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 rich meaningful lyrics of Vairamuthu and Rahman’s soulful tune set to the haunting vocals of MS Viswananthan, Manikka Vinayagam and others perfectly depicted the agony of Sri Lankan Tamils during the civil war.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. Vidai Kodu Engal Naade is a stirring composition by AR Rahman for the film Kannathil Muthamittal and it fittingly garnered his fourth national award for Best Music Direction. Thaiyya Thaiyya set a benchmark for voice modulation and Palakkad Sriram rose to overnight fame with the track, which went on to be listed in BBC World Service’s international poll for top 10 songs of all-time. With this OST, he pushed his boundaries like never before and demonstrated his proficiency to conceive innovative soundscapes. Rahman was in top-notch form by the time the album of Mani Ratnam’s Uyire hit the racks. He employed to fabulous use a motley assortment of instruments in the song that drove the story forward in the movie. The song Strawberry Kanne, sung by Kay Kay and Febi Mani, has to be one of the most engaging tracks Rahman has ever composed. Rahman was honoured with his second national award for the film Minsara Kanavu.