Thulli Thirintha Kaalam


Thulli Thirintha Kaalam is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language coming-of-age drama film directed by Balasekaran and produced by Kavithalayaa Productions. The film stars Arun Vijay and Roshini in lead roles while Khushbu, Raghuvaran, and Karan played other supporting roles. It was released on 30 March 1998.

Plot

Four youths are good for nothing and spend their time doing nothing. Their parents too are fed up with their irresponsible behaviour. Kausalya comes to live in their neighbourhood. Seeing their lifestyle and behaviour, she decides to teach them a lesson.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Jayanth.

Reception

A critic from Dinakaran noted "this film is a milestone that speaks well of the newly set-in trend in Tamil field created by the young generation directors". Ji of Kalki found Kushboo's flashback to be poignant, he found Arun Kumar's performance as poor but praised the other actors while also praising Jayanth's music and felt Kushboo was slowly becoming supporting actress. D. S. Ramanujam of The Hindu wrote, "Karan scales new heights in his career, while director Balasekharan, who has written the story, screenplay and dialogue, queers the pitch Vijaygopal's cinematography captures the drama in good measure".
The film became a commercial success, prompting a Telugu version of the film to be produced.