Virumaandi (2004)
Original title: விருமாண்டி
Virumaandi is a 2004 Tamil-language drama movie directed by Kamal Haasan, with a running time of 2h 55m. It stars Kamal Haasan, Pasupathy and Napoleon.
Angela, a civil advocate interviewing inmates at the Madras Central Prison for a documentary on the death penalty meets Virumaandi and Kothaala, who are sentenced to death and life respectively for their roles in perpetrating the massacre of 24 people during a brutal clash between feuding villages. As tensions mount within the prison walls, she listens to their conflicting accounts of the same story.
Quick answers
What is Virumaandi about?
Angela, a civil advocate interviewing inmates at the Madras Central Prison for a documentary on the death penalty meets Virumaandi and Kothaala, who are sentenced to death and life respectively for their roles in perpetrating the massacre of 24 people during a brutal clash between feuding villages. As tensions mount within the prison walls, she listens to their conflicting accounts of the same story.
When was Virumaandi released?
Virumaandi was released on 14 January 2004.
How long is Virumaandi?
Virumaandi runs 2h 55m.
Who made Virumaandi?
Virumaandi was directed by Kamal Haasan.
Cast
- Kamal Haasan as Virumaandi Thevar
- Pasupathy as Kothaala Thevar
- Napoleon as Nallama Nayakkar
- Abhirami as Annalakshmi
- Rohini as Dr. Angela Kaathamuthu
- Nassar as Chief Jailer Jayanth
- Shanmugarajan as Deputy Jailer Paykkaman Thevar
- S. N. Lakshmi as Supputhai
- Ganthimathi
- Bala Singh as Rasu Kalai Thevar
- O. A. K. Sundar as Kottaisamy Thevar
- Rajesh as Chennai Police Commissioner