Arai Enn 305-il Kadavul

I haven’t written about any movie before. Something about this movie gripped me. Not

many movies make you think after you are done watching it. This one makes your brain

work, but only if you want it.

This is not a movie review, but alert: Spoilers ahead!

What I loved about it is not the comedy part, infact I think the jokes were weak. But

what I loved is the way the director (Simbudevan) subtly conveyed messages, and not

too many of them were oratorial lectures.

The scenes following Santhanam and Karuppu abducting the God-power, very practically

proved money cannot make anyone bring happiness. Infact it makes things worse. The

extended family of Kanja Karuppu sure evoke laughter but the significance of the

message has been unsermonizingly rendered.

The guy who needed a heart surgery, eventually dies, not because of his health, but

killed by fellow humans in a communal clash. Without any long dialogues, it was a

rivetting scene, and just the images portrayed the value of life, or lack thereof,

where we live.

Albeit a long conversation, the one between PrakashRaj and Rajesh on atheism was

another gem. Focus on the man-made social inequalities than argue if God is to be held

responsible. The Communist thinking of the director is unobscuringly palpable here.

The director very unambiguously lets the audience know he is against begging. He

emphasizes any kind of labor to make money. I tend to totally disagree with him when

he consecrates prostitution, Infact this is a major negative point of the movie and

that too in the climax. He does make amends in a different way by showing the hero

marrying her.

Superstitions is another subject matter he strokes with ease, with the character

played by God himself questioning these beliefs.

In all, I thought the movie was worth watching just for the director’s brilliance in

parading his idealogies with masterminded subtleties.