Perarasu (film)

"Perarasu" (2006) is a Kollywood Tamil film starring Captain Vijaykanth, Damini, Nassar, Sarath Babu, Prakash Raj and music composed by Praveen Mani. The film is directed by Udhayan.

For all those who love unadulterated masala cop Vs bad guys mainly politician buffoon villains, you will enjoy Vijaykanth, Perarasu. The debutant director Udhayan has dished out a masala dosa of an entertainer. This Film like Vijayakanth earlier Film like Vallarasu, Pulanvisaranai. He is there in every frame of the film and plays to the galleries in a dual role as a law enforcer and a terminator, keeping his new found image as a politician and MLA. Udhayan the scrip writer and director has peppered the film with catchy punch line dialogues. The action scenes are mainly flying kicks with no blood and gory scenes.

Infobox_Film
name = Perarasu


director = Udhayan
writer = Udhayan
starring = Vijaykanth, Damini, Praksh Raj, Nasser, Sarath Babu
producer = Kaja Mohideen
music = Praveen Mani
cinematographer = M.V.Paneer Selvam
distributor = 5 Star
released = September, 14 2006
runtime = 2 hrs 22 mins
language = Tamil
budget = Rs. 8 crores
imdb_id = 0811007

Plot

It is basically an investigative film as CBI officer Kasi Viswanath (Vijaykanth) is entrusted to investigate the mysterious disappearance of Judge Sadasivam (Nassar). Kasi Viswanathan team comprises junior officer Kesavan Nair (Anad Raj) and a constable (Pandiaraj).

Soon Kasi finds out that a state minister Elakyam (Prakash Raj) is behind all crimes in the city and he is assisted by three senior cops. Suddenly one by one the bad cops are killed, with needle of suspicion resting on Kasi as a look-alike of him is behind the murders. At the interval point it is revealed that it is a revenge killing by Perarasu (Vijaykanth) Kasi’s twin brother.

We are told in a flashback by the family retainer (Chandrasekhar) that Kasi was the long lost twin brother of Perarasu and their father the local chieftain (Sarath Babu) was one time the king maker of Panchalakurichi. After making Mansoor Ali Khan and Prakash Raj, MLA’s he falls out with them and they murder him. Perarasu who has seen this murder now wants to take revenge. All this led to a gripping climax in which the brothers are pitted against each other.

The patchy storyline merely serves as a pretext to spark off skirmishes, fights and punch lines. It has a fairly exciting climax. Captain Vijaykanth dominates the film and is in blistering form. Prakash Raj as the buffoon villain who loves Karagattam dances brings the house down with his one-liners and is perfect foil for Captain. Anand Raj as the Malayalee officer in a comic role shows his mettle. Heroine Damini has nothing much to do other than just be crazy about the CBI officer and play around with some children! It is a straight rip-off from one of Vijaykanth's his previous film Ramana. Anil Malnad’s editing makes the film racy.

Cast

* Vijaykanth....Perarasu , Kasivisvanathan
* Damini
* Anandaraj.... Kesavan
* Prakash Raj....Ilakiyan
* Pandiyarajan.....Kandasaamy
* Nasser
* Ponnampalam
* Manssor Alkihan
* Sarath Babu
* Riyaz Khan

Crew

* Director : Udhayan
* Cinematography : M.V.Paneer Selvam
* Stunts : Rocky Rajesh
* Art Director: R.K Naagu
* Editing : Anil Malnad
* Producer : Khaja Mohideen
* Music : Praveen Mani

Trivia

* Opening in Chennai: 90%; Opening in Madurai, Pondicherry, Vellore : 95%; Chengalpet, Salem, Dharmapuri and Dindigal : 95%
* Vijaykanth plays a dual role
* This is Vijaykanth's 148th film
* This is the first film for director Udhayan
* The shooting for this film commenced in early 2005 but release was delayed.

External links

* [http://www.softtamil.net/media/perarasu.php Perarasu Soundtrack at Softtamil.Net]
* [http://www.softtamil.net/movie_gallery/perarasu/index/perarasu_gallery_1.htm Perarasu Gallery at Softtamil.Net]
* [http://www.softtamil.net/view_trailers.php?=25 Perarasu Trailer at Softtamil.Net]