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Thee

  • 1981
  • 2h 40m
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6.6/10
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Thee (1981)
ActionCrimeDrama

Two brothers choose different career paths. The one becomes a smuggler and the other a policeman.Two brothers choose different career paths. The one becomes a smuggler and the other a policeman.Two brothers choose different career paths. The one becomes a smuggler and the other a policeman.

  • Director
    • R. Krishnamurthy
  • Writer
    • A.L. Narayanan
  • Stars
    • Rajinikanth
    • Suman
    • Sowcar Janaki
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    6.6/10
    182
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    • Director
      • R. Krishnamurthy
    • Writer
      • A.L. Narayanan
    • Stars
      • Rajinikanth
      • Suman
      • Sowcar Janaki
    • 1Critic review
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    Rajinikanth
    Rajinikanth
    • Rajshekhar 'Raja'
    • (as Rajnikanth)
    Suman
    Suman
    • Inspector Ravi
    Sowcar Janaki
    Sowcar Janaki
    • Seetha
    Sripriya
    • Radha
    Shubha
    Shubha
    • Anantlakshmi 'Anita'
    • (as Shoba)
    Major Sundarrajan
    Major Sundarrajan
    • Police Commissioner (Radha's Dad)
    • (as Sundarrajan)
    Thengai Srinivasan
    Thengai Srinivasan
    • Rahim Bhai
    R.S. Manohar
    • Madan
    A.V.M. Rajan
    • Ramaiya (Seetha's Husband)
    S.A. Ashokan
    S.A. Ashokan
    • Madan's Boss (Guest Appearance)
    V. Gopalakrishnan
    • Michael
    K. Balaji
    • Jagdish
    Madhavi
    Madhavi
    Omkaar
    Sanjeev Pandey
    • Inspector Ravi Verma
    • (as Ravi verma)
    • Director
      • R. Krishnamurthy
    • Writer
      • A.L. Narayanan
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    • Trivia
      This is the dubbed Hindi version of Tamil movie "Thee". "Thee" was a remake of Amitabh's movie Deewar.
    • Connections
      Remake of Deewaar (1975)
    • Soundtracks
      Subbanna Sonnaranna (Tamil)
      Music by M.S. Viswanathan
      Lyrics by Kannadasan
      Performed by Malaysia Vasudevan, S.N. Surendar and Kovai Soundararajan

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    • Release date
      • January 26, 1981 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Tamil
    • Also known as
      • Illaka
    • Production company
      • Suresh Arts
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $11,184
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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