Success or failure comes secondary to a movie like Aayarithil Oruvan which broke barriers for the mere pleasure of viewing the fantasies that crowd SelvaвЂ™s restless mind. To star in his movie is akin to risking a fall from the cliff just to feel the euphoria of an adventure.

Selva Raghavan is a director who does not shy away from projecting the dark corners of our minds and streets on to the big screen. This was a talent to scout for and nurture.ДЇrom Ameer to Aayirathil Oruvan, he steered through camps most heroes fail to venture during their entire careers. With Paruthi Veeran, Karthi raged through the screen and landed with a bang in Tamil Cinema. How did he manage this feat as a newcomer? Some try, some are tutored but very few can achieve this level of acting prowess in their first attempts. If the arid land, rustic setting and rural scenery oozed poetry on screen, KarthiвЂ™s depiction of the rugged rogue infused with bumpkin bravado was accurate. It was difficult to fathom that this was his debut movie.

With Paruthi Veeran, another son from the Sivakumar household shone brightly. But it was his father who convinced him to focus on acting in front of the lens rather than directing behind it. He assisted Mani Ratnam in Ayutha Ezhuthu despite the offer to star in it, since direction intrigued him. So even while pursuing post graduation in the distant shores of America, his mind has wandered tirelessly to the streets of Kodambakkam. With his father Sivakumar and brother Surya established firmly in the world of Tamil cinema, it was natural that this young lad wanted to make a career in cinema.

In the rare occasions that he has missed his wide eyed innocence, easy smile and refreshing looks come to his rescue. Pic also won Best Indian Picture.Karthi Sivakumar, has delivered hits for the most part. Version caught there was a shorter one prepared for the fest, omitting at least one song from its original reported running time of 185 minutes. Lead actress Priyamani charms with her energy, and deservedly won the actress gong at the Cinefan fest. Newcomer Karthi manages to imbue the initially unlovable hero with surprisingly sympathetic qualities. Perfs are consistent with the bombastic storytelling. Yarn appears to be contempo, but little evidence of modernization creates a timeless, almost mythical atmosphere. However, the bloody and downbeat final reels will test the endurance of auds who reach the picвЂ™s tragic finale.ДЄmeer SultanвЂ™s creative helming, which includes split-screen, appears unbridled and sometimes outright chaotic, but always serves the script. Yarn is augmented by comedy, colorful dance numbers featuring actual cross-dressing eunuchs, and local musicians. This indelible declaration of love finally helps the hero appreciate her eternal affection, but the warring families respond by going into overdrive. In between their respective families brandishing swords at each other, and (sometimes comically, sometimes violently) squabbling among themselves, Muthazhagu manages to have her name tattooed on ParuthiveeranвЂ™s chest while he is comatose from drink. As revealed in a sepia flashback, Muthazhagu would have drowned in a well when she was young if Paruthiveeran hadnвЂ™t come to her rescue. His stated ambition is to spend time in a government jail rather than local lock-ups, which offer only short-term incarceration for each transgression.ДЇeisty young beauty Muthazhagu (Priyamani) believes Paruthiveeran is the man for her, despite his violent manner, shameless fraternization with hookers and otherwise rambunctious ways. Viewers are immediately warned that theyвЂ™ll need to hang on tight to keep up with the complicated plot and multiple characters.ДЄ chief participant in the stabbing is titular hero Paruthiveeran (Karthi), a low-caste vagabond. In an extended opening-titles sequence that makes the frenzied camera and cutting of вЂњMoulin RougeвЂќ look placid, a revenge stabbing takes place at a town fair in the remote southern Indian village of Paruthiyur.

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