Doorathu Idi Muzhakkam

Doorathu Idi Muzhakkam (English: Yonder Thunder) is a 1980 Indian Tamil drama film produced and directed by K. Vijayan and written by T. Somasoodan. Starring Vijayakanth and debutante Poornima in the lead roles, it has Peeli Sivam, and Suruli Rajan in other prominent roles. Set in the backdrop of a fishing community, the film tells the story of a woman who is torn between her love and husband. The film was screened at the Indian Panorama of the International Film Festival of India in 1981.

A group of students come to a fishing village and see the statue of a young lady holding a shell and a lamp in both her hands. A tourist guide narrates the story as the film goes into a flashback mode.

Perumooppan, the village head, finds a child abandoned in a boat in the sea. He takes the child with him and brings him up. The child grows up into a skilled fisherman (Ponnan). Ponnan falls in love with Chelli, the daughter of a potter from the same village. Maari, Chelli's maternal uncle, who has an eye on her himself, comes to know about the relationship between her and Ponnan. One day when Ponnan and Chelli are together in a temple, a lamp breaks down. When Chelli is asked about her companion in the Panchayat, she fails to reveal Ponnan's name. The entire village questions her chastity and punishes her by making her swim across the sea and bring mud to light the lamp. When she does it successfully, the villagers become happy and get satisfied. This makes Maari even more angry.

On the insistence of Perumooppan, Ponnan along with a group of fishermen go to sea for fishing. During the event, Ponnan is taken away by a shark. The villagers believe that Ponnan is dead. On hearing this, Chelli attempts suicide but is saved by Maari. The villagers advise Chelli's father to get her married to Maari. In spite of her reluctance, the marriage happens and while returning home after it, she sees a dead body of a child being carried away by the villagers. Maari moves out of the house and notices a tantric (Pillikoda) who digs out the buried child in the graveyard and chases him. Meanhwile, Maari is appointed as one of the prominent members of the village Panchayat.

Things begin to change as Chelli and Maari start living a happy life. By this time, the long-lost Ponnan returns to the village and finds both of them together. A dejected Ponnan leaves the place without informing her. Further, when he comes to know about their marriage, he decides to keep himself away from Chelli to avoid further complications. He goes to Perumooppan's house and leaves a shell that he brought from the deep sea. When Perumooppan sees this, he gets to know that Ponnan is still alive. In the meanwhile, Chelli delivers a baby boy. Since the baby looks dark and bears a close resemblance to Ponnan, the villagers label the child as an illegitimate one. Maari too starts believing that the child was not born to him. A dejected Maari goes to a nearby temple during which he comes across Pillikoda who asks him to bring a first male child of any family and the shell which is kept in the Pampadevi temple for exchange of some gold coins. Maari accepts the deal and takes the child and the shell and sets out to meet Pillikoda.