

To save the land from Sangilimayan and the British, Ukraputhan switches places with an unconscious Pulikesi as the king whilst sending Pulikesi to prison. Ukraputhan then learns about his birth from his foster-parents. When Ukraputhan plots to overthrow Pulikesi for serving the British, he is shocked to see that they look alike. Ukraputhan falls in love with Vasantha Sundari, who reciprocates his feelings. Ukraputhan, now an educated revolutionary, collaborates with his friends to overthrow the British. He creates an outdoor stadium for different castes to fight against each other and punishes his palace guards even when they make the slightest of mistakes he also uses his guards as targets for shooting practice. He is a puppet in the hands of Sangilimayan, who collaborates with the British for his own personal gain, and does not attend to the needs of the people of his kingdom. As foretold, he is foolish as well as lecherous. Twenty-five years pass, and Pulikesi is now the king of Cholapuram Paalayam. 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. Indran / Yama Dharmarajan / Na.Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikesi ( transl. Winner, Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award for Best Comedian Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Tamil Winner, Filmfare Award for Best Comedian – Tamil Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Comedian – Tamil Winner, Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Comedian He has acted as a hero in four films in Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikecei (2006), Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan (2008), Tenaliraman (2014) and Eli (2015). He also won the Vijay Award for Best Comedian for his work in Marudhamalai (2007) and was nominated three times in the Best Comedian category for his work in Aadhavan (2009), Nagaram (2010) and Kaavalan (2011).

He has won the Vikatan Award for Best Comedian in Pokkiri (2007). He has also won the Filmfare Award for Best Comedian – Tamil two times for his work in Chandramukhi (2005) and Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikecei (2006). Vadivelu has won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Comedian five times for his works in Kaalam Maari Pochu (1996), Vetri Kodi Kattu (2000), Thavasi (2001), Imsai Arasan 23m Pulikesi (2006) and Kathavarayan (2008). Since the 1990s, he has acted mainly as a comedian in Tamil films and is renowned for his slapstick comedies. Vadivelu is an Indian film actor, comedian and playback singer. Vadivelu in Eli's "Talking Eli App" Launch Press Meet
