Panchatanthiram (transl. Five Ruses) is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language black comedy film directed by K. S. Ravikumar and written with Kamal Haasan, with the dialogues by Crazy Mohan. The film stars Kamal Haasan, Jayaram, Ramesh Aravind, Sriman, Yugi Sethu, Simran and Ramya Krishnan with Urvashi, Aishwarya, Sanghavi, Vidhya Venkatesh, Devayani and Nagesh in supporting roles. The film was reported to adapt the plot of the 1998 film Very Bad Things by incorporating new elements to it. Panchatanthiram released on 28 June 2002. It opened to positive reviews from critics. Jayaram won Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Tamil at the 50th South Filmfare Awards in 2003. ()