text: Public pressure from the sympathetic community and family makes the Chief Minister of Tamilnadu to visit Ramanaa in prison, and he offers Ramanaa a pardon. However, Ramanaa refuses, stating that only he must face the final consequences of his actions. He asks for a covert visit to his meet his children. He meets them when they are asleep and bids them a teary adieu. Students pour into the city and tensions build up. The government asks Ramanaa to give a speech to control the people. The next day Ramanaa appeals to the public and asks them to avoid corruption at all costs. Minutes later he is hanged. The constable is offered a promotion for his role in disbanding the ACF, but he refuses out of guilt.
  Cast
  Production
  The film was initially titled as Valluvan. Yugi Sethu replaced R. Madhavan in the role of a constable in the film.  A. R. Murugadoss initially wanted Natarajan Subramaniam to work as the film's cinematographer but then he was about to work on Black Friday (2004).
  Soundtrack
  The Ramanaa soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, and is the only collaboration by Murugadoss and Ilaiyaraaja. The soundtrack has 8 songs.
  Release
  Reception
  Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu opined that "The concept is Utopian and the sequences almost implausible, but A. R. Murugadas sends a ray of hope for society's honest lot, through his 'Ramana'". A critic from Sify wrote that "Vijaykanth's Ramanaa is an engrossing crime drama which overflows with sharp dialogues against the corrupt system and is shot stylishly by director A.R. Murugadoss". Malini Mannath of Chennai Online said that "'Ramana' is a watch 'able' film despite its flaws".
  Box office
  The film was a critical and commercial success. It served as a trendsetter in later years. The film has a strong cult following till date.