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directed by Indrakumar. The film stars

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and

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, while

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and Ambika also play significant roles. This film marks Suriya's first solo lead role in a film and Preetha's

film debut.

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composed the film's soundtrack while Rathnavelu handled the camera work. The film released on 9 July 1998.

Plot

Vishwa (

) and Nilani (

) fall in love. Her mother does not approve, but she goes along with it. Complications arise when Vishwa exhibits "fashion" photos that he has taken of Nilani, which further upsets her mother. Then it comes to light that Surya's father Santhosh (

) had an affair, and things take a dramatic, tragic turn for the lovers. In the end, both families arrive at the airport to prevent Nilani from boarding the flight, but to their bad luck, they could not stop it. Nilani commits suicide by swallowing poison from her ring, and Vishwa hits a wall and loses his sanity.

Cast

Production

The film was produced by Malaysia-based Tamil settlers Rajah and Vijayan. Rajah owned Rajah Video Centre in Sentul while his partner, Vijayan, was also a businessman from Sentul. The shoot of the film was carried out in places such as Delhi, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, Goa and Himachal Pradesh. The film was initially set to star Vishva, the brother of actresses Ambika and

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, alongside

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, but later went through a change of cast.

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was originally offered the role of Suriya's father; however due to his refusal he was replaced by Prakash Raj.

Soundtrack

Music was composed by

Release

References

External links

*{{IMDb title 1990s Indian films 1990s Tamil-language films 1998 films 1998 romantic drama films Films scored by Deva (composer) Films shot in Delhi Films shot in Goa Films shot in Himachal Pradesh Films shot in Jaipur Films shot in Rajasthan Indian romantic drama films Super Good Films films Tamil-language Indian films Tamil-language romantic drama films