![]() Kiran Rathod as Manisha, a free-spirited college girl.Vikram as Gemini, an aspiring don who reforms later.While the DGP grieves over Teja's death, he receives news that he has been transferred to the Sewage Control Board. The new DGP arrives and shoots Gemini dead he later realises that he had actually shot Teja who was in Gemini's clothes. During the fight, Gemini beats up Teja and swaps their clothes, leaving Teja bound and gagged. Gemini is infuriated and confronts Teja to settle the issue. With Isaac's help, Teja plots and kills Kai. To force him to return to his old ways, Teja persuades Isaac to conspire against Gemini. The current DGP releases Teja and together, they urge Gemini to work for them and repay for the losses they incurred but Gemini refuses. Gemini informs Singaperumal of Teja's activities Teja is caught smuggling narcotics, is prosecuted and serves a term in prison.Ī few months later, Singaperumal is transferred and a corrupt officer (Vinu Chakravarthy) takes his place. He pesters Gemini to help him in his business. Teja returns to his gang and continues his illegal activities. ![]() Singaperumal helps Gemini to get back into college and reunite with Manisha. As Gemini and his gang regret their actions, Annamma reveals her true identity and forgives them. Though his gang initially disapprove of it, they relent. To regain her attention, Gemini reforms his ways. Since Gemini was arrested at the college, Manisha discovers his identity and resents him. Gemini's trick works and they are released. While Teja tries to exact revenge for the market issue, Gemini does not fight back but persuades Teja to trick Singaperumal by pleading guilty and requesting a chance to reform. Aware of the rivalry between them, Singaperumal puts them in a private cell so they can beat each other to death. ![]() Keen on eradicating crime, he arrests both Gemini and Teja and the arrests are made "off the record" owing to their political influence. Singaperumal (Murali), an astute police officer, is promoted to the position of Director General of Police (DGP). Teja becomes enraged at being outsmarted by Gemini. Feigning an altercation with Gemini, his sidekick Kai (Thennavan) joins Teja's gang, acts as the inside man and foils the plan. As the market is in his control, Gemini refuses the offer and the businessmen hire Teja to execute the job. Two businessmen approach Gemini to evict traders from a market so that a shopping complex can be built in its place. To pursue her, he joins an evening class at her college and she falls in love with him, unaware of his true identity. Gemini meets and falls in love with Manisha (Kiran Rathod), a free-spirited college girl. Later that same year, Saran remade the film in Telugu as Gemeni. The film won three Filmfare Awards, three ITFA Awards and four Cinema Express Awards. The film's success, largely attributed to the popularity of "O Podu", resurrected the Tamil film industry, which was experiencing difficulties after a series of box office failures. Made at an estimated cost of ₹40 million (US$620,000), the film earned ₹210 million (US$3.3 million) at the box office and became the highest-grossing Tamil film of the year. Gemini was released two days ahead of the Tamil New Year on 12 April 2002 and received mixed reviews from critics, with praise directed towards the performances of Vikram and Mani but criticism towards Saran's script. The film's soundtrack was well received, with the song "O Podu" becoming a sensation in Tamil Nadu. Venkatesh and editing by Suresh Urs while the soundtrack was scored by Bharathwaj. The film was shot mainly at the AVM Studios in Chennai, while two song sequences were filmed in Switzerland. Production began shortly afterwards in December the same year and was completed by March 2002. The revived project was announced in August 2001. Saran reworked the script, retitled the production Gemini and cast the new leads. The film was initially entitled Erumugam with Ajith Kumar intended to play the lead role, but the project was shelved after a week's shoot when Ajith lost interest and left. ![]() Saran was inspired by this incident and scripted a story based on it. In early 2001, rival gangsters "Vellai" Ravi and Chera reformed themselves with the patronage of a police officer.
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