Virumaandi (2004)
January 14, 2004Release Date
Virumaandi (2004)
January 14, 2004Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Kamal Haasan
Virumandi
Rohini
Dr. Angela Kathamuthu
Abhirami
Annalachmi
Pasupathy
Kothaala Thevan
Napoleon
Nallama Naicker
Shanmugarajan
Peikkaaman
G. Gnanasambandam
Jallikattu commentator
Chandrahasan
Producer
Nassar
Chief Jailer Jayanth
Ilaiyaraaja
Composer
Keshav Prakash
Cinematographer
S. N. Lakshmi
Virumaandi's grandmother
Pyramid Natarajan
Advocate Vaidyanathan
O. A. K. Sundar
Kottaisamy
Bala Singh
Rasu Kalai
Thennavan
Kondarasu
Periya Karuppu Thevar
Temple Priest / Playback Singer
Sujatha Sivakumar
Pechi
Boxer Dheena
Jail Warden
Karthik Raja
Playback Singer
Ramnath Shetty
Second Unit Director of Photography
M. Prabhaharan
Art Direction
Vikram Dharma
Stunt Coordinator
Ram Sudharsan
Editor
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 14, 2004
Original Nameவிருமாண்டி
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 55m
Genres
Wiki.
Virumaandi is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written, co-edited, produced, and directed by Kamal Haasan, who also performed in the title role. The cast also includes Pasupathy, Abhirami, Napoleon, Rohini, Shanmugarajan, and Nassar in pivotal roles. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film won critical acclaim and was a commercial success at the box office. It also marked Abhirami's last film before her marriage and Rohini’s comeback film after an 8-year hiatus from acting.The film revolves around the interview of two prison inmates, firstly, Kothala Thevar's (Pasupathy) life sentence, and secondly, Virumaandi (Haasan), who is sentenced to be hanged. The criminals express how they feel about the direction that their lives have taken and how they have ended up where they are. The film's narrative is based on the Rashomon effect.