Vishwa Thulasi

<p>The film, set in the 1940s and moving to the 1960s, revolves around the emotional story of Thulasi returning to her village to become a dance teacher. She cannot bring herself to forget Vishwa, a man she has been in love with for two decades. Memories of Vishwa haunt her constantly, and upon a chance meeting with him, she discovers he too is struggling with his love for her. Both are haunted by the memory of Thulasi’s cousin, a figure who is unable to control his obsession for his cousin and hide his resentment at Thulasi’s feelings for Vishwa. Thulasi comes to Sundarapuri after her guardians — her grandma and uncle — pass away, to work as teacher in a dance school. It is in Sundarapuri that Vishwa, the Zamindar whom she had met 20 years ago, lives. They meet again and the feelings that had blossomed in their hearts as teenagers, are revived. Vishwa is unmarried and Thulasi has gone through an unceremonious ritual in the name of matrimony, but fear of societal stigma and innate inhibition keep them asunder. Sensing their intense love for each other, Pattabhi, the manager at Vishwa’s house, helps them overcome their fears. It is then that fate enters in the form of Shiva. The film’s first schedule started at Pollachi then held at Tharangampadi and Cuddalore. Some scenes were shot at 200 year old house at Ottapalam, Kerala. The filming took 67 days to be completed. The film’s soundtrack were composed and orchestrated by . Background score of the movie was done by . Except for song “Engu Piranthathu” which was composed by Ilayaraja, rest of the songs were composed by Viswanathan. Malini Mannath of wrote that “Though one can appreciate the debutant director’s sincerity to give a clean, aesthetic, lyrical film, quite different from the dance-fight-romance routine, one feels ‘Vishwa Thulasi’ would have made a pleasant video-album. Stretching it to two hours, is stretching it a bit too much!” Malathi Rangarajan of wrote that “In a film scenario where sexy gyrations and obscene overtones are a norm, Sumathy, who is new to cinema, shows real guts in coming out with a clean film that moves quite slowly, of course, with veterans who deliver the goods with ease.” The film has won the following awards since its release:</p>