Virumaandi (2004) is a Tamil Indian film directed, written and starring Kamal Haasan inspired by Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon (1950). The film revolves around two criminals being interviewed. They express how they feel about the direction their lives have taken and how they have ended up where they are. The film revolves around the controversy of the death penalty. The cast includes Abhirami, Pasupathy, Napolean and Rohini in pivotal roles. The film...
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Virumaandi (2004) is a Tamil Indian film directed, written and starring Kamal Haasan inspired by Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon (1950). The film revolves around two criminals being interviewed. They express how they feel about the direction their lives have taken and how they have ended up where they are. The film revolves around the controversy of the death penalty. The cast includes Abhirami, Pasupathy, Napolean and Rohini in pivotal roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Ilayaraaja.
The film starts with Anjela Kathumuthu (Rohini) and her cameraman in Central Jail filming interviews of prisoners serving life imprisonment and awaiting the death sentence. She meets Kothala Thevar (Pasupathy) who is serving a life sentence. He tells his version of the story that led to his conviction. According to him the root cause of the problem is Virumaandi (Kamal Haasan) - the happy go lucky rogue. His support to Kothala Thevar in his clash against Nallama Naicker (Napoleon) brings...
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