Handsome man) is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by Sasi Shanker and produced by AVM Productions.
In contrast to him is his lookalike Chinna alias Prem Kumar, who is a kindhearted village youth with a hunchback and is lauded for selfless service to others.
However, she is killed in a fracas by Varadhan, a gangster, as revenge against Priya's father, DCP Nair, who arrested and assaulted him.
However, fearing his looks, Chinna decides to give way to Karthik and ends up staying in a temple, where Kuzhandhaisamy finds him and brings him to Shenbagam.
Karthik arrives at the nick of time, remembering Priya's death; he seeks revenge by brutally beating and killing Varadhan.
Unlike the Malayalam original, where two female characters were played by two different actresses, Jyothika enacted both the roles for the Tamil remake.
[6] A village set with modest houses and a temple resembling Madurai was designed by Thotta Tharani at Kudayathur.
[3] The soundtrack was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, with Palani Bharathi, Kabilan, Pa. Vijay, Thamarai and Snehan writing the lyrics of each one song.
Director Sasi Sankar has to be applauded for making a feel-good film without any violence, vulgarity or even bad words".
[8] Visual Dasan of Kalki praised Suriya for showing difference in dual roles and the story had unexpected twists.
[9] Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu wrote, "At no point are you allowed to feel that it is the same actor who is playing the physically challenged Chinna and the rough, ardently-in-love Karthik — therein lies [Perazhagan's] strength".