Murattu Kaalai is a Tamil action film directed by K. Selva Bharathy. A remake of the same-titled 1980's Rajinikanth-Jaishankar starrer, it stars Sundar C. and Sneha in the lead roles. The film, which had been under production since 2008, released on 15th June 2012.
Director: K. Selva Bharathy
Cast: Sundar C, Sneha, Suman, Vivekh, Sindhu Tolani
Kaalaiyan (Sundar C) is a simple person and the best Jallikattu (Bullfight) player in his village. His world revolves around his four younger brothers. The baddie is Varadharajan (Suman), a Zamindar from the neighbouring village who lives an extravagant lifestyle. His close aide is a Transgender Saroja (Vivek). Varadharajan's sister (Sindhu Tolani) falls for the macho Kaalaiyan when he wins a Jallikattu. In the meantime, Bhuvana (Sneha),
on the run, after Varadharajan falls for her charm and tries to molest
her, takes refuge in Kaalaiyan's house. However, Varadharajan decides
to marry his sister to Kaalaiyan with an eye on his land. On the day of
marriage, when Kaalaiyan comes to know that the bride wants to split
the bond between the brothers, he calls off the marriage. Kaalaiyan
takes a liking for Bhuvana and the inevitable happens - romance
blossoms. What follows is predictable but there comes a surprise in the
form of Saroja in the climax.
Story
: Kaalayan's (Sundar) life revolves around his four brothers. He earns
the wrath of Varadharajan (Suman), a big shot in the neighbouring
village, after refusing to marry his sister. Bhuvana (Sneha), on the
run from Varadharajan, seeks refuge under Kaalayan and the two fall in
love. This only increases Varadharajan's fury and he begins to plot
Kaalayan's downfall.
Movie Review: Imagine an alternate world in which there was never a blockbuster titled 'Murattu Kaalai' , featuring one of the iconic characters played by Superstar Rajinikanth. In such a scenario, Selva Bharathi's 'Murattu Kaalai' would be seen as a typical masala film, combining elements from every other Sundar C film in which the actor-director would play an affectionate brother ('Veerappu'), sing duets with the heroine in exotic locations ('Sandai'), spout punch dialogues in high decibels ('Thee') and bash up the villain and his henchmen, with the cinematography and the background score pummeling you into submission ('Perumal').
Movie Review: Imagine an alternate world in which there was never a blockbuster titled 'Murattu Kaalai' , featuring one of the iconic characters played by Superstar Rajinikanth. In such a scenario, Selva Bharathi's 'Murattu Kaalai' would be seen as a typical masala film, combining elements from every other Sundar C film in which the actor-director would play an affectionate brother ('Veerappu'), sing duets with the heroine in exotic locations ('Sandai'), spout punch dialogues in high decibels ('Thee') and bash up the villain and his henchmen, with the cinematography and the background score pummeling you into submission ('Perumal').
