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-language action drama film directed by

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. The film stars Murali and Devayani, while

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and Vijayalakshmi play other supporting roles. The film, which has music by Ilaiyaraaja, released in July 1998.

Cast

* Murali as Moorthy * Devayani as Sundari *

as Panneerselvam "Panneer" *

as Mani *

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as Auto driver * M. N. Nambiar as Sundari's grandfather * Manorama as Sundari's grandmother * Vijayalakshmi as Sumathi *

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as Suresh * Santhana Bharathi as Suresh's father *

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as Guest appearance * Crane Manohar as Guest appearance * Nassar as Guest appearance *

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as Guest appearance *

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as Guest appearance

Soundtrack

Production

Director

chose to re-collaborate with Murali and Devayani, who he had worked with in his first film ''

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'' (1996).

Release

The film won positive reviews upon release, with a critic from Indolink.com noting it was "a soft and sentimental movie largely playing with human emotions, but ineffectively supported by screenplay and direction."

References

1998 films Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja 1990s Tamil-language films Indian drama films Films directed by Kalanjiyam {{1990s-Tamil-film-stub