Review: Varumaiyin Niram Sivappu
Movie Review : Varumaiyin
Niram Sivappu (Tamil, 1980)
Business Government & Society - Assignment 1
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7/18/2011
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Introduction
Varumaiyin Niram Sivappu (Red is the colour of Poverty) is a Tamil film released in the year
1980. The film was written and directed by K.Balachander who is considered as one of the finest film makers in the industry and acclaimed for his bold portrayals of social and human issues. Kamal Haasan, a three time national award winner for best actor, played the lead role in the film. The cast includes Sridevi, Dhilip, S.Vee. Sekhar, Poornam Viswanathan and
Pratap Pothan. Film songs and background score were composed by M.S. Viswanathan. The film is considered as one of the best movies made on social issues. This film is a drama that takes place in New Delhi in 1980 when the unemployment was quite high.
Plot Summary
The film is about three friends Rangan (the protagonist), Appu and Thambu from Tamilnadu who are educated but unemployed and live together in New Delhi looking for jobs. Rangan an MA (Philosophy) graduate is an ideologist is the son of a famous Carnatic vocalist.
Rangan has left home after having a disagreement with his father who refuses to recommend him for a job to his businessmen friends. An avid fan of the revolutionary Tamil poet
Bharathiyar, Rangan refuses to cheat or lie and is intolerable to social injustices and voices against them. This behaviour causes him to lose every job that comes his way. Appu on the other hand, after losing hope of getting a job, resorts to all sorts of misdemeanours such as casting false votes, kidnapping a baby just to get a handful of money. Thambu is untalented
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and indecisive and just wants to become rich and get settled in life and is looking for the right way to do so. Inspite of their contrasting characters, poverty is the common aspect that binds them together. They live miserable lives applying for jobs and smoking cigarette left overs they find in the street. Rangan
Niram Sivappu (Tamil, 1980)
Business Government & Society - Assignment 1
….
7/18/2011
Submitted to:
….
Introduction
Varumaiyin Niram Sivappu (Red is the colour of Poverty) is a Tamil film released in the year
1980. The film was written and directed by K.Balachander who is considered as one of the finest film makers in the industry and acclaimed for his bold portrayals of social and human issues. Kamal Haasan, a three time national award winner for best actor, played the lead role in the film. The cast includes Sridevi, Dhilip, S.Vee. Sekhar, Poornam Viswanathan and
Pratap Pothan. Film songs and background score were composed by M.S. Viswanathan. The film is considered as one of the best movies made on social issues. This film is a drama that takes place in New Delhi in 1980 when the unemployment was quite high.
Plot Summary
The film is about three friends Rangan (the protagonist), Appu and Thambu from Tamilnadu who are educated but unemployed and live together in New Delhi looking for jobs. Rangan an MA (Philosophy) graduate is an ideologist is the son of a famous Carnatic vocalist.
Rangan has left home after having a disagreement with his father who refuses to recommend him for a job to his businessmen friends. An avid fan of the revolutionary Tamil poet
Bharathiyar, Rangan refuses to cheat or lie and is intolerable to social injustices and voices against them. This behaviour causes him to lose every job that comes his way. Appu on the other hand, after losing hope of getting a job, resorts to all sorts of misdemeanours such as casting false votes, kidnapping a baby just to get a handful of money. Thambu is untalented
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and indecisive and just wants to become rich and get settled in life and is looking for the right way to do so. Inspite of their contrasting characters, poverty is the common aspect that binds them together. They live miserable lives applying for jobs and smoking cigarette left overs they find in the street. Rangan