Thee (1981 film)  Thee () is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed R. Krishnamurthy. Rajinikanth plays the lead role and Suman plays the role of his brother. It is a remake of the classic 1975 Hindi film "Deewaar", written by Salim-Javed, directed by Yash Chopra, and starring Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan with Shashi Kapoor, Nirupa Roy, Parveen Babi and Neetu Singh. In turn, "Deewaar" was loosely inspired by the life of gangster Haji Mastan. The movie tells the story of two brothers, Raja and Ravi, who follow different career paths: Raja is a smuggler and Ravi the policeman who is asked to hunt Raja down. Raja (Rajinikanth) and Ravi (Suman) are the sons of a trade unionist (AVM Rajan), who was defeated and disgraced by the management of his firm using his family as bait. Unable to bear the public disgrace father deserts the family, and the sons are raised by their mother Seetha (Sowcar Janaki) who brings them to Chennai, who suffers the trials and tribulations of a poor single mother. Raja, the elder brother, grows up with an acute awareness of his father's humiliation and is victimized for his father's supposed misdeeds. In the process of fighting for his rights, Raja, who starts out as a boot polisher and becomes a dockyard worker in his youth, becomes a smuggler and a leading figure of the underworld. The film opens with the strong leadership of trade unionist (AVM Rajan), who works hard to enhance the lives of struggling laborers. He lives in a modest home with his wife, Seetha (Sowcar Janaki), and their two young sons, Raja (Rajinikanth) and Ravi (Suman). The trade unionist, however, is blackmailed by a corrupt businessman who threatens to kill his family if he does not cease his activities. Forced into compliance, the trade unionist is thus attacked by the very same laborers who once supported him. His family is also persecuted by the angry workers who brand young Raja's arm with the words: "My Father Is A Thief." The trade unionist then runs away forcing Seetha and her two children into destitute poverty.