Joot

Joot is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed by Azhagam Perumal, starring Srikanth and Meera Jasmine with Vivek, FEFSI Vijayan and Murali in supporting roles. The film was released on 19 December 2003.

Plot
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 Aditya. As Aditya continues to head dirty deals with local officials, Eashwaran is in over his head and may need his brother's help.

Cast

 * Srikanth as Eashwaran
 * Meera Jasmine as Meera
 * Vivek as Siva
 * Murali as Eashwaran's father
 * Shyam Ganesh as Ganeshan, Eashwaran's brother
 * Lavanya as Megala, Eashwaran's sister-in-law
 * FEFSI Vijayan as Aditya
 * Suvarna Mathew as Gayathri
 * Tejashree
 * Brahmaji as a police officer
 * Kovai Senthil as a doctor
 * Robo Shankar as Aditya's henchman (uncredited role)

Soundtrack
Music is composed by Vidyasagar.

Critical reception
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." 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!". 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. 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". Deccan Herald wrote "There are no unnecessary sentiments, social messages, and boring advices in the film. It’s a straight, fun filled film".