3 kinds of audiences. Review on Virumandi Movie

There are a few movies about which you hear a lot about quite a few months before the release of the movie. This was one movie which was overly publicized. In one of his interviews, Kamal said he made this movie for 3 kinds of audiences, and he hoped ardently that it would appeal to those audiences and make this movie a success. I watched this movie and thought seriously for 10 minutes and came up with the possible classes of people who might think this movie is appealing. So if you are one of the following genii, I would advice you to rent the tape and watch it in the comfort of your home with the recommended paraphernalia.

WARNING - This write up does not contain ANY useful information about the movie. If you think you are going to enhance your knowledge about the movie because you read this review, please stop here. Have a nice day.

Ok Here goes.

Type A

• You LOVE watching movies with a ''village subject'', whose main characters are a few Thongattan Paatis and people talking thamizh with a Coimbatore accent regardless of which part of Tamil Nadu the movie is based.

REFERENCES...

Thongattan - A heavy gold earpiece that stretches the earlobe to the shoulder level

Paatis - Old People

Coimbatore - A town in central Tamil Nadu where I presume all the 'village extras' in Tamil movies are outsourced from.

• You enjoyed those old maudlin Tamil movies directed by Bhim Singh where Shivaji Ganesan(An immense actor.... hehe) does the role of a frisky First Year B.A. student,who wears a coat to college to hide his 42 inch waist. Later in the movie, he has financial problems either because his father gets cheated by the evil uncle or because his brother falls in love with the wrong kind of woman.. or both... and the entire story revolves around his love for his wife, brother, father, mother or his recalcitrant and evil uncle.

  
  




• You have this excessive urge to express yourself emotionally and your tearglands are always in the 'Get Set... Ready' mode.

  
  

Required Paraphernalia:

. Large towel with excellent water absorbant and retentive capabilities - 1 Nos

. Large bucket into which you could squeeze the excess tears - 1 Nos

. Some Vethalai Sunnambu(Green leaf and lime that when chewed on becomes red) or Thattai Seedai('Rice Flour patties deep fried in vegetable oil' lol lol lol have you ever been to those 'Indian Restaurants' in USA ?).

. Some Glucose/ Lime, for you might become dehydrated.

or,

Type B

• You go to Nandanam Arts college (A college in the heart of Chennai whose students have a collective IQ of maybe -20....) in a 47A(Public Transportation that, during peak hours resembles a tamarind sack left out in Amazonian heat) and spend your most productive time of the day on the footboard or on top or the bottom of the bus.

  
  




• You 'put one O' (A very suave way of expressing your approval) for whichever 'figure' (go figure.... hehe) you happen to chance upon in the bus.

  
  




• You think Mookan from Ayodhya Kuppam (A fisherman colony in Chennai where fish have a longer lifespan than man), is the coolest guy on earth because he uses his veecharuva(sickle) and veeravel(spear) to eat Karuvaadu Soru. (native Tamil Nadu Non Vegetarian Dish... Ok Ok.. let me try. 'Dried Sea water fish fried in oil and made to soak for a few days in a pot also containing Pazhavarusi and water (You dont even want to know... blve me.)).

  
  




• You think most village disputes are settled the 'Mookan way'.

  
  

Required Paraphernalia

. Cigarettes.. you might need a lot of these breaks. The love scenes are only at the end of the movie.

. Some 'machis' (friends... partners in inertia) to pass those comments about human anatomy using... human anatomy or vegetable and fruits as reference.

. Some Eeral Puttu and Vellai Paniyaram (more south Indian Munchies just to get you in the mood for the oomph) to fill the inter-cigarette-break intervals.

or

Type C

• You relish arguments titled 'The different types of Greek Ethicologies and their relation to the bourgeois in Central Madras'.

  
  




• You are eternally looking for the 'message' in any movie you watch... even cartoons... :). You absolutely HAVE to know what the director is thinking in every frame...

  
  




• You think talking over the dinner table about how the artists perceptions of the death penalty is either going to seriously change the 'system' or prove to the other eaters that you are knowledgable.

  
  




• I tell you... you will spend hours talking about the movie... even if you dont end up liking it.

  
  

Required Paraphernalia:

A Laptop.

Internet Connection.

Google Google Google.

If you are any one of the 3 above, I assure you would adore the movie. Ofcourse you could be the garden variety Kamal Fan apart from these categories who would anyway appreciate whatever tripe ourman dishes out. I dont want to argue with you. I still think he is the best India has to offer in terms of sheer variety and histrionic ability. But I just dont want to see him in a few roles. This is one of them.

OK.. last piece. I congratulate you if you have come this far. You are well and truly jobless :). Like me. As for me, I used only the Fast Forward button while watching the movie. I could not stand more than 15 minutes of this truly boring movie and I wish to God that Kamal either becomes a software engineer or starts making movies where he plays a software engineer (a form of lowlife that I happen to be a member of)... whichever pays him more. I cannot stand to see him as a yokel crying over his dead grandma. Please... I want to enjoy the movie... not lament through it !!