▁written ▁and ▁directed ▁by ▁H ari ▁and ▁produced ▁ ▁by ▁M . ▁A . ▁J inn ah . ▁It ▁stars ▁B har ath , ▁Po on am ▁B aj wa , ▁Sim ran , ▁and ▁V ad ivel u ▁in ▁the ▁lead ▁roles , ▁while ▁S amp ath ▁Raj , ▁Prem , ▁Y . ▁G . ▁Mah end ran , ▁Raj esh , ▁Y uv as ri , ▁and ▁Sh an m ug ar aj an ▁play ▁supporting ▁roles . ▁The ▁music ▁was ▁composed ▁by ▁G . ▁V . ▁P rak ash ▁K umar ▁with ▁cinemat ography ▁by ▁Pri yan ▁and ▁editing ▁by ▁V . ▁T . ▁V ij ay an . ▁The ▁film ▁released ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Plot ▁The ▁beginning ▁is ▁prom ising , ▁at ▁any ▁rate , ▁as ▁you ▁watch ▁a ▁don ' t - care ▁Mur ug es an ▁( B har ath ) ▁lim p ▁sorrow fully ▁from ▁the ▁Central ▁J ail , ▁Pal ay am k otta i , ▁in ▁a ▁sc ru ff y ▁be ard ▁and ▁glass es . ▁ ▁Mur ug es an ▁has ▁been ▁in car cer ated ▁for ▁ 1 7 ▁years . ▁Natur ally , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁story ▁which ▁re w inds ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁In ▁those ▁hal cy on ▁days , ▁he ▁is ▁an ▁un r uly ▁young ster ▁in ▁pretty ▁village ▁S ivas ail am , ▁( H ari ' s ▁forte , ▁Th ir un