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849:Release and reception
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814:"Soodamani"
778:Swarnalatha
642:Thotti Jaya
586:Think Music
460:Sampath Ram
454:Chaya Singh
442:Besant Ravi
415:Sarath Babu
387:Ponnambalam
226:. It stars
220:action film
178:163 minutes
69:(Presenter)
65:T. Rama Rao
61:Produced by
41:Directed by
1361:2004 films
1355:Categories
1095:Indiaglitz
984:12 January
954:12 January
924:12 January
896:References
886:Indiaglitz
866:Nowrunning
770:Vairamuthu
746:Vairamuthu
613:chronology
583:Vega Music
581:Hit Musics
468:Production
405:Ramanathan
399:Charan Raj
304:as Kanmani
278:Coimbatore
274:goldsmiths
218:-language
162:2004-05-01
137:Production
51:Written by
1298:Singam II
1136:15 August
1006:The Hindu
861:The Hindu
751:Hariharan
681:Singer(s)
665:Track-ist
624:Arasatchi
421:Vaiyapuri
403:Inspector
322:Kingmaker
314:Gajapathi
308:Pasupathy
236:Pasupathy
116:Edited by
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1105:9 August
1099:Archived
1075:9 August
1037:Archived
599:Producer
589:Bayshore
540:Recorded
532:Released
522: by
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427:Benjamin
381:Manobala
327:Vadivelu
302:Jyothika
244:Vadivelu
232:Jyothika
193:Language
126:Music by
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88:Jyothika
80:Starring
1338:Rathnam
1290:Venghai
1210:Thamizh
1043:2 April
823:Ranjith
796:Tippu,
646:(2005)
637:(2004)
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429:as Mani
423:as Raja
345:Sujatha
333:Sathyan
209:transl.
185:Country
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1341:(2024)
1333:(2022)
1330:Yaanai
1325:(2018)
1317:(2017)
1309:(2014)
1306:Poojai
1301:(2013)
1293:(2011)
1285:(2010)
1282:Singam
1277:(2008)
1269:(2007)
1261:(2007)
1253:(2005)
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1017:8 June
1001:"Arul"
970:"Arul"
818:Snehan
798:Sriram
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684:Length
678:Lyrics
560:Length
480:Vikram
393:Kuyili
369:Aarthi
296:Vikram
252:Priyan
228:Vikram
110:Priyan
84:Vikram
1274:Seval
1226:Kovil
1218:Saamy
877:Rambo
841:26:51
722:Tippu
675:Title
577:Label
549:Genre
507:Music
494:Vivek
489:Dhool
475:Saamy
409:Rekha
216:Tamil
196:Tamil
188:India
1250:Aaru
1242:Ayya
1234:Arul
1198:Hari
1161:IMDb
1156:Arul
1138:2024
1107:2022
1077:2022
1064:Sify
1045:2013
1019:2024
986:2022
956:2022
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882:Arul
871:Sify
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543:2004
514:Arul
484:Arul
289:Cast
268:Plot
262:Arul
254:and
242:and
224:Hari
204:Arul
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