Is Virumaandi violent?

Yes. More violent than 85% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Virumaandi end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Virumaandi easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Virumaandi

Name: Virumaandi
Genre: Drama, Action
Released: 2004
Duration: 175 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Kamal Haasan, Pasupathy, Napoleon, Abhirami, Rohini

An ode to humanity

Directed by Kamal Haasan

Produced by Raajkamal Films International

2004175 min7.1 / 10

A morally complex prison drama that interrogates the death penalty and the nature of truth through conflicting testimonies of a brutal massacre.

Angela, a civil advocate interviewing inmates at the Madras Central Prison for a documentary on the death penalty meets Virumaandi and Kothaala, who are sentenced to death and life respectively for their roles in perpetrating the massacre of 24 people during a brutal clash between feuding villages. As tensions mount within the prison walls, she listens to their conflicting accounts of the same story.

Clusters

Religion Versus The System Consequences Of Wrongdoing Morally Ambiguous Crime Dramas Trapped by Fate, Undone by History

Genres

Drama Action

Questions people ask

Is Virumaandi violent? Yes. More violent than 85% of films.
Is Virumaandi sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Does Virumaandi end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is Virumaandi scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is Virumaandi easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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