Great Actor) is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language political satire film written and directed by Sakthi Chidambaram starring Sathyaraj, Manoj and P.
Arivanandham's party receives a brute majority due to Sathya's popularity and wins the assembly elections.
He resigns and names Devika (Mallika), an IAS officer who has done much service as the Chief Minister and walks away, as the film ends.
The Hindu wrote "After "Ennamma Kannu" Shakti Chidambaram made the viewer take notice of his wit and comic sense again in "Charlie Chaplin."
[7] Chennai Online wrote "As he weaves his way though his racy narration, spicing his script with many interesting anecdotes taken from real life (like the midnight arrest of a former CM), some sparkling one-liners and some home truths, taking pot-shots at the idiosyncracies and survival tactics of industry folks and politicians, Sakthi Chidambaram takes the audience through a hilarious journey that one wouldn’t regret travelling!".
[8] Cinesouth wrote "Just as giving tablets buried in sweet Banana, the director has given a important and necessary message to the audience in an humorous way.
This film is a fine mixture of comedy, glamour, sentiments, meaningful dialogues, foot tapping songs, you ask for it, you can get it.