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directed by Manivasagam. The film stars Vijayakumar and Gautami, leading an

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including Manorama,

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and Manivasagam. It was released on 14 August 1992.

Plot

Jalagandeswaran and Rayappan are brothers and house owners of a small colony. The tenants refused to pay up their rents, knowing that the houses were built on State land. Rayappan has the idea to rent a vacant house to Usha, a beautiful company manageress. Usha is married to a middle-aged man Sundaram. The couple moves into their new house and befriends the neighbours. The married neighbours Jalagandeswaran, Viswanathan, Ganesan and Coimbatore fall in love with the beautiful Usha and they begin to woo the young woman. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

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, with lyrics written by Kalidasan.

Reception

K. Vijayan of ''

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'' gave the film a mixed review citing "See it with your wife and you probably enjoy it yourself" and described the film as "comedy loses steam midway". ''

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'' praised the artiste's performances and dialogues.

References

External links

* {{Manivasagam 1990s Indian films 1990s Tamil-language films 1992 comedy films 1992 films Films directed by Manivasagam Films scored by Deva (composer) Indian comedy films Tamil-language Indian films