Thyagam

Thyagam (/θjɑːɡəm/transl.Sacrifice) is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by K. Vijayan, starring Sivaji Ganesan and Lakshmi. It is a remake of the 1974 Bengali film Amanush.^[2] The film was released on 4 March 1978 and became one of the highest-grossing Tamil films of the year.^[1]

Raja and Radha are lovers. Raja is a rich man who has now fallen into depths of despair and poverty due to machinations of Ramasamy who was their accountant. He has taken over the family property after sending Raja to prison under fake rape and murder charges. Radha too has left him. Inspector Prasanth joins duty and strikes an odd friendship with Raja after initial skirmishes. He rehabilitates Raja, who is an engineer, by giving him a civil contract for construction of a bridge. Life seems to turn for the better until Ramasamy finds out that the inspector is now reinvestigating the fake charges. He attempts to destroy the bridge, damage Raja and Prasanth's name and save himself. Does he succeed or does Raja manage to redeem himself?

The music was scored by Ilaiyaraaja and the lyrics were written by Kannadasan.^[3][4] The song "Thenmalli Poove" is set to Mohanam raga.^[5][6]

Ananda Vikatan le dio a la película 45 de 100 puntos, elogiando principalmente las actuaciones de Ganesan y Lakshmi, la cinematografía y el color de Prasad Labs . ^{[ 7 ]}

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