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Quickview: Pariyerum Perumal

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by Rinku Gupta An outstanding and impactful film Pariyerum Perumal is a story told in a manner that stays with you long after  you leave the theatre. The hero Pariyerum Perumal ( Kathir ) hails from the oppressed  classes. He aims to becone a lawyer in order to be of aid to his oppressed community in the future. He manages to gain  admission in the Tirunelveli law college  but his lack of English knowledge draws the ire of professors and contempt of peers. Yogi Babu is his good friend in the law college. A classmate,Jothi Mahalaxmi ( Anandhi) befriends the duo and offers to teach  our hero, English. Their innocent friendship turns to love from her end. Due to circumstances, her father comes to know of her liking for this new friend and the result is a sound thrashing by his relatives for Pari when he goes for a wedding to thier gathering.  The reason? Caste differences  between them. The humiliated Pari refrains from disclosing the truth to Jothi and tries to remain aloof.

I want to rule the hearts of the people- Vijay Deverakonda

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by Rinku Gupta The Nota press meet was held in the presence of artists Nasser, sathyaraj, Vijay Deverakonda, Yaashika and Sanchana Natarajan, Karunakaran and director Anand Shankar. " This is my 2nd film with Anand Shankar after Irumugan. It will be a rocking  debut for Vijay Deverakonda," said Karuna. Said MS Bhasker, " Though Vijay doesnt know the language very well his grasping and memory power is very good so he was able to say his dialogues well. He has dubbed for  himself I heard." Music director Sam Anton said," Anand values bgm just like me. This film has lots of emotions which we have tried to bring out with full orchestra.The story will not let you move from your seat. It reflects many contemporary issues which people can relate to." Actor Nasser revealed that  he had  a very challenging role in the film. Praising the hero he added, " I associate the word committment with Deverakonda. He is the same person he was before his

QUICKVIEW : Chekka Chivantha Vaanam

By Rinku   Gupta CCV as its popularly known, is the latest offering from ace director Mani Ratnam. The story is set around the impending death of ganglord Senapathy ( Prakash Raj) who is injured critically in an a shootout, along with his wife (Jayasudha). His 3 sons, Varadan, ( Arvind Swami), Thyagu ( Arun Vijay) and Ethi ( Simbu) rush to his bedside. While the eldest resides with him along with wife Chitra ( Jyothika), Thyagu flies in from Dubai with his wife (Aishwarya Rajesh) while Ethi flies down from Serbia leaving behind his pretty wife ( Dayana Erappa). The family’s main concern is to probe into who is behind the attempt to kill. When finally Senapathy dies a few days later, the tension increases with each son beginning to suspect the other in a game of one-up-manship to take over the vacant throne. Rasool, ( Vijay Sethupathi) is the one link with all three, being the childhood trusted buddy of Varadan. When things begin to get out of hand, with each brother gunning for