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Kaaviyathalaivan
- 12/6/2014 9:36:55 PM
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Cast: Siddharth, Prithviraj, Vedhicka, Nasser, Anaika, Thambi Ramaiah, Singam PuliDirection: G VasanthabalanGenre: DramaDuration: 2 hours 31 minutes
A theatre actor resents being upstaged by a younger colleague and with every success of the latter, his hatred only grows stronger.
Movie Review: If not for anything, you have to give it to Vasanthabalan for at least attempting. His Kaaviyathalaivan is the kind of movie that has almost gone off our theatres because heavy duty character drama is not what the social networking generation wants today. But the earnestness with which Balan and his team have worked on the film is quite evident on screen that we often tend to overlook the weaker aspects.
The film is set in the pre-Independence India and revolves around the professional (and personal) rivalry between two stage artists — Kaalaiappa Bhagavathar (Siddharth) and Gomathi Nayagam (Prithviraj). They belong to the same drama troupe and it is led by the disciplinarian Sankaradasa Swamigal (Nasser), who is more impressed with the original acting of Kaali than the conventional one of Gomathi. This creates resentment in Gomathi, who uses an opportunity to make Kaali fall in the eyes of their guru. Soon, he becomes a successful actor, however, Kaali re-enters his life and once again, takes away his limelight. Worse, Vadivu (Vedhicka is a revelation in this role), the girl he loves is smitten by Kaali. As jealousy takes over him, Gomathi is possessed only with one thought —
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