A law student from a lower caste begins a friendship with his classmate, a girl who belongs to a higher caste, and the men in her family start giving him trouble over this.
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Social & External
The people behind it
Kathir
Pariyerum Perumal
Anandhi
Jothi Mahalakshmi
Yogi Babu
Anand
G. Marimuthu
Jothi Mahalakshmi's Father
Lijeesh
Sankaralingam
Supergood Subramani
Shanmugarajan
Kathir's Fake Father
Hari Krishnan
Pariyerum's Senior
'Poo' Ram
Law College Principal
Lizzie Antony
College Professor
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