Thenmerkku Paruvkatru
Starring: Saranya, Vasunthara, Sethu
Direction: Seenu Ramasamy
Music: Raghunandan
Production: Kathiresan
Thenmerkku Paruvkatru is movie under the direction of Seenu Ramasamy who has proven to the audience that rural-themed movies need not be gory and have seemingly endless dialogues. His direction has shown that even movies like this can manifest how much emotion can make a great impact on the film and have substance.
Ramasamy has taken ample time after his last movie “Koodal Nagar” to come up with a movie that is filled with emotion but is light to watch for the audience. Although Tamil cinema has witnessed countless films based on mother and son, Themerkku Paruvkatru is still worth the watch.
Portrayed by Sarnya as a devoted mother and Vijay Sethupathy as the loving son, the team has definitely left an impressive mark. Aside from them is also Vasundhara who plays a not so glamorous this time.
Veerayi (Saranya) is a careworn widow who lives a struggling life along with her son Murugan (Vijay Sethupathy) in their home in the rural area of Theni. Murugan is a jolly young man who looks after sheep and is being cared for by his dear mother. One day, a group of masked men tries to attack their village and steal goats. Murugan along with his other friends catches one of them and is surprised to find out it is a girl named Pechi (Vasundhara) who is from the other village and steals goats as a means of livelihood.
Thenmerkku Paruvkatru
Things take a turn when Murugan falls for Pechi but finds out how frightful Pechi’s family is. Being protective of Pechi, Pechi’s family fears that Murugan might run off to the police. Pechi also realizes that she is also slowly falling for Murugan but will the two fight for what they feel? And what happens to them is what Thenmerkku Paruvkatru is about.
The acting prowess of Vijay Sethupathy is remarkable. From the start of the movie, he has already poured out so much to his character. As for Vasundhara, her acting falls on the average category. Amongst all the casts, Saranya is definitely worth the mention. She has done very well in every part of the movie.
The music of N.R. Rahunandan has definitely set the mood of the movie. Thenmerkku Paruvkattru is a movie that gives out a light feeling despite the drama behind the storyline. Ramasamy definitely gets three cheers for doing away with the typical movies.