Naan Mahaan Alla (2010 film)
Naan Mahaan Alla English Im Not a Saint is a 2010 Tamillanguage Indian dramathriller film written and directed by Suseenthiran. It stars Karthi, Kajal Aggarwal, Jayaprakash and Soori. It features music scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja and cinematography handled by R. Madhi and was produced by K. E. Gnanavelraja and distributed by Dayanidhi Azhagiris Cloud Nine Movies. The film, not related to the namesake 1984 Rajinikanthstarrer, but based on a real life incident, released onAugust 2010 to positive reviews.
Jeeva Karthi is a typical Chennai youngster. His father Pragasam Jayaprakash, a call taxi driver, shows love and affection on him. They lead a simple life and derive happiness in whatever they do. One day, Jeeva comes across Priya Kajal Aggarwal at the wedding of their mutual friend. The two fall for each other. He doesnt tell her about his feelings and knows that she likes him. He plays hard to get until their mutual friend tells Priya about Jeevas infatuation. Jeeva tries to make her become more independent. One day he goes up to Priyas father against her pleas and tells him of their love. Jeeva eventually secures a job as that is one of the requirements for him to marry Priya. Eventually Priya becomes acquainted with Jeevas family and is accepted as the future bride.When all seems to go well, a murder attempt on Jeevas father disturbs everything. Jeevas father had witnessed a girl being taken by a group of teenagers in his taxi. The girl is raped and killed. To get rid of the body of the girl and her boyfriend they hack both the bodies into small pieces and dumps them in random dumpyards in the city. When police accidentally recovers the head of the girl from a dumpyard, it is reported on TV. Jeevas father suspects that the head recovered might belong to a girl who was taken by guys who boarded his taxi. So he decides to knock on the doors of justice and confirms to the police that the girl in his taxi and the murdered girl are the same. Sensing trouble, the gang plans to murder him as he has seen their faces. So they go to Pey Babu, the uncle of one of the teenagers, a local criminal who is adept at coming up with plans for murdering people. They conduct reconnaissance of Jeevas father and their home. They also come to know about the upcoming marriage of Jeevas sister when Pey Babu, under the guise of delivering a Pamphlet, takes a good look at Jeevas family. Pey Babu assumes that Jeevas family has to venture outside their home for wedding arrangements. The gan
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