KS Ravikumar again proved that he is very fond of Deepavali. Another hit with Kamalahaasan and Jyothika in the lead. This Deepavali 2000 movie had Jayaram and Devayani in other characters and tickled everyone's funny bone. Music by AR Rahman was also a big plus to the movie. Thenali had Kamal speaking 'Ilangai' Tamil.