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film directed by R. K. Kalaimani. The film stars

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in the lead role and

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, Sheryl Brindo,

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and

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playing supporting roles. The film was released on 18 July 2009. The film, upon release could not release the big theatres and became a colossal flop.

Plot

Mahendran, a bank officer who is transferred to the branch of Village Nilakottai to sort out the perplexing situation of bank fraud carried on by a big shot named Ramki. Over there, he happens to find out that Ramki has borrowed a loan of worth Rs.250 million in the name of villagers. Kumar and Muthu approach Ramki to return the money that he had illegally borrowed. When refused, he assures of arresting Ramki, and the very next day, Mahendran and his colleagues are pushed down in shock, for the entire bank is burnt down, and they are then dismissed. Now, Mahendran, together with his mates, tries to prove their innocence and reveal Ramki's true colors.

Cast

as Mahendran *

as Vasu * Sheryl Brindo as Jayanthi *

as Viji *

as Usha *

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as Yogiyan *

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as Kumar *

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as Muthu * Marthandan as Ramki *

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as Pachatani Narayanan * Aarthi as Jakkamma *

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Soundtrack

The music was composed by

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Reception

''thiraipadam'' wrote "the old-fashioned, simplistic storyline, the poor production values and the weak comedy track ensure that the movie doesn't offer anything else to a viewer not belonging to that group".http://www.thiraipadam.com/cgi-bin/movie_review.pl?id=839&user_name=bbalaji&review_lang=english&lang=english

References

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