Category: Dubbed (from Tamil)
Genre: Art/Comedy
Banner: Siri Sai Surya Movies
Cast: Kamal Haasan, Madhavan, Kiran Rathod, Nasser, Yuhi Sethu, Uma Riyaz Khan, Santhana Bharathi.
Music: Vidya sagar
Dialogues - Lyrics: Vennelakanti
Cinematography: Arthur A Wilson
Stunts: Vikram Dharma
Editing: M Prabhakaran
Choreography: Brinda - Dinesh
Story - Screenplay: Kamal Hassan
Presented by: Kamal Hassan
Director: C Sundar
Producer: Sangisetty Sabitha, G Lakshmi Narayana
Release date: 28th February 2003

Kamal Hasan and Madhavan, the good actors that they are, play good human beings to perfection in this 'psychological play'. Director Sunder makes this more into a performance-oriented film with Kamal Hasan leading the cast and Madhavan with Kiran Rathod and Uma teaming up quite well.

Kamal Hasan plays Sadasivam, a trade union leader, enjoying the confidence of the unionists. Therefore there are communist flags and pictures of Carl Marx and Lenin adorning office walls. He fights with management for some monetary benefits, and hence considered a headache by his boss (Nasser).

But then the affairs in the office take funny turn, which is the highlight of the film. Sadasivam is also a talented artist and is assigned the job of doing a painting for one of the office walls. He has for company in the office walls. He has for company in the office the proprietor's daughter Bala (Kiran) who admires Sadasivam, and yet another employee in the office Uma (Uma Riaz) having a soft corner for him as well.

An accident changes the life (read looks) of Sadasivam. Fantastic make-up transforms Kamal into a walking-stick wielding and bespectacled personality. He meets Satyam (Madhavan) who's returning from abroad. They bond with some highly philosophic beliefs and common thoughts.

But destiny has it that Satyam happens to be the guy to marry Bala. Bala's father asks Sadasivam to in the end.

It is one of the landmark films for Kamal Hasan, and will be remembered for sometime. Even for Madhavan, this is totally a different film and he makes his presence felt despite limited length of the role. Disappear from the scene, as he had told his daughter that he was dead. Sadasivam bargains for employee benefits for hiss sacrifice, and walks away towards the sun set

The two make a fine combination of pals each with different mental make up, but goodness overflowing. It is a film worth watching even to discover yet another style of cinematography art. Music by Vidyasagar is quite laudable.

courtesy: The Hindu