''Nesam'' ( ) is a 1997 Indian

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film written and directed by

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. The film stars

Ajith Kumar Ajith Kumar Subramaniam (born 1 May 1971) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil cinema. To date, he has starred in over 63 films, and won four Vijay Awards, three Cinema Express Awards, three Filmfare Awards South and three Ta ...

and

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in the lead roles, while

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Senthil Senthil (born 23 March 1951) is an Indian comedy actor who works in Tamil cinema. He is famous for his comedian roles along with fellow actor Goundamani. The pair dominated the Tamil industry as comedians in the 1980s and 90s.Manivannan Manivannan (31 July 1953 – 15 June 2013) was an Indian actor, film director, screenwriter, voice artist, playback singer and social activist who worked in Tamil cinema. In a career spanning three decades, he went from being a story and ...

among others play other pivotal roles. ''Nesam'' was released on 15 January 1997 and became a commercial failure.

Plot

Cast

Soundtrack

Music was composed by

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Release and reception

R. P. R. of ''

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'' praised Manivannan's dialogues and Goundamani's comedy but panned the acting of Ajith and Maheswari and concluded the makers tried to create a rice out of mixing everything. Two years after release, the producers were given a 5 lakh subsidy by the then Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi along with ten other films.

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* {{K. Subash 1990s Indian films 1990s Tamil-language films 1997 films 1997 romantic comedy films Films directed by K. Subash Films scored by Deva (composer) Indian romantic comedy films Tamil-language Indian films