Quick Review : KD
By Rinku Gupta Directed by Madhumita, KD aka Karuppu Durai is a delighfully narrated story about an old man at the fag end of his life and a boy at the beginning of his. How this contact blossoms into something beautiful is what the film is about. KD is a man in his 80s who suddenly wakes up from a coma, in his village, only to discover that his family is planning to kill him in an act of Thalaikootthal ( mercy killing) as his vegetative state is a burden on their finances and physically taxing as well. They plan on doing the traditional mercy killing which results in organ failure and death. Karuppu Durai manages to escape and in his onward journey meets a young orphan boy Kutty ( a brilliant National Award worthy perfomance by Nagavishal) and the two soon become inseparable. Kutty helps his new friend make a quaint bucket list, and makes sure KD fulfills each of his wishes, before an unexpected obstacle hits their joyous journey. Are the duo separ...