| Director:
Balasekharan |
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Cast: Madhavan, Bhavna, Prakashraj, Pravin, Ponnambalam,
Vadivelu, Devan |
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Genre: Romantic action |
 The
film opens with the brutal murder of a medical student , her
throat slashed by Kasi, a gangster. Kasi's sister Dipika had
failed to secure a seat in the medical college. And this was
Kasi's way of warning the dean of the college and a minister,
who are shocked eye-witnesses to the murder. Yet another
gangster-film, we think. But what follows is far from serious.
The headstrong, arrogant Dipika
rules the college with the lecturers and the strudents at her
beck and call. But not Arya, a final-year student. As expected,
she falls for him. The fond brother formally approaches Arya
with a proposal for marriage, which the latter disdainfully
rejects, pointing out the difference in their social status.
"It's too late for you to be a doctor, but we sure can turn him
into a rowdy," advises Kasi's helpful sister. An advise which
Kasi follows, sending his goons to provoke Arya to take to
violence. But Arya sidesteps all his traps, and it's Kasi who
finally finds himself at the receiving end.
The
sudden volte face of the corrupt cops who had sided with Kasi
all along , doesn't convince. But in a film of this genre, logic
is the first casualty!
 The
actors seem to enjoy playing their roles. Madhavan revels in
his, and if his physique alternates between the beefy and the
toned, blame it on the long time the film took to get completed.
Prakashraj makes the most of Kasi, while Bhavna plays the spoilt
brat to the hilt.
It's a film sans any logic or
sensibility. But what keeps it going is its racy pace, which
breezes through all those bizarre situations and takes it to a
finale, where it is all wrapped up in a neat smart knot. You
miss this film, you haven't missed much!
Malini Mannath
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