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-language film, written and directed by

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. The film stars Arjun and Kanaka. It was released on 2 June 1990.

Plot

Cast

* Arjun * Kanaka *

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* Dipika Chikhlia *

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as himself (guest appearance)

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Chandrabose, with lyrics by Vaali.

Reception

P. S. S. of ''Kalki'' wrote that there is a lot to like, but the glaring artificialities and over-sentiment combine to make it a frustrating waste of something. ''

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'' wrote, in a response to a scene where Anandaraj's character rapes Dipika Chikhlia's character, "ராவணனால் கெடுக்க முடியாத சீதையை ஆனந்த்ராஜ் கெடுத்தார்" (), referring to Chikhlia's character from the TV series ''

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''.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt3017218 1990 films 1990s Tamil-language films Films directed by Senthilnathan Films scored by Chandrabose (composer)