Oru Kidayin Karunai Manu : (70) Critics : 3.2 | Black comedy, suspense thriller, part slice-of-rural-life drama, Oru Kidayin Karunai Manu is Tamil cinema’s answer to Thithi, last year’s Kannada arthouse hit, though this is a film that invites us into the world of its characters rather than asking us to remain as mere observers. We see and identify with how closely knit a group of people can be, and still remain more concerned about their own near and dear ones. Seetha’s father, for example, goes along with the plan of doing away with the corpse to save his son-in-law’s skin, but when his own son offers to take the blame for his sister’s sake, he opposes it. Similarly, when the question of someone surrendering to the police comes up, everyone decides it should be the driver - because he isn’t one among them. They even assure him they would take care of his family in his absence and even buy him a lorry once he comes out of prison!
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But when it comes to people, the director doesn’t mind making his point, but even here, he is subtle. In a lovely visual gag in an early scene, he gives us a shot of two lorries - one loaded with these people and another loaded with buffaloes - crossing each other. It is only later, in the climactic courtroom scene, that we realise the significance of this shot. In this age of outrage, people have also become a herd.
But when it comes to people, the director doesn’t mind making his point, but even here, he is subtle. In a lovely visual gag in an early scene, he gives us a shot of two lorries - one loaded with these people and another loaded with buffaloes - crossing each other. It is only later, in the climactic courtroom scene, that we realise the significance of this shot. In this age of outrage, people have also become a herd.
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