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-language

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directed by Selva Vinayagam, who had previously directed the films '' Kottai Vaasal'' (1992) and '' Aranmanai Kaavalan'' (1994). The film stars

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and

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, with Vijayakumar, Jayanthi, newcomer Raghavi, Mohan Natarajan, S. N. Vasanth and Raja Raveendar playing supporting roles. It was released on 26 December 1997. The film was a remake of Telugu film ''Doshi Nirdoshi'' (1990). 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.

Plot

Siva (

) is an honest police inspector who was brought up by the judge Sathyamoorthy ( Vijayakumar) when his mother died. Sathyamoorthy has two sons: Ramesh (S. N. Vasanth) and Raja (Raja Raveendar). The influential smuggler Mudaliar (Mohan Natarajan) often clashes with Siva and Sathyamoorthy. Siva and the jolly college student Priya (

) fall in love and later get married with Sathyamoorthy's blessing. One day, Raja rapes Mudaliar's daughter. The next day, Raja is found dead and Siva conducts the investigation. Ramesh admits to his father that he killed Raja. Sathyamoorthy decides to protect Ramesh at all costs, while Siva wants to send Ramesh to jail. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

Cast

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

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, with lyrics written by

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*{{IMDb title 1990s action drama films 1990s Indian films 1990s Tamil-language films 1997 films Fictional portrayals of the Tamil Nadu Police Films scored by Deva (composer) Indian action drama films Tamil remakes of Telugu films Tamil-language Indian films