Shakti, a struggling mimicry artist and part-time conman, is hired by his friend to pose as a “decent family groom” for one meeting with a girl’s family. The girl is Anjali—but she’s not looking for love. She needs a fake fiancé to maintain her cover during a surveillance operation near a politician’s estate.
Shakti notices strange patterns: Anjali gets mysterious coded calls. Meera has a locker full of hidden cameras and voice recorders. Both women keep visiting the same politician’s fortress-like house.
Now Shakti is legally (and secretly) married to two women, living a double life: 6 AM–6 PM with Anjali, 7 PM–late night with Meera. He juggles two homes, two phone sims, and two very different expectations. Tamil Movie Thiruttu Purushan Part 1
The screenplay of Thiruttu Purushan is a masterclass in the "confused identity" trope, a staple of Tamil comedy.
remains a part of the rich tapestry of 1987 releases, sitting alongside other notable films from that year like Neethikku Thandanai and Krishnan Vanthan . Thiruttu Purushan | Watch Full Movie Online Shakti, a struggling mimicry artist and part-time conman,
Balu gets trapped in the cupboard, but a series of accidents leads the entire family to believe that Balu is actually a ghost or a secret husband. To save the family’s honor (and to get a place to sleep), Balu pretends to be Divya’s long-lost, secret lover. What follows is a riot of lies, over-the-top acting, and dance numbers.
Two decades later, Thiruttu Purushan survives as a reference point. When young Tamil comics make reels about "lying to your father-in-law," they are indirectly channeling Balu. The film proved that a movie does not need a social message or logic to succeed—it only needs a heart and a sense of humor. Now Shakti is legally (and secretly) married to
It also highlights a lost era of Tamil cinema: the era of the "Mental asylum comedy" and the "Cupboard trope." While later films like Sundar C’s comedies would perfect this, Thiruttu Purushan was a pioneer.
Shakti faints. Anjali and Meera exchange a look—then smile.
Instead of fighting, they realize: both have been played by the same man.