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directed by V. Sekhar. The film stars Vignesh,

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. The film had music by

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, cinematography by G. Rajendran and editing by A. P. Manivannan. The film was released on 9 May 1997, and became a commercial success.

Plot

Subramani, Vellaisamy, Arumugam, and Ponrasu are four friends from poor families; they are graduates but cannot find jobs. Their fathers feel that they are good-for-nothing and decide to corrupt the politician Anja Nenjam to find them a decent job. Anja Nenjam is linked to Pannaiyar, a ruthless landlord who exploited the villagers. Pannaiyar orders him to flee with their money, otherwise, nobody will respect him. Their friend Pazhanisamy, who is supposed to be a supervisor in the city, is back to his village and was also cheated by Anja Nenjam. The five friends, on advice of a retired school teacher, decide to become milk suppliers in their village.

Cast

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

, with lyrics by Vaali.

Accolades

Sekhar won the Cinema Express Award for Best Story.

References

External links

* {{Improve categories, date=January 2024 1990s Indian films 1990s Tamil-language films 1997 comedy films 1997 films Films directed by V. Sekhar Films scored by Deva (composer) Indian comedy films Tamil-language Indian films