Arts and culture

Thiru. V. Kalyanasundaram

Thiru. V. Kalyanasundaram (1883–1953), known as Thiru Vi Ka, was a Tamil scholar, essayist, and independence-era activist who helped define modern Tamil prose and founded the weekly Navasakthi.

Thiru.Manickam (திரு.மணிக்கம்)

Thiru.Manickam (திரு.மாணிக்கம்), also spelled Thiru Manickam, is a 2024 Tamil drama directed by Nandha Periyasamy, starring Samuthirakani as a lottery shop owner returning a Rs 1.5 crore winning ticket; released 27 December 2024, streaming on ZEE5.

Thiruchitrambalam (திருச்சிற்றம்பலம்)

Thiruchitrambalam (திருச்சிற்றம்பலம்) is a 2022 Tamil musical comedy-drama directed by Mithran R. Jawahar, starring Dhanush as delivery worker Pazham alongside Nithya Menen; a Sun Pictures hit that earned Nithya Menen a National Film Award for Best Actress.

Thiruda Thiruda (திருடா திருடா)

Thiruda Thiruda (திருடா திருடா), also Donga Donga, is a 1993 Tamil caper comedy directed by Mani Ratnam with a Ram Gopal Varma story, starring Prashanth and Anand, with an A. R. Rahman soundtrack and two 1994 National Film Awards.

Thirumalai (திருமாலை)

Thirumalai (திருமாலை) is a 2003 Tamil-language romantic action film directed by Ramana, starring Vijay as a mechanic who falls in love with a television mogul's daughter.

Thirunaal

Thirunaal (திருநாள்) is a 2016 Tamil action drama directed by P. S. Ramnath, starring Jiiva as the rowdy Blade and Nayanthara as teacher Vidya; released 5 August 2016, poorly reviewed.

Thirupaachi (திருப்பாச்சி)

Thirupaachi (திருப்பாச்சி) is a 2005 Tamil action drama directed by Perarasu, starring Vijay as blacksmith Sivagiri, with Trisha and Mallika; a Pongal release that ran 200 days, grossed ₹32 crore, was remade as Annavaram and Thangigagi, and is set for a December 25, 2026 re-release.

Thiruppugazh

Tiruppugal (Tamil: திருப்புகழ், also spelled Thiruppugazh, meaning "Holy Praise") is a collection of medieval Tamil devotional songs composed by the saint Arunagirinathar in praise of Lord Murugan.

Thiruttu Payale 2

Thiruttu Payale 2 (திருட்டுப்பயலே 2) is a 2017 Tamil thriller by Susi Ganeshan, a thematic follow-up to his 2006 film, starring Bobby Simha, Amala Paul, and Prasanna in a surveillance-and-blackmail plot, released 30 November 2017.

Thiruvalluvar (திருவள்ளுவர்)

Thiruvalluvar (திருவள்ளுவர்) is the Tamil poet to whom the Tirukkural's 1,330 couplets are attributed; his dates, birthplace, and religion are debated, and the poem itself never names him.

Thiruvalluvar Statue

Thiruvalluvar Statue (திருவள்ளுவர் சிலை), 133-foot granite statue of the Tamil poet at Kanniyakumari beside the Vivekananda Rock Memorial; by V. Ganapathi Sthapati, unveiled January 1, 2000 by M. Karunanidhi; heights encode the Tirukkural's 133 chapters.

This & That (EP)

This & That is Stray Kids' tenth Korean-language EP, released August 7, 2026 by JYP Entertainment. Eight tracks, all credited to 3RACHA, led by the title track and pre-release single RUN IT, tied to the Run It World Tour.

This & That (song)

"This & That" is a 2026 hip hop-based title track by Stray Kids from their tenth Korean mini album THIS & THAT, written by 3RACHA with external writers, followed by This Remixes and That Remixes singles.

This Be the Verse

"This Be the Verse" is a twelve-line poem by Philip Larkin, first published in 1971 and collected in High Windows (1974), opening "They fuck you up, your mum and dad."

