Maragathavalli, Kailasakaruppan's childless wife, rescues the abandoned child from the river, and the couple decides to raise him as their own, naming him Ukraputhan. Instead, Sangilimayan orders the palace doctor to abandon the child in a nearby river. Sangilimayan orders the palace doctor, Kailasakaruppan, to kill the younger ones, but Chinnavadayaan tells Sangilimayan that his actions would not be good for the kingdom. Before informing the king about the birth, he calls the palace astrologer, Chinnavadayaan, who predicts that the elder twin will be incapable of making decisions on his own while the younger one will be smarter. Sangilimayan is shocked to see that his sister has given birth to twins. Unknown to them, Bhavani's brother, Sangilimayan, who is also the Rajaguru (High priest), is responsible for the death of their children. In the South Indian kingdom of Cholapuram Paalayam in the year 1771, Raja Mokkaiyappar and his queen, Rani Bhavani Ammaiyar are in desperate for a child, as all their previous twenty-two children have died at birth.

It has also been dubbed and released in Telugu as Himsinche 23va Raju Pulikesi. A box office success, the film won two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and one Filmfare Award. The film received positive reviews, with critics praising the screenplay, the performances, and the dialogues. Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikesi was released on 8 July 2006, and was the first historical Tamil film released since Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan (1978). Principal photography began in November 2005 at Prasad Studios. Pulikesi XXIII, the foolish elder brother, becomes a puppet of his uncle, the Chief Minister, while Ukraputhan, the wise younger brother, becomes a patriot intent on saving his land and his brother. Set in the late 18th century during the early stages of the British Raj, the film tells the story of twin brothers separated at birth.

Shankar produced and distributed the film under his production banner S Pictures. Sabesh–Murali composed the soundtrack album and background score.

Monica and Tejashree play the female leads, while Manorama, Nassar, Ilavarasu, Sreeman and Nagesh play supporting roles. The film stars Vadivelu in his debut as a solo lead actor. The King of Annoyance, Pulikesi the 23rd) is a 2006 Indian Tamil language historical- comedy film written and directed by Chimbu Deven.

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