Ottran
Ottran () is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language spy thriller film starring Arjun, Simran, Manorama, Vadivelu, Tejashree, Sarath Babu and directed by Ilankannan. The score and soundtrack was composed by Pravin Mani. Plot. Karthik (Arjun) is an upright RAW agent who is on the trail of an anti-national group who are out to destabilise the country. He lives in a palatial house with his mother (Manorama) in New Delhi. The police in Chennai nab Ali, a terrorist behind the Parliament and temple attack. Sudha (Simran) and Shiva (Shyam Ganesh) are the children of Manikkavel IPS, IG-Prisons (Sarath Babu ), police officer who is in charge of bringing Ali to court. Now Ali's people kidnap Sudha and blackmail her brother to bring home three terrorists and give them shelter. So he is forced to introduce them as his friends and keep them in his father's official bungalow. Karthik saves Sudha from the terrorist and comes to Chennai to uncover the ISI plan to rescue Ali and create communal tension in the state. How Karthik emerges winner single-handedly forms the rest of this predictable yarn. Production. After the success of Arjun-directed "Ezhumalai", the Arjun-Simran pair come  together in yet another film titled "Ottran". Directing the film is first-timer Ilankannan, who had apprenticed with director Shanker. Arjun plays a secret agent in the film, which gives him scope for enough of action scenes. Shooting commenced in Chennai in a forty-day schedule. Soundtrack. These 6 songs in "Ottran" are composed by Pravin Mani. Critical reception. Hindu wrote:"first half of the film is the screenplay that allows no room for sluggishness or dampeners. The film moves on at breakneck speed and by the time you take a breather it's intermission".