Joot

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From a small rural village, Eashwaran goes to the bigger city of Chennai with his father, seeking medicine to treat an illness. While in town, they live at the home of Eashwaran's brother, who is caught up in a dangerous web of corruption involving a thug called Aditya. As Aditya continues to head dirty deals with local officials, Eashwaran is in over his head and may need his brother's help.

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• Srikanth as Eashwaran
• Meera Jasmine as Meera
• Vivek as Siva
• FEFSI Vijayan as Aditya
• Murali as Eashwaran's father
• Shyam Ganesh as Ganeshan, Eashwaran's brother
• Brahmaji as M. Prakasam IPS
• Tarzan as Aditya's henchman
• Ravikumar as a baby's father
• Tejashree
• Suvarna Mathew as Gayathri
• Indhu as a baby's mother
• Lavanya as Megala, Eashwaran's sister-in-law
• Siva Narayana Murthy as a police officer
• Kovai Senthil as a doctor
• Muthukaalai as the security guard
• Karnaa Radha as Eashwaran's neighbor
• Robo Shankar as Aditya's henchman (uncredited)
• Sampath Ram as police officer (uncredited)
• Amirthalingam as a fruit vendor (uncredited){{Cite web|url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/kollywood/comedy-actor-amirthalingam-interview-about-his-career|title="அந்த ஒரு சீன்ல நான் வர்றதுக்காக வடிவேலுண்ணே அவ்வளவு போராடினார்!"- நெகிழும் அமிர்தலிங்கம்|date=14 February 2022|website=Vikatan}}

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Music is composed by Vidyasagar.{{Cite web |title=Joot Are You Ready (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/1GK4U55bqJwniq5ZITujMD |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230402060005/https://open.spotify.com/album/1GK4U55bqJwniq5ZITujMD |archive-date=2 April 2023 |access-date=2 April 2023 |website=Spotify}}

Sify wrote, "The story of Joot is as stale as yesterday's bread, as the plot is clichéd and seen in umpteen mass films in the same genre. The first half when the hero comes to the city from a village and gets into a fight with local goons for no fault of his, reminds you of Dhool."{{Cite web |date=19 December 2003 |title=Joot- Are You Ready? |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/joot-are-you-ready-review-tamil-pclvyihjchjjg.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229032701/http://www.sify.com/movies/joot-are-you-ready-review-tamil-pclvyihjchjjg.html |archive-date=29 December 2016 |access-date=2 April 2023 |website=Sify}} Malini Mannath of Chennai Online praised Srikanth for performing his first action oriented role "with the same sincerity and credibility as he had performed his earlier roles" while also praising the fight choreography of Fefsi Vijayan and concluded "He's [Azhagam Perumal] handled love stories (Dumm Dumm Dumm) earlier, and now Azhagam Perumal proves that he can handle an action film too with equal conviction. Only if there hadn't been a sense of deja vu throughout!".{{Cite web |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=30 December 2003 |title=Jhoot |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/Moviereviews/tammov319.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050405183739/http://www.chennaionline.com/Moviereviews/tammov319.asp |archive-date=5 April 2005 |access-date=15 May 2022 |website=Chennai Online}} Visual Dasan of Kalki wrote that for masala films which are known for entertaining audiences, story has always been secondary, and this film was no exception. He said the director's talent for asking what is next shines through in both visual settings and screenplay.{{Cite magazine |last=தாசன் |first=விஷுவல் |date=4 January 2004 |title=ஜூட் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki2004-01-04/page/n65/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230402054602/https://archive.org/details/kalki2004-01-04/page/n65/mode/2up |archive-date=2 April 2023 |access-date=9 January 2023 |magazine=Kalki |page=64 |language=Ta |via=Internet Archive}}

The Hindu wrote "ON THE lines of "Dhil" and "Dhool" comes Sree Lakshmi Productions' "Joot" and in keeping with the trend, Srikanth has opted for a change of image. Though racy for the most part, except the song sequences that are the usual spokes in the wheel, the story (M. S. Ramesh) is typical of the innumerable actioners you've been watching over the years".{{Cite web |date=26 December 2003 |title=Joot |url=http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/12/26/stories/2003122601440300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100903204223/http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/12/26/stories/2003122601440300.htm |archive-date=3 September 2010 |access-date=24 September 2023 |work=The Hindu}} Deccan Herald wrote "There are no unnecessary sentiments, social messages, and boring advices in the film. It’s a straight, fun filled film".{{cite web |date=21 December 2004 |title=Jhoot |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/dec21/mr3.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031230183758/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/dec21/mr3.asp |archive-date=30 December 2003 |access-date=2 October 2023 |website=Deccan Herald}} Cinesouth wrote "It's a shock to see such a masala film from the director who had given us the poetic love story like 'Dum Dum Dum'. But, it's nice to see that the director didn't opt for the easy route to masala success as in films like 'Dil', 'Saami' and 'Dhool'".{{cite web|url=http://www.cinesouth.com/scopes/reviews/joot.shtml|title=Joot|website=Cinesouth|access-date=20 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040202183841/http://www.cinesouth.com/scopes/reviews/joot.shtml|archive-date=2 February 2004}} Indiainfo wrote "The film has shades of many offbeat Hindi films that came in the 80s. Good music by Vidyasagar, Srikanth’s performance and Perumal’s narration are strong points. Meera Jasmine is okay".{{cite web |title=Srikanth excels as action hero in JOOT |url=http://movies.indiainfo.com/tamil/reviews/joot.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040430210819/http://movies.indiainfo.com/tamil/reviews/joot.html |archive-date=30 April 2004 |access-date=29 January 2025 |website=Indiainfo}}

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