Kirumi

[MysteRy]

Kirumi Review

Here is a film that gets to the point from the very first minute and never loses track.

How power filters down from corrupt policemen to the suppressed public has been dealt in a very effective and hard-hitting manner. It is all about the deep-rooted corruption and one-man-upmanship inside the police force and how a guy-next-door gets entangled into the mess.

Kirumi does have an original story and a tight screenplay. Well shot, well edited and brilliantly enacted by most of the lead actors, debutant director Anucharan gives us a bunch of fully flesh-and-blood characters with whom you can quickly relate to.

Kathir (Kathir) is a carefree youngster, who is married to his niece, Anitha (Reshmi Menon) and has a child but he always stays with his friends and roams around aimlessly with neighbour Prabhakar (Charlie), whom he considers as a brother.

At some point of time, Kathir finds Prabhakar’s job of being an informer to cops interesting and soon he becomes one. With his brilliance and enthusiasm, Kathir earns the trust of the area inspector Sownthirapandian (David). Kathir gets into a brawl at a local bar and provides information about the activities inside it.

Sownthirapandian raid the bar and walks away with Rs 25 lakhs. The bar comes under the jurisdiction of local Inspector Marimuthu (Madhiarasu). The cat and mouse game starts. Fear takes over and now Kathir is on the run as his life is at stake.

Anucharan and Manikandan of Kaaka Muttai fame have done solid paper work for Kirumi and it is well evident in the narration and presentation. The first half of Kirumi is a treat as it moves in rapid pace which increases our expectation level but after the intermission, the film completely moves to a different level and one has to wait and see whether the audience will accept the unexpected climax.

From Madha Yannai Kootam, days Kathir has improved a lot but he has a long way to go.  It’s an absolute delight to watch Charlie in a well sketched role and he too has justified the character with all his experience. David and Marimuthu, who comes as two egoistic cops have given commendable performance while Yogi Babu has provided a good comic relief. Reshmi Menon looks cute as a young mother.

Cinematography by Arul Vincent visuals lend tremendous character to North Madras where the plot unfolds and his crystal clear night shots deserve a special mention. The pulsating background score by ‘K’ is the biggest strength of the movie; especially the intermission portion is top notch.

Once again, congratulations to Director Anucharan and team for a thrilling film which is watchable for its unique theme and unexplored plot.

[MysteRy]

'Kirumi' director Anucharan speaks

Debut director Anucharan’s Kirumi is all set release on September 24. Interestingly, Kirumi will be the first Tamil film to be premiered at the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival.

Anucharan is basically a mechanical engineer but right from his school days he had a passion for cinema. Later, he worked as a designer in an IT company in Chennai, which he says he really loved as much as cinema. 

When Anucharan wanted to pursue a course to connect his interest for design and cinema, he chose animation and went to Australia for higher studies.

“I completed my course within a year, and got an opportunity to work in Australia for five years. During that time, I made couple of short films which eventually introduced me to ‘Kaaka Muttai’ director, Manikandan” , said Anucharan.

“Manikandan and I used to chat over internet and I was supposed to edit Kaaka Muttai but it didnt work out”, added Anucharan. Apparently in addition to directing the project, Anucharan has also edited Kirumi.

It was Manikandan, who introduced Anucharan to GV Prakash Kumar, the producer of the debut film of Kirumi’s hero, Kathir.

“Together GV Prakash and Kathir heard the narration of the film and soon they accepted it”, explains Anucharan on how he got the chance to direct Kirumi.

Asked him why he named the film as Kirumi? The director says “Kirumi (germ) is having a tendency to kill its host, which is one of the basic characterizations of the movie”.  Talking about Kathir, the protagonist of the film, Anucharan says “It was very comfortable working with him because he was not exposed to cinema and hence I molded him the way I wanted”.

In Kirumi, the protagonist gets a chance to befriend cops and what he does after that forms the crux of the story.

Talking about Escape Artists’ Madan’s involvement,  Anucharan says “When we finished the film, I had screened it to various distributors for business negotiations. During the screening, Madan sir was impressed with the movie and the next day, he saw it once again with his distributor friends and till now, he has seen the movie for four times”.

“After Madan sir’s involvement, the business and reach of the film have improved a lot. Special thanks to him”, said Anucharan.

Apparently, veteran character artist, Charlie will be seen playing an important role in Kirumi. “If anyone asks me to name my favorite actors, I would say character artists and not the stars. An artist like Janagaraj has helped to move Nayagan at a swift space and Charlie is one such actor but sadly he took a long break”, said the director.

“Charlie sir’s character will be a crucial one and I hope, audience would love it”, says Anucharan. Talking about Kirumi’s premiere at Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival, the director says “I never wanted to make feature film for festival audience but now the film has got selected and I’m extremely happy”.

Interestingly, Kaaka Muttai director Manikandan has co-written Kirumi. “Mani is a good friend of mine and I’m sure the realistic treatment of Kaaka Muttai would be there in Kirumi as well. Hoping that audiences would extend similar support”, signs off Anu Charan.