Some of the cinematography and editing have aged, but the heart is still there. Quality storytelling. Worlds that are culturally apart - the world of honor, truth, and the word of a man against the world of underhandedness, lies, and the court of law; the world of western sensibilities and that of traditional values - come crashing together aided by events acting as catalysts (Sakthi: Cūḻnilai (circumstance), Bhanu: Bullshit!). These events transform the man in the midst of it all from from an agent of capitalism to a duty-bound man of the people. A must-watch not just for Kamal but for Sivaji.