Sivakasi (film)

Sivakasi is a 2005 Tamil action film directed by Perarasu, starring Vijay, Asin and Prakash Raj in lead roles. The films music is composed by Srikanth Deva. The film was released during Diwali 2005 to positive reviews from the critics. This movie completed 150 days and became a highly successful venture at boxoffice.The movie is dubbed in Hindi as Virasat Ki Jung.

Muthappa was a good boy who lived in a village named Nattarasan Kottai and who followed his parents orders. His elder brother Udayappa Prakash Raj who was a crook even as a child, tells him to get some fireworks for the village Deepavali festival. Muthappa obeys and Udayappa lights the firework. A woman stands on top of the bursting firecracker and begins to burn. She begs for life and is carted to the hospital. Their father Rajesh interrogates Sivakasi. Udayappa tells Muthappa to not tell that it was him. Muthappa is left in a long period of silence. Udayappa screams to the village that it was Muthappa. Their father thrashes Muthappa. Muthappas sister and mother cry for him to stop, but their father pays no attention. Udayappa smirks and laughs throughout the thrashing. Muthappa is disowned and his father tells him never to show his face to him again. Muthappa secretly obtains several objects during the beating, his mothers bangles, the belt used by his father to thrash him, and his brothers glasses. Ashamed and no longer knowing who he is, Muthappa leaves for Chennai and changes his name and survives, with the sympathetic support of Venky and Mamoi, who together with Sivakasi, help him forget his past and start a welding business. Sivakasi soon makes a living as a successful welder and becomes the owner of the largest welding shop in the city, respected by the local people and a local hero. As a result, he slowly lets his horrific past drift away from him.Sivakasi is criticized by Hema for his actions and she leaves him saying his familys agreement will seal their marriage, and she will not marry anyone else but him until his family approves. Sivakasi finds the old possessions and realizes he has to return to make things right. Sivakasi leaves for his village and realises how much has changed over the years. His father is now dead. His brother, now a MLA, treats his mother Geetha and younger sister Lakshana very badly. After finding out the pitiable condition of

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