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Madha Yaanai Koottam Review
- 1/3/2014 11:10:26 AM
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Parthiban, the son of the late Jayakkodi Thevar, a powerful patriarch in Theni, accidentally kills the son of Veera Thevar, while trying to save his stepbrother. Now, Veera Thevar wants to avenge his son's death by murdering Kathir.
Movie Review: Death is an imposing presence in Vikram Sukumaran's Madha Yaanai Koottam. The film begins with a death and the back stories of the characters are revealed to us by the troupe which performs at this funeral. The threat of another death always seems imminent and by the time that happens, the film turns into a young man's struggle to defeat death that stalks him obsessively.
The passing of Jayakkodi Thevar ( Murugan Jee) sets the film's plot in motion. He is a powerful patriarch in Theni, with two wives. He lives with his second wife Prema (Ammu), and their son Parthiban (Kathir) and daughter Deepa, while his estranged first wife Sevanamma ( Viji) lives with her son Boologarasa and her dear brother Veera Thevar ( Vela Ramamoorthy), who is quite powerful though less influential than her husband. Though things seem calm on the surface, there is always an undercurrent of tension in the relationships between these people and when Jayakkodi Thevar passes away, it spills over.
Prema and her children are prevented from entering the funeral house despite Boologarasa's protests by Veera Thevar, but very soon things take a turn for the worse when Kathir accidentally kills his son in order to protect his stepbrother. Now,
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