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1459:Maan Karate
1451:Writer only
1317:7 Aum Arivu
1200:25 February
1095:India Today
1036:6 September
1003:6 September
970:6 September
934:17 November
904:25 February
893:Apple Music
872:17 November
746:6 September
706:Behindwoods
578:Vijay Sagar
540:Vijay Sagar
434:item number
418:Suresh Gopi
414:Ajith Kumar
368:Sampath Ram
354:Besant Ravi
285:Ajith Kumar
279:Suresh Gopi
223:Ajith Kumar
219:Suresh Gopi
211:action film
164:167 minutes
84:Ajith Kumar
80:Suresh Gopi
68:Produced by
48:Directed by
42:Film poster
1490:2001 films
1484:Categories
1416:Vathikuchi
1025:Rediff.com
959:Rediff.com
810:7 February
779:7 February
768:Rediff.com
716:6 February
673:References
627:Rediff.com
612:alongside
450:Tips Music
440:Soundtrack
400:Production
377:Pondy Ravi
297:Bala Singh
209:-language
185:Box office
148:2001-01-14
123:Production
106:Suresh Urs
58:Written by
1424:Raja Rani
1325:Thuppakki
1260:Works of
992:The Hindu
924:Indiainfo
862:AVDigital
621:The Hindu
544:Hariharan
477:Singer(s)
317:as Police
303:Vaishnavi
293:as Chitra
102:Edited by
1400:Produced
1381:Sikander
1269:Directed
1194:Archived
1100:Archived
1069:23 April
1063:Archived
1030:Archived
964:Archived
898:Archived
866:Archived
858:"Dheena"
836:Archived
794:Rasika.
773:Archived
710:Archived
669:(2002).
311:as Priya
177:Language
112:Music by
76:Starring
1440:Rangoon
1341:Kaththi
1309:Ghajini
1293:Ghajini
1285:Ramanaa
1168:5 March
653:Remakes
615:Friends
382:Raneesh
169:Country
146: (
125:company
1470:(2022)
1467:Raangi
1462:(2014)
1443:(2017)
1435:(2015)
1427:(2013)
1419:(2013)
1411:(2011)
1389:SKxARM
1384:(2025)
1376:(2020)
1373:Darbar
1368:(2018)
1365:Sarkar
1360:(2017)
1357:Spyder
1352:(2016)
1344:(2014)
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1328:(2012)
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1312:(2008)
1304:(2006)
1301:Stalin
1296:(2005)
1288:(2002)
1280:(2001)
1277:Dheena
1220:Dheena
1138:7 June
1106:8 July
1053:"தீனா"
842:16 May
641:Legacy
610:Pongal
501:Harini
480:Length
474:Lyrics
321:Sriman
315:Rajesh
309:Sheela
241:Dheena
237:Dheena
202:Dheena
194:31+crs
31:Dheena
1392:(TBA)
1349:Akira
1058:Kalki
660:Dhumm
647:Thala
634:Kalki
596:25:29
559:Vaali
520:Vaali
492:Vaali
471:Title
430:Nagma
426:Laila
386:Nagma
342:Neelu
291:Laila
245:Thala
227:Laila
207:Tamil
180:Tamil
172:India
88:Laila
1225:IMDb
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1170:2010
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1127:Sify
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1071:2022
1038:2011
1005:2011
972:2011
936:2023
906:2022
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844:2020
812:2015
781:2018
748:2011
718:2023
666:Deva
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