this is a very special film not just in "kamal cinema" but also in "indian cinema". directed by debutant bharatiraja this film started a whole new genre of movie making called "the village thriller".Known for its brilliant characterisation and first time outdoor shooting in tamil cinema, the movie was helped by ilayarajas fantastic score.

all four- bharatiraja, ilayaraja kamal haasan and sridevi made a huge splash into the commercial tamil scene with this masterpiece of a movie.

kamal broke all the norms for a lead hero when he disfigured himself for the role of a stupid and ugly person. here too he is seen acting with minimum clothing- absolutely brilliant.

rajini was the villain and did a good job