Pariyerum Perumal
It is about two weeks since I watched the movie and the movie has stayed with me ever since. Too honest and bold to deny. The movie addresses caste. It is shocking that the meaningless biases of superiority/inferiority based on caste rather than substance cannot be swept under your mind's carpet as a nuisance of predicament you were not responsible for either ways. You can get killed.
I had watched the movie on a clean slate without knowing what the movie was about. The shocking and realistic murders that were being presented were kept on the questions list to be answered while the plot of the movie unfolds. However, soon I realized that these were being carried out not by a serial killer but by an honor killer. It was so much more disconcerting.
The movie makes it's marks all through. Starts off with a sharp indicative prologue. As the titles come on, first song strikes - karuppi. A rap with strong visuals. Music by Santhosh Narayanan is pure genius. As of right now, the songs "Naan Yaar", "Rayil vida polama" and "Karuppi" stand out as strong pillars, each addressing the core subject of caste bias in a wholesome manner. "Naan yaar" speaks about the angst of the lower caste - asking painful honest questions about who he is. "Rayil vida polama" is about the innocent love a young girl feels for a lower caste boy and how she does not yet understand the caste bias. She is a victim too.
Kathir has done a brilliant job as the main protagonist of the movie. The urge to rise up with big and hopeful dreams and the pain and disorientation when struck by biases have both come out brilliantly.
Karuppi, the dog has been used as a symbol very nicely. Just the fact that the movie was bold and honest was good enough. Over and above that, Maari Selvaraj has blended in pure art in the form of songs and karuppi to take the experience to the next level. The movie does not end with an answer. It ends with the question and rightfully so. What can you fix in your mindset to help being the answer?
I had watched the movie on a clean slate without knowing what the movie was about. The shocking and realistic murders that were being presented were kept on the questions list to be answered while the plot of the movie unfolds. However, soon I realized that these were being carried out not by a serial killer but by an honor killer. It was so much more disconcerting.
The movie makes it's marks all through. Starts off with a sharp indicative prologue. As the titles come on, first song strikes - karuppi. A rap with strong visuals. Music by Santhosh Narayanan is pure genius. As of right now, the songs "Naan Yaar", "Rayil vida polama" and "Karuppi" stand out as strong pillars, each addressing the core subject of caste bias in a wholesome manner. "Naan yaar" speaks about the angst of the lower caste - asking painful honest questions about who he is. "Rayil vida polama" is about the innocent love a young girl feels for a lower caste boy and how she does not yet understand the caste bias. She is a victim too.
Kathir has done a brilliant job as the main protagonist of the movie. The urge to rise up with big and hopeful dreams and the pain and disorientation when struck by biases have both come out brilliantly.
Karuppi, the dog has been used as a symbol very nicely. Just the fact that the movie was bold and honest was good enough. Over and above that, Maari Selvaraj has blended in pure art in the form of songs and karuppi to take the experience to the next level. The movie does not end with an answer. It ends with the question and rightfully so. What can you fix in your mindset to help being the answer?
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