Maaveeran Kittu(2016)
Maaveeran Kittu (English: Warrior Kittu) is an Indian Tamil-language period drama film written and directed by Suseenthiran.The film stars Vishnu and Sri Divya in lead roles while R. Parthiepan and Soori in important supporting characters. The movie is about a warrior who struggled to uphold the rights of the Tamil people in this land.
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- Theatrical Release
- 2 December 2016
- Director
- Suseenthiran
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 5m
- Rating
- 5.5/10
Storyline
A top student from a lower caste is taken away by an upper caste police officer for questioning. After that, he disappears. The story follows the search for him and what happened.
“A brilliant student vanishes. What did the police do?”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Maaveeran Kittu
Cast reunions in this film: Soori & D. Imman (22 films together), Suseenthiran & Harish Uthaman (8 films together), Suseenthiran & D. Imman (6 films together), Soori & Vishnu Vishal (6 films together), Harish Uthaman & D. Imman (6 films together), and Suseenthiran & Soori (5 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Maaveeran Kittu' refers to a real-life student activist named Kittu who disappeared in 1992.
- Director Suseenthiran said he was inspired by true events of caste-based violence in Tamil Nadu's southern districts.
- Actor Sivakarthikeyan, known for comedies, took this serious role to break his usual image.
- The movie faced some delays in release due to its sensitive subject matter about caste discrimination.
- It was shot in real locations in Tirunelveli to make the setting look authentic.
- The film's climax was changed multiple times during editing to balance impact and realism.
- Despite critical praise, it had a modest box office run compared to the director's earlier hits.
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