Rishi

Rishi is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Sundar C. The film stars Sarath Kumar in dual roles, Meena and Sanghavi, while Arun Pandian and Prakash Raj plays the supporting roles. The film has music scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja, cinematography by U. K. Senthil Kumar, and editing by P. Sai Suresh. The film released on 16 February 2001. Plot Rishi (Sarath Kumar) is a tough, suave, professional criminal who is the right-hand of Sathya (Arun Pandian), the underworld kingpin. On one of Rishi's missions, he happens to watch Minister Devaraj (Devan) killing Hema (Bhuvaneswari), a TV reporter who is about to expose him. Before dying, Hema hands a floppy to Rishi. Rishi neither bothers about the floppy nor the murder, but Devaraj wants the floppy back. Things get confusing because of Velu, who looks like Rishi and gets into trouble. Velu is the opposite of Rishi: he is simple-minded, takes life easy, and works for a moneylender. The "seth" lends money for buying cars, and Velu, with his friend Cheenu (Ramesh Khanna), persuades errant customers to either repay dues or part with their cars. Complications arise when the paths of the duo cross, for Rishi and Velu are lookalikes. Only Indu (Meena), a salesgirl, seems to have some family to speak of. The narration moves smoothly forward with Rishi and Velu leading their own lives, then their paths cross. One is mistaken for the other, and complications arise. The underworld guns for Velu.