of their story. However the producers insisted that originally, neither Murthy nor Sivaraman was booked for any particular role and that Murthy "was that he was agreeable to play only for Sivaji, and implicitly in the competition scene". References External links 1980s musical drama films 1980s Tamil-language films 1983 films Films directed by K. Shankar Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan Indian musical drama films