The director chose to make two different versions of the film as he did not want the film to be dubbed, explaining that the essence of the script would be lost if they had done so. The film began pre-production in early 2003 in a typical manner adapted by the director, Mani Ratnam, who keeps his projects under wraps until completion.
Bhaskar as Train Conductor (uncredited)Ī Still of the Napier Bridge where the film's climax was shot Karthi as Michael's friend (uncredited).Shankar Sundaram as IAS Avinash Balakrishnan.Janaki Sabesh as Gowri, Vishwanath's wife.Shanthi Williams as Shenbagam, Selvanayagam's wife.Bharathiraja as Selvanayagam, the secondary antagonist.Esha Deol as Professor Geethanjali, Michael's Love interest.Michael, Arjun, Suchi, and Trilok win the four seats they had contested for and thus enter into politics. Inba is handed over to the police and jailed. A fight ensues between the three men, where Inba is overpowered by Michael, who spares him and leaves him for the police. Michael arrives at the nick of time to rescue Arjun at the Napier Bridge. While running, Arjun calls Michael for help, but Inba easily catches up and thrashes him. He convinces Inba, however to no avail, and is killed by him when he aids Arjun's escape. However, they escape with the help of Dilli, who has a change of heart after realizing that their profession was interfering with their personal lives, causing Sashi to leave Inba for her hometown. He confronts Selvanayagam, who brainwashes him to work for him and orders him to kidnap Arjun, Suchi, and Trilok. Inba later kills Guna when he finds out that he had been instructed by Selvanayagam to take him out due to Inba leaving an eyewitness, Arjun, behind the bridge incident. After staying by his side until his recovery, Arjun changes his mind and joins hands with Michael to contest in elections. Inba finds out that Michael is recovering from his injuries and this is witnessed by Arjun, who follows him to apprehend him, only for Inba to beat him up badly and leave him with a broken arm. Critically injured, Michael is rushed to the hospital by Meera and Arjun. Suddenly, Michael is shot by three rounds fired by Inba, but Arjun saves him. Arjun hitches a ride from Michael, who is riding in the same direction, to catch up with Meera. One day, Arjun proposes to Meera on the road, and she gets into an auto while telling him to prove it, playfully. He falls in love with Meera, whom he just met. He wants to relocate to the US for a better future. Inba and his thug friend Dilli meet Michael face-to-face and fall into a tussle after Inba threatens the latter to leave politics.Īrjun Balakrishnan is the carefree and spoiled son of an IAS officer. Inba beats some students but faces very strong retaliation from Michael and other students. When Michael refuses the bribe, Inba takes control under Guna's orders. Firstly, he provides a scholarship to study at a prestigious foreign university to Michael. He uses every possible tactic to get them out of politics. Selvanayagam is worried when he hears news of students standing in the election. Michael is in love with his neighbor Geetha, who lives with her uncle and aunt. Michael is an influential student leader who wants politicians like Selvanayagam to keep away from college elections. He gets into a contract under Guna's recommendation to run errands and work as a hitman for Selvanayagam, a politician. He loves, marries, and abuses his wife Sashi. Inba “Samba” Sekar grew up to be a goon as his brother Gunasekaran had left him to fend for himself, and he had no option of earning. The flashback of the characters prior to the incident then unveils. The film begins with Inba Sekar shooting Michael “Mike” Vasanth on his bike, resulting in him falling off the Napier Bridge into the water below which is witnessed by Arjun Balakrishnan. The film was produced by Ratnam's home banner, Madras Talkies, and was released on.
The film was simultaneously shot in Hindi as Yuva with an entirely different cast retaining Deol. Chandran was the cinematographer and Sreekar Prasad was the editor. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by A. The title of the movie was taken from the name of a Tamil letter, ஃ – three dots corresponding to the film's three different personalities from completely different strata of society. This is the Tamil debut of Bollywood actress Esha Deol and remains the only Tamil film she has ever acted in. Bharathiraja appears in another pivotal role. It stars Suriya in the lead role, with an ensemble supporting cast. It is loosely based on the life story of George Reddy, a scholar from Osmania University of Hyderabad. Aayutha Ezhuthu is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language political action film written and directed by Mani Ratnam.
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