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-language

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film directed by Karthick Raghunath. The film stars

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, Karthik, and

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. It is a remake of the

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film ''

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''. The film was released on 14 January 1987.

Plot

Rajasekar is an industrialist with strict expectations of his employees and those around him. Raghuram, one of his employees, acts as an informant, constantly reporting on his colleagues to gain favor with the boss. He also hides his relationship with his girlfriend, Vaidehi, as Rajasekar is opposed love and expects Raghuram to remain a bachelor. Fed up with waiting, Vaidehi insists on marriage. The two marry in secret and, after lying to Rajasekar, travel to Ooty for their honeymoon. Confusion ensues when Rajasekar also arrives in Ooty, meets Vaidehi, and begins to see her as a surrogate daughter.

Cast

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

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and the lyrics were written by

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Reception

Jayamanmadhan of ''

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'' praised the acting of Sivaji Ganesan and Karthik, the humour, and Shankar–Ganesh's music. However, he criticized the

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s and the emotional flashback of Ganesan, calling them unnecessary. He felt the film could have been a full-length comedy film if this flashback had not been included.

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, tt10133676 1980s Indian films 1980s Tamil-language films 1987 comedy-drama films 1987 films Films scored by Shankar–Ganesh Films with screenplays by Vietnam Veedu Sundaram Indian comedy-drama films Tamil remakes of Telugu films Tamil-language Indian films