A landlord takes a liking to two half-brothers who con people and adopts them. But his adopted family's harmony is disrupted when a smuggler enters their lives.
Acting
G.M. Kumar's dying zamindar—pathetic, terrifying, unforgettable
Direction
Bala's rare dark comedy mode, still brutal
Cinematography
Sivagangai mud and mangroves as character
Director
Bala
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bala cast Vishal and Arya specifically because they'd never played rural characters; made them live in villages for weeks.
The film bombed because audiences expected another 'Naan Kadavul'-style saintly suffering; Bala was deliberately mocking his own tropes.
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