • Vivek
  • Thyagu
  • Balu Anand
  • Sakthivel
  • Vaithi
  • Baby Jennifer as Angela

    • Awards

    The film has won the following awards since its release :

    Tamil Nadu State Film Awards 1996

  • Tamil Nadu State Film Special Award for Best Actor - Vijayakanth
  • Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Lyricist - Piraisoodan

    • Soundtrack

    The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Deva. The soundtrack, released in 1996, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Piraisoodan.

    References

    Thayagam Wikipedia
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