Karunamurthy (Kitty) an honest man and the Home Minister of the state of Tamil Nadu is forced to help the terrorists to kill the Governor. Nethaaji (Sarathkumar) a journalist and a press owner runs a newspaper called 'India'. He comes to know that the Home Minister is involved in the Governor's murder and tries to investigate it. In the course of his investigation he too gets involved with the terrorists and is forced to kidnap the scientist Shivashankari. Now the police are out to get Nethaaji. Nethaaji runs from pillar to post to prove himself innocent. Will he be able to prove himself innocent? Will he be able to expose the sinister plans of the terrorists, or will he pay the prize for a crime which he never committed?
Acting
Sarathkumar's signature intensity as the wronged everyman journalist.
Direction
G. Kicha's breakneck pacing keeps conspiracy reveals coming.
Practical Effects
Pre-CGI era explosions and stunt work hit different.
Director
G. Kicha
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lisa Ray made her Indian cinema debut here before becoming a crossover star; she reportedly learned Tamil phonetically for the role.
Released during a wave of Tamil cinema obsessed with terrorism and state corruption, reflecting real anxieties about the LTTE conflict and political violence in the region.
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