Vasu (Ajith), a final year college student is happy go lucky. But he is forced to contest elections in the college after being persuaded by his friends (Venkat Prabhu and Arun). He, however, incurs the wrath of the local MLA Varadharajan (Charanraj), whose son is studying in the college, contests the elections too. In the course of events, the MLA's gang attacks Vasu and his friends. It's here that Vasu's father (Vijayakumar) advises the students to take a plunge in politics and teach the bad apples like Varadharajan a lesson
Acting
Ajith's shift from charming slacker to grief-stricken son hits hard.
Direction
Linguswamy builds campus politics into genuine emotional stakes.
Score
Yuvan Shankar Raja's soundtrack carries every melodramatic beat perfectly.
Director
N. Linguswamy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Ajith's comeback after a string of flops, and he reportedly took a pay cut believing in Linguswamy's vision. The gamble paid off.
The film captures mid-2000s Tamil Nadu campus politics where student elections were genuine gateways to party machinery—and real danger.
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