Produced by – Harini Subbu Cine Creations
Writer/Director/Composer – Dr. S. Raja MD USA
Cast – H. Raja, Guru Vijay, Dr. S. Raja, Dharshini Reddy etc.
Censor Rating-
U/A
Running Time – 147 Minutes
Rating – ***
In the very title itself, writer-director Dr. S. Raja imparts a lesson: do good for society, and do no harm.
Dr. Chandrabose, the Dean of a hospital in Madurai, is a man of impeccable integrity. Driven by a spirit of service, he enjoys immense popularity among the public. At home, he is an affectionate father who shares a joyful bond with his daughter; at the hospital, he patiently explains medical conditions and treatments—not just to his patients, but to the audience as well. His wife, who resents the financial loss caused by his uncompromising honesty, orchestrates a move to have him transferred to Chennai as the head of the Forensic Department. The film culminates in his investigation into the sudden heart attacks occurring among the youth, leading him to uncover a massive medical scam.
H. Raja appears as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. In his office, portraits of Vivekananda and Gandhi flank his chair. He delivers his lines with great intent, portraying a leader taking decisive action to create a drug-free Tamil Nadu.
Guru Vijay plays the role of Dr. Vijay, the son of Dr. Chandrabose. He frequently repeats the punchline, “My style is to break the rules”—perhaps a bit too often. He acts as the mastermind behind a scheme to manufacture a need for specific medicines and sell them to the government. A drug initially priced at eight crore rupees sees its cost inflate to eighteen crore rupees as it passes through various hands—including ministers and the Chief Secretary—with each official adding their own commission. Private hospitals intimidate the common man by claiming that a sore throat—which should cost only fifty rupees to treat—will instead require an expenditure of fifty thousand. Meanwhile, a fee of 1.5 million rupees is set to ensure that students who paid ten million for a medical seat actually pass their examinations. In this way, the director exposes the ‘medical mafia’ throughout the first half of the film.
In the second half, the film delves into the fraudulent practices surrounding ‘ protein’ powder—a product marketed specifically toward young people obsessed with fitness and health.
Signs that this is a low-budget production are frequently visible throughout the scenes. In one instance, set in a medical college library, a friend of the character Guru Vijay is seen reading a book by Swami Vivekananda titled Arise, Awake – only to be mocked for the fact that he rarely even attends his own classes. In another scene, amidst a serious dialogue, they manage to elicit laughter with the line: “My daughter has no bad habits at all. We don’t even go out to eat; we just order online and dine at home.”
Dr. S. Raja has taken on multiple roles—writing the story, screenplay, and dialogues, directing the film, playing the lead, and even composing the music. He carries a gentle, ever-smiling demeanor, and his keen desire to impart professional knowledge shines through in every scene. Consequently, the film lacks a cohesive, steady narrative flow, appearing instead as a collection of loosely connected sequences. Running parallel to this is a subplot involving his son—his romantic life and his unethical, profit-driven business ventures—which stands in stark contrast to the integrity of the character Chandrabose.
The film concludes abruptly, without delving into the question of who is responsible for the circulation of drugs. It leaves the truth—which remains buried—entirely to the audience’s imagination.
Anyway, a worthwhile effort by the maker that certainly deserves praise!