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directed by Dananjaya. The film stars

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and Mansoor Ali Khan. It was released on 4 November 2002. The film is loosely based on the 1989 American film ''

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'' and ''Baduku Jataka Bandi''.

Plot

Andipatti, a blind man, and Arasampatti, a deaf man, become friends. Their misadventures as they get caught in a smuggling operation and a murder. Chased by a bungling police duo, and hounded by the anti-social elements who believe the heroes have their priceless Anthrax with which they had planned to destroy the state's population, it is about how Andipatti and Arasampatti extricate themselves from the situation they had inadvertently landed themselves in.

Cast

as Andipatti * Mansoor Ali Khan as Arasampatti *Vilasini * Manorama as Andipatti's mother *

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as Arasampatti's father *

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Production

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Soundtrack

the soundtrack was composed by Rock Rownder and the film score by

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. The soundtrack, released in 2002, features 6 tracks with lyrics written by Rock Rownder.

References

{{reflist 2002 films 2000s Tamil-language films 2000s comedy thriller films Indian comedy thriller films Films about blind people in India Films about deaf people 2002 comedy films