The protagonist’s transformation from a simple villager to a feared vigilante gave audiences a mass hero they could root for. The film’s dialogues, written in a rustic Telugu dialect, became hugely popular, especially in rural areas and among B and C center moviegoers.

Karthi plays Malli Babu, a carefree village ruffian who frequently finds himself in and out of jail.

, who delivered a performance so powerful it felt like the work of a veteran. Alongside him,