301:) in a quarry as a demolition expert. Deva is cheated out of some money by Sundaramoorthy, and he finds out where Sailaja lives and kidnaps her. Sundaramoorthy realizes that the only person who is daring enough and cares enough to get his daughter back is Arjun and goes to him with his pleas. It takes much convincing, but Arjun decides to rescue Sailaja but for reasons other than love. At this point, Sailaja begins to realize that her father lied to her and tries to get back with Arjun, but he refuses because she did not trust him. Sailaja convinces Arjun that it was not her fault, and they both start loving again. In the end, Arjun and Deva gets into a fight, where Arjun wins. Deva tries to kill Arjun, but he dies after a statue of
297:). After learning of Arjun's and Sailaja's love, Deva and Sundaramoorthy work up devious plans to break them up. They soon succeeded in creating a rift between the two lovers. Though Arjun realizes what is really happening, Sailaja falls prey to Deva and her father's foils. The young lovers part ways; Sailaja becomes a leading lady in the movies, and Arjun works with his uncle (
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909:லஜ்ஜாவதி (16 October 2005).
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550:Jassie Gift
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193:156 minutes
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1001:2005 films
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539:SPB Charan
529:Vairamuthu
504:Song Title
490:Naa Alludu
483:Soundtrack
474:Production
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460:Singamuthu
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911:"மழை"
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