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directed by Karthik and written by

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. The film stars Saravanan and

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, with

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playing supporting roles. It was released on 14 April 1998.

Plot

Indran is a jobless young man despite being a gold medalist graduate. Without revenue, he collapses under debt and always has ad luck so people who know him neglect him. Only Bhavani befriends him. One day, he meets his college friend Karthik who works for the minister Nadesan and Karthik promises to find him a decent job in politics. During the interview, his bad luck continued. Later, with the help of Bhavani, he becomes an

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driver. Someday, he carries a pregnant lady in his auto rickshaw to the hospital. The next day, the father of the pregnant lady comes to congratulate him for this good deed and gives him a decent job in his company. Then, Indran proposes his love to Bhavani and she accepts to marry him. Finally, Indran gets married with Bhavani and he becomes the happiest man in the world but the happiness was short-lived. What transpires next forms the rest of the story.

Cast

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

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, with lyrics written by Agathiyan.

Reception

D. S. Ramanujam of ''

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'' wrote, "The dialogue and screenplay is Agathiyan's forte, which have been given the adequate treatment by director Karthik". The film did reasonably well at the box office. Two years after release, the producers were given a subsidy by the Tamil Nadu government along with several other films.

References

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*{{IMDb title 1990s Indian films 1990s Tamil-language films 1998 drama films 1998 films Films scored by Deva (composer) Indian drama films Tamil-language drama films Tamil-language Indian films