Attahasam

Attahasam () () is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Saran. The film stars Ajith Kumar in dual roles alongside Pooja while Sujatha, Nizhalgal Ravi, Babu Antony, Karunas, and Ramesh Khanna play supporting roles. The score and soundtrack were composed by Bharadwaj with cinematography by Venkatesh Anguraj and editing by Suresh Urs. Attahasam was released on 12 November 2004.

== Plot == Jeeva, a driving instructor, leads a happy life with his mother. He falls in love with Swapna after several mishaps. Jeeva's mother hides the truth from her son that his father was murdered by a rowdy named Manthiram. The mother, much against Jeeva's wish, packs off his elder twin brother Guru with a family who offers to adopt him, who was a witness to the murderer from a close quarter, to a distant town. Guru runs away from the family, goes to Thoothukudi, and grows up to become a gangster there. When Jeeva visits Thoothukudi, he comes across Guru, also called Thala. Seizing the opportunity, Guru kidnaps Jeeva, and decides to go to Chennai and pass himself off as Jeeva. Initially, he plans to take revenge on his mother for giving him away at a very young age. He hurts her at every step and even plans to sell off all their property. On the other hand, Jeeva is mistaken as the gangster and is subject to attacks by the local gangsters of Thoothukudi. He escapes from them and returns to Chennai to save his mother. In the meantime, Guru learns of his father's death and that Manthiram was the cause of their fate. He avenges his father's death and leaves Jeeva to live happily with their mother and then goes to jail to keep his mother in belief that he is somewhere else living happily.