
Aarathi (Kannada: ಆರತಿ ; born 1954)[1] is an Indian actress turned director who works predominantly in Kannada language films. She is best known for her acting prowess in many author backed female centric roles during the 1970s and 1980s. After her self-declared retirement from films in the late 1980s, she returned as director with Mithayi Mane (2005) which met with critical appreciation and also ...
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Tulasi Dalam (Telugu: తులసిదళం, English : Basil Leaf) is a Telugu thriller novel written by Yandamuri Veerendranath. It was published in Andhra Bhoomi weekly in 1980 as a serial and got tremendous popularity. It was republished many times as a paperback and sold approximately 50,000 copies. It was one of the initial novels of Yandamuri that became popular and he was appreciated widely for his narrating style. It was partially inspired by the 1971 bestselling novel The Exorcist. Tulasi Dalam was first adapted into a 1985 Kannada movie titled Thulasidala and later in Telugu as Tulasidalam (1989),in Hindi as Phoonk (2008) and its remake in Telugu as Raksha (2008).In 1986, a story based on this novel called Kashmora was filmed for which Yendamuri Verendranath has worked as writer.

Vijay is a rich man who has no interest in looking after his father's business. He falls in love with Vani, an intelligent woman, who tries to bring about a change in him.

Rajanna and his brother, Vicky, vow to avenge the murder of their mother at the hands of their cruel and greedy uncle, Rangappa.

Surya and Madhu love each other but their relationship is unacceptable to Madhu's rich father. He resorts to unfair means to separate them and gets Surya implicated on false charges.

Ganesh arranges his sister Gauri's marriage but faces humiliation by her in-laws. His misunderstanding with his childhood friend and neighbour, Raja, makes matters worse.

Basappa, a notorious gangster, kills an incorruptible police officer, Alex Muthanna. His sons, Arun and John, try to avenge their father's death.

When a man helps out a stabbed victim, his family gets targeted by the unknown assailant. Thereafter, the man tries to find the mysterious murderer with a police officer's help.

The movie is a story about a rugged, emotionally complex man named Jaggu, played by Ambareesh, and explores themes of identity, redemption, and social injustice within a backdrop of class conflict.

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Mohan, a factory worker, tries to give his brother good education with his minimal wages. When he is falsely accused of a crime and dismissed from work, he resorts to illegal means to earn money.
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