Viruman is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language masala film written and directed by M. Muthaiah. Produced by Jyothika and Suriya under 2D Entertainment, it stars Karthi and debutante Aditi Shankar. The music is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and cinematography is handled by Selvakumar S. K.
With Viruman, director Muthaiya is back with yet another action drama set in south Tamil Nadu. This time, he chooses to centre his plot around the relationship between a father and his son. The film begins with a boy chasing his father, Muthupandi (Prakash Raj), a tahsildar, with a knife in hand. We learn that the man is responsible for the death of his wife (Saranya Ponvannan), which is why the son is in a murderous rage, and doesn't even want to live with him. And years later, as a young man, Viruman (Karthi, who effortlessly steps into a role that's more like a Paruthiveeran Lite ) is keen on making his father pay.
On the surface, the story of Viruman does possess the tension needed for an emotional drama, but Muthaiya's generic writing never lets the film from being anything more than something that's barely watchable. The screenplay is not only formulaic, but also lazily written; it is so much a screenplay of convenience that we are able to predict plot developments even when they are a mile away.
Every time a conflict shows promise of lending some edge to this familiar tale, Muthiah resolves it in the next few scenes. Take the initial scenes with the female lead, Thaenu (Aditi Shankar, making a confident debut). She is shown as someone who is affectionate towards Muthupandi, even though he is a man who is hard to like. We think this equation between them would pose a challenge to Viruman, who has fallen for her and wants to marry her, but in just a couple of scenes, we see the character shifting her allegiance, thanks to a convenient plot development. A subplot involving friction between Viruman and a MLA (GM Sundar) is also resolved in a similarly easy manner. The less said about the antagonist (RK Suresh) the better.
The portions that work are mainly due to the actors, who infuse one-dimensionally written characters with flesh and blood. Like Prakash Raj, who makes us see past Muniyandi's negative qualities and turns him into someone who could be given a chance at redemption, especially in the final portions. Raj Kiran and Karunas lend respectability to purely functional roles while Soori manages to crack a few one-liners that hit their spot and make us smile.
Actors: karthi, Soori, Aditi Shankar, Prakash Raj
Director: Muthaiah
Verdict: One time Watchable - Mass commercial Entertainer for all set of audience.
Stars: 3/5
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