Thee (1981 film)
Thee English Fire is a 1981 Tamil film directed R. Krishnamurthy. Rajinikanth plays the lead role and Suman plays the role of his brother. It is a remake of the classic Hindi film Deewar starring Bollywood Mega Star Amitabh Bachchan with Shashi Kapoor, Neetu Singh and Parveen Babi. The Hindi film was directed by Yash Chopra.
Unable to bear the public disgrace father deserts the family, and the sons are raised by their mother Sita Sowcar Janaki who brings them to Chennai, who suffers the trials and tribulations of a poor single mother. Raja, the elder brother, grows up with an acute awareness of his fathers humiliation and is victimized for his fathers supposed misdeeds. In the process of fighting for his rights, Raja, who starts out as a boot polisher and becomes a dockyard worker in his youth, becomes a smuggler and a leading figure of the underworld.The film opens with the strong leadership of trade unionist AVM Rajan, who works hard to enhance the lives of struggling laborers. He lives in a modest home with his wife, Sita Sowcar Janaki, and their two young sons, Raja Rajinikanth and Ravi Suman. The trade unionist, however, is blackmailed by a corrupt businessman who threatens to kill his family if he does not cease his activities. Forced into compliance, the trade unionist is thus attacked by the very same laborers who once supported him. His family is also persecuted by the angry workers who brand young Rajas arm with the words My Father Is A Thief. The trade unionist then runs away forcing Sita and her two children into destitute poverty. Not knowing what else to do, Sita brings her children to Chennai and struggles as a day labourer to care for her now homeless boys. ........
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