He has received three state Nandi Awards and the National Film Award for his works. He has also appeared in few Tamil and Malayalam films. Although Gemini Ganesan was generally billed with the sobriquet "Kaadhal Mannan" (King of Romance) in film credits, this was the first film where he was billed as "Nadippu Selvam". Tarun Kumar is an Indian film actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. Punnagai is a remake of the Hindi film Satyakam (1969), with some changes made in the screenplay. Gopalakrishnan as Haniff (cameo appearance) Sathya's friends ultimately realize their folly and publish Rajbabu's book with the title Punnagai. Sathya ultimately dies, but Kanchana continues to hold on to the values he taught her. His kidneys fail and his friends turn away when the doctor asks if any of them would donate their kidney to him. Kanchana's rapist later leaves his wealth to Kumar, but Kanchana refuses to take it. Song: EngalMootchikkulRelease date: 14 January 2002Director: K.ShajahanProducer: R.B.ChoudarySinger: ShankarMahadevanMusic director: S.A.RajkumarCast. Sathya marries her and raises Kumar as his own son. He meets Kanchana, a helpless young woman who has been raped and impregnated by a rich predator. As time passes, Rajan, Rajbabu and Mandiramoorthi become corrupted in their pursuit of a materialistic lifestyle while Sathya vows to remain a righteous person. Ganeshs mother helped her brother during his struggling days. The car crashes and Haniff dies, leaving his friends shocked. Ganesh (Tharun) comes to chennai with the hope of meeting his maternal uncle Raja Shekar (Devan) following his mothers (Sabitha Anand) death. To celebrate their graduation, they go on a drive around the city in Haniff's car, singing about the ideals of life. Sathya, Rajan, Rajbabu, Mandiramoorthi and Haniff are college-mates in Madras. The story is narrated by Rajbabu, who wants to write a book on the life of his friend, Sathya.