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him, and take care of him until he recovers. Karthik then realizes his mistakes. He changes his attitude, and the friends become close. In the meantime, Karthik falls in love with the bubbly
Rakshita. Thereafter, Rakshita invites him and his friend to the restaurant. At the restaurant, the four friends get into a fight with Govind, who teased Karthik. The same night, Kathik's friends are kidnapped by Govind and beaten up, then Karthik comes to their rescue and saves them. During the fight, Govind's face is disfigured by acid.
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at any cost, and also wants people to respect him, praise him, or at least fear him. Enraged to see his son in this condition, Narayanan sends his henchmen to kill the five friends, but
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who likes to spend time drinking alcohol in pubs and going night-clubbing. His father
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331:Anjali Devi as Narayanan's wife
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758:"Novelties in 'Machchi'"
322:Baboos as Police Officer
328:as Narayanan's henchman
701:"Maiden musical score"
293:S. R. Prakash as Pandi
138:25 June 2004
916:"Machi Music Review"
319:as Rakshita's father
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158:150 minutes
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1063:2004 films
1057:Categories
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