''Style'' is a 2002

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, written and directed by Sibi Chakravarthy. It stars

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and

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, while

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and

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portray supporting roles. The music for the film was composed by

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and the film opened to mixed reviews in December 2002.

Cast

as Vetrivel *

as Vetri *

as Viji *

as Manmadhan *

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as Marthandam *

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as Pandithurai *

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as Manikkam * Chaplin Babu as Nathan * Nalini as Vetrivel's mother * Jyothi as Viji's mother *

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as Selvi's mother * Junior Silk as House owner's daughter *

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as Anjamma * Payal as Selvi * Sri Latha *

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as House owner *

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as Swamy

Production

Raghava Lawrence worked on ''Style'' after completing work on ''

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'' (2002), and appeared in two Tamil films in quick succession. Arul, who had earlier written the script for ''

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'' (1994), was announced as the film's director, while

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wrote the dialogues for the film.

Soundtrack

Lyrics written by

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and Bharani (Pottu Eduthu). *"Kadhalithal Anandham" — Hariharan *"Kadhalithal Anandham" —

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*"Varuiral En" — Unnikrishnan *"Pottu Eduthu" — Pushpavanam Kuppusamy,

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*"Style Style" — Tippu *"Unakku Enna" — Unnikrishnan *"Kadithamillai" — Unnikrishnan *"Muzhu Nila" - Hariharan

Release

The film had a low-key release during December 2002. The director of the film, Sibi Chakravarthy, later attempted to make a film with

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and debutant Mamta Zaveri titled ''Raghava'', but financial troubles stopped the production.

References

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