Poi (பொய்) 17 years old

Valluvanar is an upright political leader in Tamil Nadu much respected for his honesty and uprightness. And he refuses to compromise on this trait even when his only son Kamban finds himself in jail for no fault of his. The opposition party takes advantage of the situation and bails out Kamban, who joins this party much to his father's embarrassment. The media laps it up sensationalizing it further. Then Kamban decides to leave the country until things cool down. Only his mother Vasuki with whom he is close is aware of this plan. Kamban arrives at Sri Lanka where he be-friend's Banerjee, a Bengali and stays with him. One day he finds a Tamil book on the beach which he traces to Shilpa the owner of the book, who is a college student preparing for the civil services examination. The film juggles between reality and fiction, where Theepori, the fictitious father image of Kamban advises him to fall in love. The rest of the story is about the emotional conflict between her career and love.

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Poi Cast

Name Character
Prakash Raj He was 41, now 59 years old
K. Balachander He was 76, 84 years old when he died as Cameo appearance
Uday Kiran He was 7, 15 years old when he died as Kamban
Geethu Mohandas as Ramya
Vimala Raman She was 26, now 44 years old as Shilpa

Poi Crew

Name Department
Vidyasagar as Music. He was 43 (now 61) years old Sound
Prakash Raj as Producer. He was 41 (now 59) years old Production
K. Balachander as Director. He was 76 (84) years old when He died Directing
K. Balachander as Writer. He was 76 (84) years old when He died Writing
Poi poster
Poi (17 years)

  • Release day: Friday, December 22, 2006
  • Runtime: 166 minutes