Virumaandi
Sign in to saveVirumaandi is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written, co-edited, produced, and directed by Kamal Haasan, who also performed in the title role. The cast also includes Pasupathy, Napoleon, Abhirami, Rohini, Shanmugarajan and Nassar in pivotal roles. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film won critical acclaim and was a commercial success at the box office. It marked Rohini’s comeback after an 8-year hiatus from acting.
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7.1Angela, a civil advocate interviewing inmates at the Madras Central Prison for a documentary on the death penalty meets Virumaandi and Kothaala, who are sentenced to death and life respectively for their roles in perpetrating the massacre of 24 people during a brutal clash between feuding villages. As tensions mount within the prison walls, she listens to their conflicting accounts of the same story.
Released: 2004-01-14175 minDir: Kamal HaasanDrama, Action
Cast
- Kamal Haasan as Virumaandi Thevar
- Pasupathy as Kothaala Thevar
- Napoleon as Nallama Nayakkar
- Abhirami as Annalakshmi
- Rohini as Dr. Angela Kaathamuthu
- Nassar as Chief Jailer Jayanth
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 2004
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- crime film
- Country of origin
- India
- Original language
- Tamil
- Main subject
- capital punishment
- Director
- Kamal Haasan
- Screenwriter
- Kamal Haasan
- Cast member
- Kamal Haasan
- Composer
- Ilaiyaraaja
- Production company
- Raaj Kamal Films International
Article
13 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Music
- Release
- Reception
- Critical response
- Box office
- Accolades
- Legacy
- Notes
- References
- External links
Virumaandi is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written, co-edited, produced, and directed by Kamal Haasan, who also performed in the title role. The cast also includes Pasupathy, Napoleon, Abhirami, Rohini, Shanmugarajan and Nassar in pivotal roles. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film won critical acclaim and was a commercial success at the box office. It marked Rohini’s comeback after an 8-year hiatus from acting.
The film revolves around the interview of two prison inmates, firstly, Kothala Thevar's (Pasupathy) life sentence, and secondly, Virumaandi (Kamal Haasan), who is sentenced to be hanged. The criminals express how they feel about the direction that their lives have taken and how they have ended up where they are. The film's narrative is based on the Rashomon effect. It was screened as "Main Programme Feature" at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, Netherlands. Kamal Haasan won the inaugural Best Asian Film Award for Virumaandi as director at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, South Korea.