Viruman review: Karthi’s rural entertainer is tepid and formulaic
Director Muthaiah’s second film with Karthi is yet another rural masala entertainer where the
Viruman review: Karthi’s rural entertainer is tepid and formulaic
men flash their underpants and take out their knives at the slightest hint of an argument, and
Viruman review: Karthi’s rural entertainer is tepid and formulaic
the women are pawns in the ensuing melodrama. In Viruman, Karthi plays the youngest of four
Viruman review: Karthi’s rural entertainer is tepid and formulaic
brothers in a Thevar family in Theni. The film opens with his younger self running behind his father,
Viruman review: Karthi’s rural entertainer is tepid and formulaic
Muniyandi (Prakash Raj), determined to kill him. The boy tells the court that he will only stay
Viruman review: Karthi’s rural entertainer is tepid and formulaic
with his uncle (Rajkiran) and that he will murder his father if the latter attempts to get his custody.
Viruman review: Karthi’s rural entertainer is tepid and formulaic
Cut to the present, and Viruman makes his entry in a wrestling competition. Of course he
Viruman review: Karthi’s rural entertainer is tepid and formulaic
vanquishes every man at the contest. He also deliberately insults Muniyandi (he is now the tahsildar)
Viruman review: Karthi’s rural entertainer is tepid and formulaic
who is on stage. We get it. The son harbours a deep grudge against the father, and Muniyandi can’t
Viruman review: Karthi’s rural entertainer is tepid and formulaic
stand Viruman either. The reason for this is the circumstances surrounding Viruman’s mother’s
Viruman review: Karthi’s rural entertainer is tepid and formulaic
(Saranya Ponvannan) death. Unlike his brothers, Viruman can’t let go of the past. His ringtone is
Viruman review: Karthi’s rural entertainer is tepid and formulaic
‘Ammana summa illada’; his eyes well up whenever he speaks of her.