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You have to smile at the way the things we expect from this actor — lip-locks, for instance, with the hottest nurse in all of hospitaldom — are sutured organically into the screenplay. By the end, Kamal’s image as a romantic hero is resurrected too — it’s the film’s cheekiest line. And a few new preoccupations make themselves felt. As in Uttama Villain, we have here a work-obsessed father who negotiates a troubled relationship with his lippy son. Diwakar thinks the boy plays cricket; he’s actually a footballer. The real games, though, are the ones Kamal Haasan continues to play with his audience, with teasing autobiographical hints and touches that invite theses.