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revenge on
Ponnambalam, Manorama rushes to Shanmugam, kills her son Ponnambalam, and reveals the truth and tells that he punished his brother without committing any mistake and also told that the crimes blamed on Pasupathi were really perpetrated by Ponnambalam. Shanmugam dies upon learning that he gave a wrong judgment, and Pasupathi is shown taking his place as the new
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sentences ten years of exile for
Pasupathi, and his wife Meena. Ponnambalam learns of his daughter's love for Selvaraj and tries to kill him, with the help of his goons. Pasupathi goes to his rescue of him, and a pregnant Meena goes to Shanmugam to convey this message. While Pasupathi starts to take
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was introduced as child artist through this film. Vijayakumar was initially cast as the elder brother, but a few days before shooting began, Ravikumar decided to have
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2474:First prize
2437:(1983–1987)
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2371:Agni Sakshi
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1998:Kotigobba 2
1971:Hindi films
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785:(2008) and
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531:Controversy
507:Sarathkumar
444:Vijayakumar
416:as Rajavelu
414:Ponnambalam
398:as Kamatchi
386:as Selvaraj
336:Ponnambalam
332:Vijayakumar
288:Sarathkumar
286:Shanmugam (
258:(1995), in
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100:Ashok Rajan
83:Sarathkumar
69:Produced by
41:Directed by
3245:1994 films
3239:Categories
2796:Eera Nilam
2633:Porkkaalam
2552:Natpukkaga
1979:Policegiri
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1773:Suyamvaram
1757:Natpukkaga
1733:Parambarai
1497:27 January
1451:Indiaglitz
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1355:Indiaglitz
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1230:27 January
1214:"Just end"
1181:"Nattamai"
1165:27 January
1149:"Nattamai"
1133:27 January
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1070:12 January
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811:References
773:Goundamani
733:Natpukkaga
702:Pedarayudu
630:, Sujatha
562:Vairamuthu
552:Soundtrack
493:Production
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402:Goundamani
392:as Kanmani
374:as Lakshmi
296:Coimbatore
255:Pedarayudu
228:Goundamani
204:drama film
151:1994-11-02
124:Production
3163:Pasanga 2
3155:Goli Soda
3088:Ramanujan
2968:Aanandham
2804:Autograph
2708:Avatharam
2560:Padayappa
2046:Best Film
1952:Jai Simha
1885:Jaggubhai
1845:Aethirree
1781:Padayappa
1765:Kondattam
1693:Sakthivel
1486:The Hindu
963:The Hindu
641:, Sindhu
596:S. Janaki
520:Mahendran
503:Mammootty
497:Director
432:Vaishnavi
235:comic duo
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2869:Vaanavil
2724:Arasiyal
2700:Pavithra
2617:Kolangal
2609:Nammavar
2514:Nattamai
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1861:Varalaru
1853:Saravana
1789:Paattali
1685:Nattamai
1564:Nattamai
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396:Manorama
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380:as Meena
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325:Sanghavi
321:Manorama
316:Nattamai
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170:Language
113:Music by
79:Starring
59:Story by
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3181:Puthran
3139:Saattai
2909:Anniyan
2850:Pasanga
2818:Ghajini
2788:Ramanaa
2692:Gokulam
2143:Aalayam
1944:Villain
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1805:Thenali
1292:Thinnai
1193:14 July
1040:YouTube
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907:16 July
714:Bulandi
618:Sujatha
598:, Mano
516:Lakshmi
511:Khushbu
464:as Mani
440:as Rani
408:Senthil
372:Khushbu
300:Khushbu
270:Kannada
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220:Khushbu
197:transl.
184:55 lakh
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