Put the Minister in the Socket

Kasi is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Vinayan. A remake of the director's Malayalam film Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum (1999), it has Vikram playing the eponymous character of a blind village singer, while Kaveri (reprising her role from the original) and Kavya Madhavan (in her Tamil debut) play key roles. The film was produced by Aroma Mani for Sunitha Productions. The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film was released on 14 November 2001, and became a commercial success. For his performance, Vikram won the Filmfare Best Actor Award and Cinema Express Award for Best Actor – Tamil.