Especially, when Kodiveeran explains a clownish relative of his as to why he can’t let him marry his sister. Muthaiya has, however, treated the relationships between key characters very well. It makes us question his love for his sister. That’s so unconvincing when we see a character that is supposed to be overwhelmed and anxious about the safety of his family breaks into a romantic song. But, still, he takes no precautions as he gets busy doing romance and singing duets with his girlfriend. Kodiveeran knows that his brother-in-law’s life is in danger, as he has provoked a sleeping monster in Villangam. They both grapple with each other to find out who is sharper and stronger between them. From then on, the film becomes a tug-of-war between two men, good and bad. Of course, Villangam doesn’t listen, simply because he is an egoistic badman. But, Villangam has to go through Kodiveeran, if he wants to kill Subhash.Īs you can predict Kodiveeran warns Villangam to stay away from his family or face his wrath. That puts his life and the lives of those he loves in grave danger. Parvathy’s husband Subhash is an honest government official, who is hellbent on sending Villangam and his brother-in-law Adhigaaram (Inder Kumar) to jail. Muthaiya has typecast cast woman actors in the film, whose roles confined within the four walls as men in the house go to battles. Or Mahima Nambiar’s character, who is Kodiveeran’s girlfriend, who gets to shake her leg in a couple of songs. The one who loves her brother more than herself and never misses a chance to heap praises on him. Kodiveeran’s sister Parvathy (Sanusha) is also a character that we have seen in several films in the past. Or at times to persuade them to behead a fully-grown goat in one blow as to demonstrate their masculinity. She plays that regular bad female character that’s only used to give an ego boost to men in her house to commit more crimes. She plays a sinister sister to an evil brother, who goes by the name of Villangam Vellaikaran (Pasupathy). Poorna ‘s role is called Velu, who is always fuming for no apparent reason.
All important meetings between key characters take place in the backdrop of festivals, functions or at temples.Īnd the women characters in Kodiveeran are no surprise. In fact, religious practices are what guides each character’s actions in the film. The director has used the first hour of the film to take us through the religious rituals of people in rural areas of Madurai. But, in director M Muthaiya’s he is the hero. Kodiveeran would have been one of the supporting cast in any other films. Superstar Rajinikanth’s Oorkavalan, for instance, had used a similar character as a sidekick to the villain, who exploits the superstitious belief of the village people to benefit his masters. The characters of fortune-tellers in Tamil cinema are usually treated as a trickster, corrupt, greedy or dirty.
Once in a while he gets possessed by his village deity and speaks words of prophecy to those who seek to know what future holds for them.
He is celebrated by people in and around his village as they see him as a messenger of their God. Sasikumar’s character in Kodiveeran is a fortune-teller.