Comedian 'Karunakaran' is well known for his role as the hero’s sidekick. Radha Mohan’s Uppu Karuvadu showcased him as a hero and the young man has turned lucky once more with another hero role in Vaigarai Balan’s (former assistant of filmmaker 'M Sasikumar') Gadigaara Manaithargal.
Karunakaran now joins the list of comedians turned heroes which includes 'Vadivelu', 'Vivek' and 'Santhanam'. Kishore also plays a lead in the film and Sherin from Sandalwood will make her debut in Tamil as his heroine. The story is that of rural youth who come to Chennai looking for jobs and the difficulties that they face in finding accommodation.
Plenty of humor and some romance have been thrown in for some spice. Karunakaran’s role gives him scope to emote, says the director.