Samuthiram (2001): Cast & Plot

Selvarasu is the head of his family, a steady patriarch surrounded by two devoted brothers, Thangarasu Murali and Chinnarasu Manoj Bharathiraja, who are ready to lay down their lives for him. The three brothers share a warm, protective bond with their sister Rasamani Kaveri, Savithri alias Rasamani, a central figure whose struggles anchor the tale. A wealthy man from the neighboring village, Rangarajan, takes offense after Thangarasu mishandles his son Aakash during a temple festival, and he comes bearing a marriage proposal to make Rasamani his daughter-in-law. At the wedding, the groom’s family pushes to transfer Selvarasu’s entire wealth to Rasamani as a dowry, a demand that Selvarasu and his brothers reluctantly accept in a bid to keep the peace and secure Rasamani’s future.