''Daas'' is a 2005 Indian

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written and directed by newcomer Babu Yogeswaran. The film stars

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(credited as Jayam Ravi) and Renuka Menon in lead and

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, Adithya Menon, Shanmugarajan, Monica,

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, and

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, among others, in supporting roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by

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. The film released on 29 July 2005 and become a commercial success.

Plot

The film begins in a small village in Tirunelveli district where a few upper-caste men hold a chariot festival. Antony Daas, along with his friends, pulls the chariot into their slum. The friends naturally incur the wrath of a local leader named Annachi. Meanwhile, his daughter Rajeshwari falls in love with Daas. Her sister Punitha elopes to marry a lower-caste boy named Guna, who is a classmate of Daas. Coming to know about this, Annachi sends his men to bump off Punitha and Guna. He eventually sets them ablaze in front of Daas. An angry Rajeshwari, in order to teach her father a lesson, elopes with Daas and vows to get married. The couple then seeks refuge in Nasser's house in Madurai. He promises to get them married. However, coming to know about their hideout, Annachi's men reach Madurai to foil their plans. Nasser's father Vappa promises to get them united. Enters Nasser's brother Anwar, who plans to let loose terror in the Madurai town in the name of Jehad. How Daas emerges triumphant from all the troubles and marries Rajeshwari forms the rest of the story.

Cast

Production

''Daas'', the directorial debut of Babu Yogeswaran, was initially titled ''Rascal''. It is Ravi's third film and his first original film following two remakes. Since he plays a

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, he took training in the sport. While Ravi dismissed reports of his brother Raja having "ghost-directed" the film, he said Raja did offer some suggestions. The filming was held at Pollachi for 25 days while the climax was shot at MGR Engineering College for 15 days.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

. The song "Vaa Vaa" was reused from "Adiye Manam Nilluna Nikkathadi", composed by Yuvan's father

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for the 1984 film ''

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''.

Critical reception

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'' claimed that Ravi was a "hundred percent convincing as an action hero," further labelling his performance as "impressive." Lajjavathi of ''

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'' called it "one time watchable".

References

External links

* * {{Rotten Tomatoes 2000s Indian films 2000s romantic action films 2000s Tamil-language films 2005 directorial debut films 2005 films Films scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja Films shot in Pollachi Indian romantic action films Tamil-language action films Tamil-language Indian films Tamil-language romance films