''Virunthali'' () is a 2010

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directed by Udayasankaran Whaterman. The film stars newcomer Michael Ishwar and

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, with Gopika Rajesh,

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and

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playing supporting roles. The film, produced by Rajesh Gopinath, had musical score by S. S. Kumaran and was released on 16 July 2010.

Plot

In a small village in

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, Ishvar (Ishvar) is a hard-boiled money lender who hangs up with his sidekick Oli Shankar (

) and Ishvar lives in a luxurious bungalow with his mother. Ishvar is eagerly awaiting the release of his father (

) who is in jail for murder and his family is highly respected by the villagers. One day, the law student Archana (

), daughter of the village postman Rangarajan (

), comes to the village. Each encounter between Ishvar and Archana ends up in a quarrel but they eventually fall in love with each other. When Rangarajan falls sick, Archana is forced to do her father's job while Ishvar stops lending money and opens a

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. In the meantime, Ishvar helps his friend Arun to marry his lover Kanaka. Kanaka was brought up by her aunt and uncle who want to appropriate her inheritance. Meanwhile, Ishvar's father returns from jail. Arun is then killed by Kanaka's family with the help of the corrupt Sub-Inspector Muttaiah (Cheran Raj) and a shocked Archana witnesses it. Kanaka's family abducts Kanaka and forces her to give them her inheritance. Archana then reveals everything to Ishvar and a vengeful Ishvar saves Kanaka. Thereafter, some goons kill Archana in her house and stage the murder to look like suicide by hanging. Overwhelmed by his lover's death, Ishvar becomes mentally ill.

Cast

*Michael Ishwar as Ishvar *

as Archana *Gopika Rajesh as Gopika *

as Ishvar's father *

as Rangarajan, Archana's father *

as Oli Shankar *Cheran Raj as Sub-Inspector Muttaiah *

as Kaadu *

as Parthiban *Harish Ori *Sivathanu *Bhuvan *Bharathi *Prema Priya *Risha in a special appearance

Production

Director Udayasankaran Whaterman, who hailed from Kerala and had worked as an associate director with

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, made his directorial debut with ''Virunthali'' under the banner of Gopika International. Ishvar (also known as Anand Michael and Jack Michael) was selected to play the hero while

(credited as Dhyana) who played the second heroine in ''

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'' (2010) was chosen to play the female lead role. Music baton was wielded by S. S. Kumaran of '' Poo'' fame,

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took care of the editing and the cinematography was by Sajan Kalathil.

Soundtrack

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. Kalaipuli G. Sekaran, Prasanna, Karan,

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and Sasi attended the audio launch.

Critical reception

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'' stated, "The film is poor in imagination, content and visuals and you have non-actors in the lead making it tedious to watch. It requires a lot of patience to sit through this big bore, that lacks basic fundamentals of filmmaking".

References

External links

*{{IMDb title 2010 directorial debut films 2010 films 2010 romantic drama films 2010s Indian films 2010s Tamil-language films Films scored by S. S. Kumaran Indian romantic drama films