This Beautiful Fantastic

This Beautiful Fantastic is a 2016 British-American comedy-drama written and directed by Simon Aboud, starring Jessica Brown Findlay and Tom Wilkinson. Released in the US March 10, 2017; 61% on Rotten Tomatoes; grossed $353,808 worldwide.

This Blinding Absence of Light

This Blinding Absence of Light (Cette aveuglante absence de lumière) is a 2001 novel by Tahar Ben Jelloun about eighteen years in Morocco's secret Tazmamart prison.

This Boy's Life

This Boy's Life is Tobias Wolff's 1989 Grove Press memoir of his 1950s boyhood with his abusive stepfather Dwight in Washington state, adapted into the 1993 Warner Bros. film directed by Michael Caton-Jones starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, and Ellen Barkin.

This Boy's Life: A Memoir

This Boy's Life: A Memoir is Tobias Wolff's 1989 memoir (Atlantic Monthly Press) of his 1950s boyhood with his mother Rosemary and abusive stepfather Dwight in Chinook, Washington, ending with his escape to the Hill School; adapted into a 1993 film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro.

This Charming Man

"This Charming Man" is a 1983 single by the English band The Smiths, written by Morrissey and Johnny Marr and released on Rough Trade (RT136). It peaked at UK number 25, hit number 8 on its 1992 reissue, and is regarded as the band's signature song.

This Christmas

This Christmas: 2007 American Christmas comedy-drama by Preston A. Whitmore II, also called a family reunion film. Loretta Devine, Idris Elba, Chris Brown star; Whitfield family reunion in Los Angeles, $49.1M US gross on $13M budget.

This City Is Ours

This City Is Ours is a British BBC One and iPlayer crime drama created by Stephen Butchard, produced by Left Bank Pictures, starring Sean Bean as Liverpool gang boss Ronnie Phelan in an eight-part succession saga, renewed for a second series in October 2026.

This Consequence

This Consequence is the ninth studio album by Massachusetts metalcore band Killswitch Engage, released February 21, 2025 on Metal Blade Records, produced by Adam Dutkiewicz; its first album in six years, written together in one room, on themes of war, division, and consequences.

This Country

This Country is a BBC Three mockumentary sitcom (2017–2020, 19 episodes plus specials) created by and starring siblings Daisy May and Charlie Cooper as cousins Kerry and Kurtan Mucklowe in a Cotswold village; it won three BAFTAs and three RTS awards.

This Desert Life

This Desert Life is Counting Crows' third studio album, released November 1, 1999 on DGC/Geffen. Recorded in Hollywood in 1998 with producers Dennis Herring and David Lowery, its 11 tracks include Hanginaround, Mrs. Potter's Lullaby, and the hidden Kid Things.

This Fool

This Fool is a Hulu half-hour comedy created by Chris Estrada, Pat Bishop, Jake Weisman, and Matt Ingebretson, set in South Central Los Angeles at the Hugs Not Thugs gang-rehab nonprofit; it ran two seasons, 20 episodes, 2022 to 2024.

This Girl (Cookin' on 3 Burners song)

"This Girl" is a 2009 funk-soul single by Melbourne trio Cookin' on 3 Burners featuring Kylie Auldist, from the album Soul Messin'; the 2016 Kungs remix, billed Kungs vs. Cookin' On 3 Burners, hit number 2 in the UK and number 1 in over 10 countries.

This Gun for Hire

This Gun for Hire is a 1942 Paramount film noir directed by Frank Tuttle, starring Alan Ladd as hitman Philip Raven and Veronica Lake, adapted from Graham Greene's A Gun for Sale; an early, influential noir that launched Ladd's stardom.

This Happy Breed

This Happy Breed is a 1944 David Lean film adapting Noël Coward's play about the Gibbons family in Clapham, London, from 1919 to 1939, starring Robert Newton and Celia Johnson, shot in Technicolor, and a major British box office hit.

This House Has People in It

This House Has People in It: 2016 Adult Swim Infomercials horror short by Alan Resnick, Robby Rackleff, and Dina Kelberman (Wham City Comedy/AB Video Solutions), told as surveillance footage of a family whose daughter sinks through the floor, extended by the AB Surveillance Solutions ARG website.