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-language

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directed by Sasi Mohan, written by Selva and produced by

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. The film stars

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and

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, while Vijayakumar and

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play supporting roles. It was released on 6 March 1992.

Cast

as Inspector Vijay *

as Prabha * Vijayakumar *

Goundamani Subramaniyan Karuppaiya (born 25 May 1939), known by his stage name Goundamani, is an Indian actor and comedian who works in Tamil cinema. He is known for his comic duo partnership in Tamil language, Tamil films with fellow actor Senthil. The p ...

as Maaran *

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as Minister Sivalingam *

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Soundtrack

The soundtrack were composed by Maragadha Mani. *"Edhuvarai Pogum" –

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*"Oru Nimisham" – K. S. Chithra *"Eriyude" – S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra *"Oru Paattu" – S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra

Reception

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'' wrote that script is inspired from the French film '' La Femme Nikita'' with the director's previous film ''

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'' also being inspired from that film and that "script comes up with unexpected situations".

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*{{IMDb title 1990s crime action films 1990s Indian films 1990s Tamil-language films 1992 crime thriller films 1992 films Films produced by K. R. Gangadharan Films scored by M. M. Keeravani Indian action thriller films Indian crime action films Indian crime thriller films Indian films about revenge Indian remakes of French films Tamil-language action thriller films Tamil-language crime thriller films Tamil-language Indian films