Thirisoolam (1979)

Thirisoolam (English: Trident) is a 1979 Tamil film directed by K. Vijayan. It has Sivaji Ganesan playing three different roles. The film was Sivaji's last all-time blockbuster and completed a 200-days run at the box office. About 30 million tickets were sold worldwide. This was significant as Tamil Nadu population was 47 million then.

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