Kuthiraivaal Review: A Tamil Psychological Experience

Kuthiraivaal Review: A Tamil psychological Experience

[{"selector":"#anim-497910f1-c449-4fcb-b727-bcddff3b1a39 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(31.249999886225726%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

Debutant directors Manoj Leonel Jahson and Shyam Sunder accomplish a daring feat by taking a deep dive into the world of lucid dreaming and psychology

[{"selector":"#anim-8145e8b3-5931-4f46-9e03-e5e6f41727e0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":400,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-aed71ed5-3ad4-4fd2-a775-60748bf8089a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 143.88889%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":400,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-862da4c3-6ee5-4773-9af9-ef791c3f7997 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(48.55346671787743%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

With all kinds of subconscious elements, Kuthiraivaal could easily have collapsed into a pretentious film in the hands of less able filmmakers.

[{"selector":"#anim-59f80b7c-96a1-4bde-84fe-5aea4314fe5e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":400,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1c4aafa8-d27e-4ac3-baf9-5f9dbb7c3c75","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 138.08674%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":400,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bf5ab723-d06b-4ef0-9fbb-2f4afb593569 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(7.789062243865673%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

Kalaiyarasan as Saravanan aka Freud carries the weight of the film in an immensely complicated role.

[{"selector":"#anim-6536ee68-6099-4f7d-bcfb-91ab056eeb47","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":400,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-06f33a92-1039-4ea1-89cd-9b64dea3e401","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 166.56280%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":400,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fb9bc505-f6e1-45c9-a947-ea722a8025b2 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(31.24062488616884%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

It’s not just that the story is unconventional or non-linear, the camera is almost perpetually at an angle.

[{"selector":"#anim-0f326cbd-1108-46d6-8553-179723bb73d5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":400,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5284d27f-e310-4efa-ba8b-9f1f2dc1ade8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 166.56280%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":400,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e1b93231-243a-4874-a07d-66c4d1a38f57 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(63.53515615400295%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

The movie is co-produced by Neelam Productions and Yaazhi Films and is premiered at the MAMI Film Festival in 2020.

[{"selector":"#anim-673ee9a2-f316-46fa-ac11-99ca4f96fff0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":400,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d211ad46-efb2-41ce-bc34-66d73502e889","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 153.19867%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":400,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-436316c0-2852-4c16-94ae-1449e2823383 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(34.179687404002955%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

Later, Kuthiraivaal was screened in 2021 at the International Film Festival of Kerala and the Berlin Critics Week.

[{"selector":"#anim-39fb5973-c5b8-4a21-b90c-3802912605a2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":400,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5e60f2fe-ec32-4513-a816-398d50558a4f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 178.36252%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":400,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d0ffc658-4aff-482b-86b0-6c9a2148cb5d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1200,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d7387cdc-276f-47bd-8349-7c416a2ed505 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(32.48475599127916%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]