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An enterprising youngster in a slum wants his people to lead a life of dignity, but has to take on an ambitious capitalist, who only wants to dominate his field.
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Sivakarthikeyan Fahadh Faasil Nayanthara Sneha Prakash Raj Thambi Ramaiah Vijay Vasanth Rohini Balaji Patturaj Sathish Robo Shankar Vinodhini Vaidyanathan Charle Kaali Venkat Munishkanth Arul Dass Mime Gopi Mansoor Ali Khan Y. G. Mahendran Madhusudhan Rao Udhayabanu Mageswaran Sharath Lohitashwa Anish Kuruvilla Mahesh Manjrekar Vivek Prasanna Balaji Venugopal Maya S. Krishnan Muthu Raman Nagineedu Vellanki Saravana Subbiah MV. Tamil Selvi Yuvasri Lakshmi
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