Raghavan (Sarathkumar) and Velu (Vadivelu) work as cooks in a non-veg hotel. Raghavan loves Geetha (Kiran) who is the daughter of a rich man (Vijayan), but her father is against this love and insults him as a poor man. Raghavan challenges that he will be rich in a year. There is a subplot in the story, for Meenakshi (Sharmili), a daughter from a rich family; she is the apple of the eye of the family. Meenakshi ran home with her lover Raju, who worked as a driver to her house. He tells that his friend Dinesh will help them. However, Raju escaped because he saw a bad dream where he is killed by her family as if it will happen in reality. Due to that he vanishes. Raghavan understood her plight and helps her.
Acting
Vadivelu's comic timing saves every scene
Direction
Surya Prakash juggles two chaotic storylines
Score
Earworm songs you'll hum for days
Director
Surya Prakash
R. Sarathkumar
Raghavan and Duraisingam
Kiran Rathod
Geetha
Sharmilee
Aishwarya
Vadivelu
Velu and his father
Ponnambalam
Kandhavel Second Brother
Manorama
Duraisingam Sister
Sriman
Saravana Pandian
Ajay Rathnam
Gnanasekaran
Jayaprakash Reddy
Kandhavel
Vijayan
Geetha Father
Anandaraj
Aishwarya Father
Uday Prakash
Chandran
Muthukalai
Marudha Muthukaalai
Besant Ravi
Kandhavel Younger Brother
Madhan Bob
Chinnasami
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title 'Diwan' refers to a royal court minister, ironically contrasting Raghavan's humble cook origins.
This film exemplifies early 2000s Tamil cinema's obsession with 'rich girl/poor boy' conflicts and interweaving comedy tracks as mandatory relief.
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