Raja and Suman, two sons of a labour leader, choose different professions in their life after facing numerous difficulties from childhood to adulthood.
Acting
Rajinikanth's pre-mannerism dramatic chops on full display.
Direction
Krishnamurthy balances socialist sermon with soap opera sweep.
Director
R Krishnamurthy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Rajinikanth's 82nd film in just 6 years — the man was a machine.
Thee (Fire) was part of a wave of 1980s Tamil cinema explicitly critiquing industrial exploitation, often bankrolled by trade unions themselves.
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