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in supporting roles. It was released on 11 August 1967.

Plot

Dinathayalan is a rich and respectable man that has financially and emotionally helped orphan siblings Raj and Prabha. He also arranges for his only son Baskar to marry Prabha as the two are in love. Raj's work as a police inspector pits him against Dinathayalan, who retaliates. Raj is pushed into a corner and makes increasingly questionable decisions isolating him from his family. Prabha and Baskar's wedding is also called off. The lovers work to reunite the families and help Raj.

Cast

* R. S. Manohar as Inspector Raj/No.31 * Ravichandran as Dr. Baskar *

as Prabha *

as Tondiarpettai Minor Dass * V. S. Raghavan as Dinathayalan * Manimala as Lakshmi * Ammukutty Pushpamala as Pushpa *

as Kannan * C. L. Anandan as Diraviyam * Thanjai Ashokan as Mannikam * Pakkirisamy as Sekar * Vijayalalitha as Club dancer

Soundtrack

Music was composed by Vedha and lyrics were written by Kannadasan. The songs "Nerukku Ner" and "Aha Aha Indru" are based on "O Mere Sona Re" and "Aaja Aaja Main Hoon Pyar" respectively, both from the 1966 Hindi film ''

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''.

Reception

'' Kalki'' positively reviewed the film for not relying heavily on distractions often associated with the genre, and Srinivasan's performance.

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* {{Modern Theatres 1960s action thriller films 1960s spy thriller films 1960s Tamil-language films 1967 films Fictional portrayals of the Tamil Nadu Police Films about organised crime in India Indian action thriller films Indian black-and-white films Indian spy thriller films