Gemini (2002 film)

Gemini
Directed by	Saran
Produced by	M. Saravanan M.Balasubramaniam M. S. Guhan B. Gurunath
Written by	Saran
Starring	Vikram Kiran Rathod Kalabhavan Mani Murali Manorama Charle Dhamu Vaiyapuri Ramesh Khanna Gemini Ganesan
Music by	Bharathwaj
Cinematography	A. Venkatesh
Editing by	Suresh Urs
Distributed by	AVM Productions
Release date(s)	April 12,2002 (2002)
Country	India
Language	Tamil
Budget	4 crore
Box office	20 crore

Gemini (Tamil: ஜெமினி) is a Tamil language film which was released in 2002. It was directed by successful director, Saran and it was produced by the AVM company headed by M. S. Guhan and M. Saravanan. The film starred Vikram and Kiran Rathod in the lead roles with Kalabhavan Mani in a villain role. Kiran Rathod made her Tamil debut with this film. Made at a budget of 4 crore, the film became one of the highest grossing films of the year and netted 20 crore. The film was remade into Telugu in 2003 under the same title. Gemini Ganesan did a guest appearance.This was a last film for Gemini Ganesan.

Plot

The story of Gemini revolves around Gemini (Vikram) and Teja (Kalabhavan Mani), two contemporary rowdies in Chennai. Gemini's friend is murdered by Teja's friend. Then Gemini and his gang search for the person who murdered his friend and kills him. This incident marks the start of their rivalry.

Meanwhile Gemini meets Manisha (Kiran), and falls in love with her. To gain her affections he goes to study in an evening college as her classmate, and eventually she too falls in love with him.

Gemini and Teja would clash again for a market holdout. Using his brilliant tactics, Gemini fools and wins against Teja that drives him crazy.

In the mean time DGP of law and order Singapermual comes to the town. He arrests both Gemini and Teja. Understanding their rivalry, DGP puts them in a private cell so they can beat each other to death and at the same time can put a finish line to rowdism. But instead Gemini convinces Teja to plead the DGP to give them a chance to lead a normal life. Gemini's trick works and they both are given a chance.

Here Gemini changes his life but Teja did not change his life. He keeps on disturbing Gemini and wants him to help him out in his business. But instead Gemini informs about Teja and his activities to the DGP. So Teja is now in jail. Here Gemini tries to reunite with Manisha as he had changed now and eventually she does forgive him.

After some months the DGP gets transferred as the transport DGP of Tamil Nadu and the new DGP (Vinu Chakravarthy) arrives, and to Gemini's bad luck he is corrupted and is on Teja's side by releasing him from jail. Now Teja and the new DGP urge Gemini to help him in his business. But he still tries to stay away from them.

Forcing Gemini to return to his old business, he would later kill Gemini's right hand and who's also a best friend to him. Then in the climax, Gemini tricks the New DGP to kill Teja the new DGP is transferred as transport DGP and singaperumal becomes new DGP of law and order. Later the film ends with all problems being solved, and Gemini could again lead a fresh life with Manisha.