Co-stars: Jothika (double role), Vivek, Devan, Manorama, Malavika, Thalaivasal Vijay, Manobala, Manicka Vinayagam, Bhabi, Kalai Rani. Music Director: Yuvan Shankar Raja Producer/Banner: AVM Productions Director: Sasi Shankar

Peralagan tells the story of Chinna(Suriya), a crippled with buck-teeth and somewhat ugly-looking hunchback who runs a telephone booth. He is loved dearly by the people around him. Kuzhandhai(Vivek) is a marriage broker and he is Chinna’s best friend. The hunchback is a typical young man with all the desires that a young man has. But he is aware of the fact that he is ugly and it is too difficult for him to impress a beautiful girl. One of the regular visitors in Chinna’s booth is Priya(Jothika) who is the daughter of a police officer and she is in love with Karthik(Suriya) who is a boxing champion. As Priya’s father is against their marriage Priya and Karthik plans to elope and Chinna volunteers to help them. But on that fateful day a local thug Varadhan, once affected by Priya’s father interferes and in a fracas Priya is killed by Varadhan in front of Karthik’s eyes. Chinna is the eyewitness to this murder and on Chinna’s complaint Varadhan is arrested. Shenbagam (Jothika) is a blind girl in a circus troupe which comes to Chinna’s village. When her brother (Thalaivasal Vijay) dies in an accident Chinna helps her by giving her a job in the STD booth and slowly he falls in love with her.

He lies to Shenbagam that he is tall, strong and handsome, but fears a day when she gets back her sight that she might reject him. Priya’s eyes are donated to Shenbagam and she gets her sight. The first person she wanted to see after getting her eye sight is Chinna. She sees Karthik and mistakes him for Chinna and hugs him. On seeing this Chinna is shattered and he leaves the village. When Shenbagam comes to know the truth from Kuzhandhai she waits for him. In the meantime Karthik after knowing that Priya’s eyes are fixed for Shenbagam disturbs her often. Whether Chinna comes back and marries Shenbagam or Shenbagam succumbs to Karthik's overtures forms the rest of the story.
The highlight of the film is Suriya in the title role and his performance as the crippled hunchback is what keeps you firmly seated until the very end. He is amazing. He makes you laugh and cry at the same time. What a splendid performance by Suriya! The other Suriya as handsome college boy is passable. Jothika sans make-up is good as Shenbagam while Jothika as Priya too does justice to her role. Vivek’s rib tickling comedy is terrific. Manorama, Devan, Kalai Rani, Mano Bala and Manicka Vinayagam’s performances are adequate. Malavika comes in a sort of an ‘item number’. Debut director Sasi Shankar (director of original version) has given a neat entertaining film without double meaning dialogues or brutality. Rathnavel’s cinematography captures the beautiful locales of Kerala and worth mentioning especially in the duet song of Karthik and Priya. For the first time a full song has been picturised in laser lights. Music by Yuvan Shankar Raja is just ok. Make up by Bujji Babu deserves special mention.