![]() ![]() ![]() Ungalukku Rajni pidikkuma allathu Kamal pidikkuma stretch and the speaker phone discussion in the car, both lead to a turning point in the movie. Like Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs, characters discuss topics unrelated to the story. We don’t get their full stories…we only get to see how they behave in a particular day. While there is Scorsese and Tarantinesque influence (great to see that), the characters and events are local. Post the movie, it is fun to analyze how few animals escape from their predators like how the fox escapes from Singam with the help of the mouse. Then we have Subbu (fox), and Sappai (mouse). Characters are named after animals, Singam Perumal, Pasupathy, Chittu, Gajendran, Gajapathy, Mayilvaganam, Kasturi, Kaalaiyan, and Koduka Puli. If your action helps you to survive that is the right thing to do. Like the title implies the characters in the movie are governed by the laws of the jungle. Now with OTT, let’s hope we get to see the uncut version (before our patriarchal government comes up with censorship for OTT also).Īaranya Kaanadm is a story about what happens in the life of complex web of interlinking characters – Subbu need to escape from Singam Perumal, Pasupathy need to get back his kidnapped wife from Singam Perumal, Koduka Puli need to save his dad Kaalaiyan, and these mixed up with two warring gangs, in a day. Watching it now, movie still feels fresh and fun. ![]() Thanks to our censor board, movie came with good number of cuts. This movie broke many Tamil movie trends and stereotypes when it came out – few examples, in villain introduction scene we come to know he is impotent, being poor doesn’t mean they are honest – a Tamil movie cliche. Usually in their first movies, directors play it safe when it comes to the story they want to tell. After watching it you realize this is a director with complete understanding of the neo-noir genre, and with a vision. The opening villain introduction scene sets the tone for the rest of the movie. Aaranya Kaanadm trailer itself was so different when it came out – breaking the convention. ![]()
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