A violent college student softens his tough exterior when he falls in love with a shy Brahmin woman. Just as the ice between them begins to melt, he's attacked viciously and loses his mental stability.
Acting
Vikram's physical descent is genuinely disturbing.
Direction
Bala's debut already shows his signature cruelty.
Score
Ilaiyaraaja's 'Vaarthai Thavari' haunts forever.
Director
Bala
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Vikram lost 16kg and lived in an actual mental asylum for weeks. Method acting or genuinely unhinged? You decide.
This launched Bala's 'miserabilist' brand and proved Tamil audiences would embrace devastating endings—something Bollywood still rarely risks.
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