Unnai Kodu Ennai Tharuven is a Tamil

Tamil language

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 film produced by R. B. Choudary and directed by Kavee Kalidas. It features Ajith Kumar

Ajith Kumar

Ajith Kumar is an Indian film actor who works mainly in Tamil cinema. He began his career as a supporting actor in a Telugu film before gaining critical recognition in the Tamil thriller Aasai . A succession of high-grossing films followed where Ajith was usually depicted as a romantic hero, with...

 and Simran in the lead roles with Parthiban in a guest appearance. It was released on 25 May 2000 to a poor response critically and commercially.

Plot

Surya (Ajith) has been brought up in the army barracks in Ooty, ever since his mother(Sukanya) handed him over as a baby to a brigadier (Nasser). She tells the officer the reason for her action but the audience is not allowed to hear it at this point. Surya grows up to be a patriotic youth and the best soldier in his class. He falls in love with Indu (Simran), the daughter of an army officer. Indu's parents accept her choice of husband but soon after, her father dies in a bomb blast while her mother loses her life on seeing her husband's body. Not wishing to lose her husband too in war, Indu asks Surya to choose between her and the army.

Cast

• Ajith Kumar
  Ajith Kumar
  Ajith Kumar is an Indian film actor who works mainly in Tamil cinema. He began his career as a supporting actor in a Telugu film before gaining critical recognition in the Tamil thriller Aasai . A succession of high-grossing films followed where Ajith was usually depicted as a romantic hero, with...
  
   as Surya
• Simran as Simran
• Nassar
  Nassar
  Nassar is a Tamil actor, producer, writer, director, lyricist, and singer. He has appeared in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi and English films. He is often cited as part of India's specialist character actors, along with the likes of Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri and Nana Patekar...
  
  
• Manivannan
  Manivannan
  Manivannan is a popular Tamil actor and director. With over 400 films to his name, Manivannan is one of the most experienced actors in the field. He normally plays the role of a dad or a senior comedian.- Background :...
  
  
• Charle
  Charle
  Charle is a South Indian actor who has acted in more than 550 movies. He started his career as a Staff Artist - Actor in Song & Drama Division of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and moved on to perform more than 10000 drama shows in Six years. He was named as Charle and introduced in the...
  
  
• Chinni Jayanth
  Chinni Jayanth
  Chinni Jayanth is a Tamil director, producer, comedian, actor, and mimicry artist, who has appeared in many supporting roles in Tamil films, he is also a regular guest judge on Asathapovathu Yaaru on Sun TV in Chennai.He is also the recipient of the prestigious 'KALAIMAMANI AWARD 'given by the...
  
  
• Dhamu
  Dhamu
  Dhamu was a part of Gaana Galata Group a popular touring and acting comedy troupe. He was first spotted by Assistant Director Sukumaran in 1991 and made his debut in Tamil Film Malar starring young actor Prashant-playing the role of the annoying and self proclaimed comical rowdy of the district...
  
  
• Ramesh Khanna
  Ramesh Khanna
  Ramesh Kanna is a Tamil film actor and acts in supporting roles and comedian roles.Ramesh Khanna was born in Coimbatore and third child to the family. Ramesh Khanna arrived in Chennai in the late 1980s to have a career as an actor...
  
  
• Lawrence Raghavendra
  Lawrence Raghavendra
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• Kitty
• Parthiban in a guest appearance
• Suganya in a guest appearance

Production

Noted army general Major Ravi

Major Ravi

Major A.K. Ravindran, better known by his screen name Major Ravi is a former Indian Army Officer and a Malayali Indian filmmaker.He is a recipient of the President's medal, joined the Indian army as a jawan in 1975 and graduated from the Army Cadet College to become a commando in the year 1988...

 played a significant role in assisting the team during scenes featuring Ajith in the Indian army.

Release

The film opened to negative review with a reviewer from The Hindu

The Hindu

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citing that "potholes in the screenplay prove irksome" and that "the thin thread of patriotism woven throughout the film, hardly makes an impact."