Synopsis
The film that made him a superstar!
Although Kaalaiyan and his brothers can afford a luxurious lifestyle, they choose to live modestly. However, Sundaravelu is a devious man who tries to grab their land.
Murattu Kaalai
1980 ‘முரட்டுக்காளை’ Directed by S. P. Muthuraman
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20 Dec 1980
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the kind of movie that makes sure to stage an extraordinary 10 minute dance sequence/revenge fight after the near climactic fist fight on the top of a speeding train, just to make sure you've got your money's worth.
always love plot types (very common to southern masala, westerns and '70s kung fu, some american action i.e. first blood or early john flynn) that manage to create convincing epic canvas for film based on local economic or personal issues, and raise the stakes without violating the basic ideas of the premise.
s.p. muthuraman seems like undervalued director - he makes the local space count almost as much as rajini's star image (which he largely defined, in some ways), every set piece…