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written and directed by Murali Krishna. It stars producer Rohan Salian,

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and

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. The score and soundtrack for the film was by director

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. The film's title is based on a song from '' Paarvai Ondre Pothume'', also starring Kunal.

Cast

*Rohan Salian as Arun *

as Ganesh *

as Haritha * Brinda Parekh * Ramji as Victor * Nizhalgal Ravi *

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*Seshu

Production

Rohan Salian, who had been best known for being the boyfriend of actress Sherin in the early 2000s, announced that he would produce and act in the film.

was cast as another lead, marking his third collaboration with Murali Krishna after '' Paarvai Ondre Podhume'' (2001) and '' Pesadha Kannum Pesume'' (2002).

worked on the film alongside her commitments for '' Machi'' (2004) opposite Dushyanth and the unreleased ''Shanmugha'' opposite

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. Satisfied with her work in the film, Rohan signed Shubha to also work on his next film, while buying her a diamond ring. It was initially reported that actor Karthik would make a guest appearance in the film, but he later did not feature. The entire film was shot within seventeen days. The shoot of the film was completed by September 2004, with a press meet held at Quality Inn Aruna in Chennai to mark the end of the shoot.

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Bharani and lyrics written by

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and Murali Krishna (Onnu Rendu). *Ithanai Nalaai - Harish Raghavendra *Onnu Rendu - Murali Krishna *Podhathu Podhathu - Krishnaraj, Srimathumitha *Konjum - Kalpana,

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Release and reception

S. R. Ashok Kumar of ''

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'' opined that "Murali Krishna has wasted a good opportunity by doing a half-baked project. He should have worked more on the screenplay. Both dialogue and direction leave much to be desired". A critic from the entertainment portal ChennaiOnline.com noted, "there's nothing fresh or exciting here in script or narration", adding that Rohan has a "long way to go by way of emoting". Another reviewer noted that the film was "old wine in an old bottle". The film did not perform well commercially. Rohan attempted to make comebacks through films such as Prabha's ''Century Raagam'' opposite

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, and Murali Krishna's ''Chozha'' with Shubha Poonja, but neither film eventually released. Rohan spoke out against Murali Krishna, suggesting the director cheated him "out of several lakhs of rupees but also has come up with a movie which was miserable and painful to watch". Actress Sherin later spoke out against her ex-boyfriend Rohan in December 2006, stating that she had lent him over 60 lakh rupees to make the film, and that he had cheated her.

References

{{reflist 2005 films 2000s Tamil-language films Indian romantic drama films Indian romantic action films 2000s romantic action films 2005 romantic drama films