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as a "Catchy melody, a battalion of back-up dancers, colourful costumes, impressive vocal gymnastics, jaw-dropping choreography this music video has it all. And if those aren't enough, the person who uploaded this vid also provided subtitles so you can sing along. They aren't the real lyrics though,
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wrote "The first half of the movie is quite enjoyable but towards the second half, the director, Ezhil, loses his grip. Prabhu Deva does some good fights in the first half of the movie. Sarath Kumar looks tough and every inch a dada while
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the accolades when it comes to emoting. The plus points in the movie are its choreography and music ( by S A Rajkumar). Camerawork by
Manikantan is another asset for the film. Recommended for those who want to see the action hero and the dancing star together. Other can give it a go by."
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The movie goes into a flashback. Sunil's brother
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