Thirumalai (2003)
Thirumalai is a Tamil Action Romantic film directed by Ramana . This film has Vijay and Jyothika in the lead roles with Lawrence Raghavendra and Kiran Rathod make special appearances in the film. Produced by Kavithalayaa Productions banner. In which Vijay plays a bike mechanic of the Pudupet area in Chennai. This film was a turning point in actor Vjay's career as he introduced himself as an action hero with a well changed stylish new look. The new formula of action along with Punch dialogues suited well for Vijay. And worked out well on screen. This film opened to huge positive reviews and was declared a blockbuster hit in Vijay's career. The highly commercial success of the film lead to be remade in Telugu as Gowri in the year 2004.
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