“Thambi” is an action thriller released in the year 2019, directed by Jeethu Joseph. The movie stars Karthi, Jyothika, Nikhila Vimal, Sathyaraj, and Ammu Abhirami. Thambi narrates the interesting family secrets, lies, and fraud.
The film develops around “Vicky” (Karthi), a local goon in Goa. This goon is taken to the house of an influential politician Moorthy and makes him believe that he was his lost son who had gone missing 15 years ago. While Moorthy's wife and his mother welcome him with all happiness, his sister “Parvathy” (Jyothika) does not believe him. Vicky and his associate Jeeva have planned to steal money and escape from there. When Jeeva blackmails Moorthy, Moorthy kills him and frames a politician, Manimaaran.
Vicky soon discovers that someone is out to murder him and begins to trace the real fate of Saravanan. He does this with the help of Sanjana, who was Saravanan's childhood friend. Saravanan was a violent drug addict who paralyzed his grandmother. That night he disappeared, he came home and attacked Parvathy when he was in a fit of rage due to drugs. In self-defense, Parvathy killed him accidentally. Moorthy covered up the murder to protect his family's honor and hid Saravanan's body.
When Vicky meets Moorthy, the latter offers him a large amount of money to remain silent while Parvathy finally confesses. Under pressure, Vicky decides to run away, but, at the platform, Parvathy finally recognizes Vicky as her brother. Then, Vicky and Parvathy return home together, accepting the new bond.
The “Thambi” thriller unifies drama and suspense with strong emotions to represent how secrets govern people's lives.
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