Tulsi (film)
Tulsi: Mathrudevobhava is a 2008 Indian Hindi drama film. The film is directed by K. Ajay Kumar and stars Manisha Koirala and Irrfan Khan. The film is a remake of 1993 Malayalam movie Akashadoothu which was also earlier remade in Telugu as Mathru Devo Bhava, in Kannada as Karulina Koogu and in Marathi as Chimani Pakhare though the original movie they were all remake of was 1983 American movie Who Will Love My Children?.
| Tulsi: Mathrudevobhava | |
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| Directed by | K. Ajay Kumar |
| Produced by | Padmavati C. H. |
| Written by | Ajay Kumar |
| Starring | Manisha Koirala Irrfan Khan |
| Music by | Nikhil-Vinay |
| Cinematography | Ajay Vincent |
| Distributed by | Sri Tirumala Tirupathi Venkateshwara Films |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
The titular character Tulsi (Manisha Koirala) is married to Suraj (Irrfan Khan), a drunkard, and their four kids. One evening, while Suraj is away, his friend (Yashpal Sharma) tries to molest Tulsi. When Suraj gets to know of it, he beats Yashpal black and blue. A furious Yashpal swears revenge. Meanwhile, Tulsi is diagnosed with blood cancer. Yashpal attacks Suraj and murders him. A distraught Tulsi decides to have her kids adopted by different families before she dies.
Cast
- Manisha Koirala .... Tulsi
- Irrfan Khan .... Suraj
- Sadashiv Amrapurkar .... Annoying Foster Father
- Tinu Anand .... Foster Father with Crooked Teeth
- Kulbhushan Kharbanda .... The Guru
- Yashpal Sharma
- Anjana Mumtaz ....
- Sahila Chadha
- Arzoo Govitrikar .... Dr.Anjali D'souza
- Vikram
Reception
The film fared badly at the boxoffice. Media described the low publicity and zero pre-release hype as shocking as it was actress Manisha Koirala's comeback as the lead since Mumbai Xpress (2005).[1]
