Theekuchi

<p>Sakthi (Jaivarma) is on a mission to take revenge on those who usurped government land and killed his mother ( ), who wanted to construct a school there. Instead, a local illicit arrack seller and rowdy named Pasupathy Pandian ( ), with the help of the Education Minister Kanthasamy ( ), builds a self-financing private engineering college and strikes gold. Pasupathy becomes rich and powerful by giving admissions by getting capitation fees. The poor students who do not pay up either commit suicide or disappear. Sakthi and his friends, including the heroine (Mythriya), Pasupathy’s daughter, fight back against the injustice and nefarious activities going on in the campus. How they ultimately triumph and justice prevails is what the movie is about. is produced by G. A. Lucas for Star Movie Makers. A. L. Rajan, who earlier directed starrer , was selected as director. Jai Varma, brother of and who earlier appeared in , was selected to play the lead role. It was also the last film for as an actor, before his death in 2014. The film was launched in 2005 and the shooting was commenced at locations in Madurai, Tirupparakundram, Kodaikanal, Nagercoil, and Kanyakumari among other places. The film faced controversy when actresses from Kerala complained that producer did not pay salary for them. The filming was finished in 2006 and was finalised to release in 2007 but failed to meet deadline and it had a low key release in 2008. The music was composed by , while lyrics were written by , , Nandalala, Vijay Sagar, and Jayaravi. wrote, “A film with newcomers should be encouraged, but makes you grimace as it is a ‘masala’ barbecue of the state of self finance ‘private’ colleges in the state. To call this film an amateurish attempt would be an understatement”. wrote “Overall a mediocre presentation and a dull star cast mars the flow and curbs the viewer’s interest”.</p>