Kidaari(2016)
Kidaari is an Tamil action film directed by Prasath Murugesan, starring Sasikumar and Nikhila Vimal in the leading roles. The film, features Napoleon in a supporting role and Darbuka Siva as the music composer.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Vi Movies and TV, Sun NXT, Airtel Xstream Play, Plex
- Theatrical Release
- 2 September 2016
- Director
- Prasath Murugesan
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 19m
- Rating
- 6.2/10
Storyline
A village leader is discovered badly injured. His loyal assistant must investigate which of the leader's many enemies is responsible for the attack.
“A loyal friend hunts a killer among enemies.”
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Cast & Crew
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Kidaari
Cast reunions in this film: M. Sasikumar & Vela Ramamoorthy (3 films together), and M. Sasikumar & Darbuka Siva (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film's director Prasath Murugesan is the son of veteran lyricist and director Murugesan.
- Actor Sasikumar, known for rural action roles, also produced the film under his company Company Productions.
- The movie's music was composed by D. Imman, who used folk instruments to match the village setting.
- It was shot extensively in real village locations around Madurai to capture an authentic atmosphere.
- The story revolves around a 'man Friday', a term for a loyal helper, which is a key plot point.
- Despite the action genre, the film includes a romantic subplot typical of many commercial Tamil films of that era.
- The climax and investigation plot were compared by some reviewers to classic whodunit mystery structures.
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