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direction and photographed by P. S. Nivas. The film stars Santhana Pandian and Sreeja, with

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, Charan Raj and

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in supporting roles. It was released on 29 July 1994.

Plot

Cast

*Santhana Pandian * Sreeja *

* Charan Raj *

Production

The film was in making for three years due to many problems. Actor Santhana Pandian (son of Aranganayagam) made his debut in the film. The lead pair Santhana Pandian and Sreeja got married during the filming of the film.

Soundtrack

The music for the film was by Ilaiyaraaja. Lyrics were written by Vaali, Muthulingam,

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and Ponnadiyan.

Reception

Reviewing the film for ''

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'', Malini Mannath mentioned that "though his fairly neat, there is not much in the film which will hold the audience to their seats". Regarding the hero of the film, she mentioned that "He is confident and uninhibited before the camera and gets his expression right. His dialogue delivery reminds one of actor

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". RPR of ''

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'' wrote that the one needs patience to watch this film; however he praised Ilayaraja's music and Nivas' cinematography, calling them the only strong points of the film.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt0318681 1990s Tamil-language films 1994 films 1994 romantic drama films Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja Indian romantic drama films