Sivakasi (film)

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Sivakasi
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Directed by	Perarasu
Produced by	A. M. Rathnam
Written by	Perarasu
Starring	Vijay Asin Prakash Raj Geeta Nayantara Sai Vaiyapuri Chitti Babu M. S. Baskar
Music by	Srikanth Deva
Release date(s)	2005
Running time	163 mins
Language	Tamil
Budget	Rs. 10 crores($ 2.2 million)
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Sivakasi (Tamil: சிவகாசி) is a Tamil film directed by Perarasu. As like other Perarasu films it is a masala based entertainer. The movie stars Vijay, Asin, Prakash Raj, Ganja Karuppu, Chitti Babu, Lakshana, Geeta, Vaiyapuri, Sai and Perarasu himself with Nayantara in an item number. The film's music is composed by director, Srikanth Deva son of Deva.

1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Trivia
4 External links

[edit] Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Sivakaasi (Vijay) is man with a golden heart. A do-gooder, who dotes on his mother and sister. The theme revolves round the sacrifices he is called upon to make the mother and sister happy. He leaves his home at the age of eight due to some fall out with his father caused by his elder brother. After many years, he decides to return to his hometown after being forced to by Hema (Asin), his girlfriend. When he arrives to his hometown, he finds out about the sinister doings of this brother Udhayappa (Prakash Raj) to his mother (Geetha) and his sister (Lakshana). He decides to stay and help his mother and sister regain their life.

[edit] Cast

Actor	Role
Vijay	Sivakaasi/Muthappa
Asin	Hema
Prakash Raj	Udayappa
Nayantara	Nayantara
Geeta	Geeta
Rajesh	Udayappa's and Muthappa's Father
Chitti Babu	Mamoi

[edit] Trivia

This is one of the biggest blockbusters in 2005.
Perarasu's second film with Vijay.
Nayantara does a dance number in this song.
Following his non-appearance despite 3 summons of the Arcot Magistrate's Court regarding the controversial scenes in Sivakasi insulting lawyer fraternity, Vijay has been issued an arrest warrant on 10 June 2006. Hundreds of lawyers had earlier gone on strike throughout Tamil Nadu burning effigies of Vijay and filed defamation suits in 30 districts in early 2006. [1], [2], [3], [4]