Synopsis
Tharai Thappattai is a 2016 Tamil-language musical drama film written, produced and directed by Bala.
The film features M. Sasikumar and Varalakshmi Sarathkumar in the leading roles, with Ilaiyaraaja composing the music based on karakattam.
Ilaiyaraaja won the National Film Award for Best Background Score at the 63rd National Film Awards.
The story follows Pulavar Samy (G.M.Kumar), an unsuccessful musician who wastes his life with the bottle, and his teetotaler son Sannaasi (Sasikumar), who is the head of a 'Tharai Thappattai' music and dance troupe. The troupe's lead dancer Sooravali (Varalakshmi Sarathkumar) has a temper but is in love with Sannasi, while a fan named Karuppiah (R.K. Suresh) proposes marriage to Sooravali through Sannasi.
The film began production in 2013 and was released on 14 January 2016.
