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starring Prasanna and

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. It's a remake of the 2003

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film, '' C.I.D. Moosa''.

Plot

Tamizharasu ( Prasanna) wants to become a cop, but the arrogant police officers Inspector Parameshwaran (

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) and AC Gowrishankar (

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) ensure that he does not succeed. Meanwhile, he discovers a plot to assassinate the Governor (

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) by the terrorist Gulshan Baba (

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), and he complains it to Gowrishankar, but discovers that he is also a member of the plot. So he forms a detective agency and starts cracking the plot, and how he succeeds in it with the help of his father (

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), his father's Friend (

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) and, of course, with his friend Cheenichamy (

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), who is also a thief, forms the rest of the story.

Cast

* Prasanna as Tamizharasu *

as Priya *

as Seenichamy *

as Inspector Parameshwaran *

as Head Constable Ezhumalai Tamizharasu's father *

as Tamizharasu's father's friend *

as ACP Gowrishankar *

as Vishwanath Reddy, former High Court Judge current Governor of Tamil Nadu *

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as Vijayaraghavan IPS, the Chennai City Police Commissioner *

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as Governor's wife * T. P. Gajendran as a Madman *

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as Omapodi *

as Terrorist Leader Gulshan Baba *

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as Terrorist * Bhuvana * Reena as Tamizharasu's Mother * Simran Khan (Item number) *

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as CID Aanthaikannan (Special Appearance)

Soundtrack

Lyrics were written by

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, Krithiya and Lakshmi Priyan.

Reception

''Indiaglitz'' wrote, "Prasanna after a series of serious portrayals in his earlier films opts for a laugh-riot role. He is at his best in comedy and stunt sequences. However, walking away with all honors is Vadivelu. Playing Prasanna's close aide, he brings the roof down with laughter. His body language and dialogue delivery provides instant laughter." ''Behindwoods'' wrote, "Prasanna has come up with a good performance. Vadivelu and his team guarantee the audience with clean comedy and he rocks as always. The sequences where he encounters a mottai need to be seen to be enjoyed. Visu who comes as a Governor delivers a few orders which are certainly rib ticklers of the highest order. Songs are just average. Many scenes from Seena Thaana are guaranteed to find themselves in the comedy programs of television." ''Sify'' wrote, "The humour here is the "Tom & Jerry", one-man- upmanship type. Prasanna wants to become a cop, but the comedians are determined that he does not get selected. So it becomes a merry-go-round of our hero Vs team of comedians- Vadivelu, Mannivannan, comic villain Riaz Khan and assorted 'terrorist' baddies who want to kill the governor, Visu. Sheela is there for the songs tuned by Deva." ''Bharatstudent.com'' wrote, "Prasanna excels both in the action scenes as well as comedy scenes. His comedy timing is also good. Vadivelu literally steals the show with his comedy. Sheela has a brief role. She acts in a couple of songs and then disappears. Visu, Riyaz Khan, Kasan Khan, Ilavarasu, Delhi Ganesh and others go about their jobs in a neat manner. Deva's music is good. The film is a good entertainer and can be enjoyed by both adults and children alike.".

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0997281, Cheena Thaana 001 2007 films 2007 action comedy films 2000s Tamil-language films Indian action comedy films Indian slapstick comedy films Indian crime comedy films Tamil remakes of Malayalam films Films scored by Deva (composer) Films directed by T. P. Gajendran 2000s crime comedy films