Plot
Azhagappan a successful hotelier and father of four small children has lost his wife (whose face is not shown in the photo) in an accident. College student Swapna plays pranks on him and also falls in love with him, but Azhagappan refuses her love considering the age difference between them. After passing the matriculation exam, Azhagappan enrolls in a tutorial center where his teacher Kanmani is smitten with him, but Azhagappan is not interested in her. Classical dancers Priya Ranjan and Azhagappan though, fall in love. After egos and differences crop up between them, Driver Santhanam blurts out the truth that the four children are orphans adopted by him. In the end, Swapna understands the situation and would love to call him "Daddy". With the help of Kanmani and Swapna, the four children devise a plan and play mediator between Azhagan and Priya by making them speak on the phone. In the end, both reveal their love through the phone and get united in the end.Cast
*Mammootty as Azhagappan *Bhanupriya as Priya Ranjan *Madhoo as Swapna *Geetha (actress), Geetha as Kanmani *Babloo Prithiveeraj as Azhagappan's servant *Sowcar Janaki as Doctor *K. S. Jayalakshmi as Swapna's teacher *Sujitha as Baby (Azhagappan's daughter) *Robert (choreographer), Robert as Anand (Azhagappan's son) *Vikranth as Azhagappan's son *Tinku as Durai (Azhagappan's son) *Charle as Television Anchor *Peeli Sivam as Inspector Selvaraj *Suresh Chakravarthi as Agarapattanam Sokku *Sonia (actress), Sonia as Kanmani's sister *Kavithalaya Krishnan *Ramya Krishnan in cameo appearance *R. Sundaramoorthy as Manoharan *Yuvarani *Gowtham Sundararajan as dancer in song "Kozhi Koovum"Production
Madhoo, niece of actress Hema Malini made her acting debut with this film. The song "Kozhi Koovum" was choreographed by Kala and was picturised within two days.Soundtrack
The music was scored by M. M. Keeravani, Maragadha Mani. The song "Thathithom" is based on Dharmavati raga, "Sangeetha Swarangal" is based on Kharaharapriya, and "Jaadhi Malli" is based on Mand (singing style), Maand.Reception
''The Indian Express'' wrote, "Balachander while charting out a script bristles with very lifelike characters acting out their hopes and fears with much credibility does not miss out on smaller details." The film was both a critical and commercial success. At the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, Maragathamani won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director, award for Best Music Director, while Raghunatha Reddy won for Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Cinematographer, Best Cinematographer.References
External links
* {{K. Balachander 1990s Tamil-language films 1991 drama films 1991 films Films about widowhood in India Films directed by K. Balachander Films scored by M. M. Keeravani Films with screenplays by K. Balachander Indian drama films