Virumaandi

"An ode to humanity"

2004 2h 55m TA

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7.1

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★7.1TMDB · 41

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Synopsis

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Angela, a civil advocate interviewing inmates at the Madras Central Prison for a documentary on the death penalty meets Virumaandi and Kothaala, who are sentenced to death and life respectively for their roles in perpetrating the massacre of 24 people during a brutal clash between feuding villages. As tensions mount within the prison walls, she listens to their conflicting accounts of the same story.

“An ode to humanity”

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Cast

Kamal Haasan
Virumaandi Thevar
Pasupathy
Kothaala Thevar
Napoleon
Nallama Nayakkar
Abhirami
Annalakshmi
Rohini
Dr. Angela Kaathamuthu
Nassar
Chief Jailer Jayanth
Shanmugarajan
Deputy Jailer Paykkaman Thevar
S. N. Lakshmi
Supputhai

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kamal Haasan
Writers: Kamal Haasan
Languages: Tamil
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 175 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kamal Haasan, shot by Keshav Prakash. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ilaiyaraaja. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Kamal Haasan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Kamal Haasan and Pasupathy and Napoleon carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "An ode to humanity".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0364647 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Kamal Haasan directs. Keshav Prakash behind the camera. Ilaiyaraaja scores. Kamal Haasan cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in India. Dialogue in Tamil.

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1Clocks in at 175 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 22 years ago.
3Directed by Kamal Haasan, shot by Keshav Prakash. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Ilaiyaraaja. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Kamal Haasan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Kamal Haasan and Pasupathy and Napoleon carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "An ode to humanity".
8IMDB entry: tt0364647 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 41 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.