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8 Thottakkal review: A satisfying thriller that could have been trimmed a bit

The beginning of ‘8 Thottakkal’ sets the tone for the reminder of the film. A young boy named Sathya (Vetri) witnesses an obscene murder and the killer, finding an opportunity to get away, frames it such that Sathya gets arrested and is thrown into a juvenile prison. Mild and timid in character, Sathya is scared and gets into his shell without much hopes and dreams.

Fast forward a number of years and Sathya is now out of jail, and in a sense, has come around to own his fears and become the person that he dreaded of in his younger days: a police officer. An extremely good cop who is just satisfied with helping others, Sathya is nonetheless the timid old self. If wrongfully being thrown into jail in his younger years wasn’t traumatic enough, Sathya is to now undergo another distressing test. He loses his pistol that is loaded with 8 possibly fateful bullets, and what more, the gun lands in the hands of a thieving schmuck.

His superiors, Gunasekaran (Mime Gopi) & co are corrupt and care for nothing more than their own advancement. The fact that he is close to a journalist Meera (Aparna Balamurali) who is at odds with his boss forms more schisms that he could do without. And now, his job (and his peace of mind) is at stake with the loss of his gun. Could he retrieve it in time before blood is spilled and save his job? This forms the reminder of edge of the seat thriller.

Directed by debutante Sri Ganesh, a former assistant to Mysshkin, ‘8 Thottakkal’ real strength is the connectivity that exists between the characters and the incidents. There’s a natural (and uncomfortable) relationship that exist between the cops and the criminals, and this tension will keep you interested. Will Sathya, after undergoing such traumatic incidents, become a criminal himself? What about the backstories of the criminals, which sounds all too familiar to that of Sathya’s? These anticipations will keep your mind occupied as the film rolls along.

‘8 Thottakkal’ isn’t without its downsides though. The acting is hit or miss - Vetri could have elevated himself a bit, while MS Bhaskar as Krishnamoorthy does a splendid job. It is his career best. Debutant Aparna is impressive. Nasser floors you off with his natural act. Parts of the movie move along at a slow pace, which reflects in the final run time. The long drawn out monologue by Bhaskar with no solid interesting content in the pre-climax tests your patience, and Ganesh could have done away with it.

But these could easily be overlooked for the good qualities mentioned above.

Overall, ‘8 Thottakkal’ is a satisfying thriller that could have been trimmed a bit. Don’t let the talkative portions of the film discourage you from hitting the theaters though. Competent debutantes have a certain degree of rawness that the seasoned technician often lacks, and Sri Ganesh’s writing is filled with genuine amounts of emotion.

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8 Thottakkal Review - Radically different

Published date : 09/apr/2017.

8 Thottakkal - Radically different

Bharath Vijayakumar

Director Sri Ganesh makes an assured debut with 8 Thottakkal. These days you do not often see traits of their mentors in the works of most filmmakers. Sri Ganesh is an exception and surprises you in a good way. You can clearly see the influence of Mysskin in his work. The director also lists down all his references/inspirations in the filmography slide at the end. 8 Thottakkal isn't your average thriller. It is more of a fascinating character study.

A honest sub inspector loses his pistol which ends up in a crime scene.

For most of the initial half , 8 Thottakkal is more of a thriller and it operates on an investigative mode. These portions are lively and have a certain novelty in narration. It is the slightly limited acting prowess of the leads that is the only handicap in these portions. Slowly and without you actually realizing it, the film which was till now operating from the POV of sub inspector Sathya (Vettri) makes an interesting and bold move and the narrative is now through the eyes of Moorthy ( M.S. Bhaskar). M.S. Bhaskar comes up with a performance that leaves you in awe. You know his potential and have seen him score earlier. But he was just a part in those films. Here he runs the show and it is one hell of a show. It is a character and a performance that asks you a lot of difficult questions on morality. When you are consistently put down for being a honest person in an unjust society and when the suffering becomes unbearable how do you cope up? What if you wake up one day and decide to show that you can be evil as well? 

If there is one thing that sticks out like a sore thumb it is the picturisation of the songs and their placement. Even the term commercial compulsion does not make sense if it is going to be unintentionally comical as it is here.

Bottomline:

Quite a deep film that has so much going for it. If Sri Ganesh concentrates solely on his strengths, he could well be one of the torchbearers of Tamil cinema in the near future.

Rating:  3.25/5

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8 Thottakkal is the latest entrant to join the pleasantly fast growing list of newcomers' films making a huge bang at the box office. This film is directed by Sri Ganesh and produced by Big Print Pictures & Vetrivel Saravanan Cinemas. The cast includes Vetri, Aparna Balamurali, MS Bhaskar, Nasser and others. The horror season has slowed down and now Kollywood has turned its attention towards a couple of promising cop stories, in recent times. 8 Thottakkal seamlessly joins the line-up of movies like Dhuruvangal 16 and Kuttram 23. The movie follows the relentless search of a naïve and soft-spoken cop, who tries to find a culprit and relieve himself from the situation he has gotten into. Thumbs Up: • The screenplay is catchy with unexpected plot points which keep the movie gripping till the end. • A promising performance by actors like Vetri and other newcomers. • MS Bhaskar steals the show with his versatility • Music by Sundaramurthy RS is another plus for the movie Thumbs Down:  • Despite being good, the placement of the songs slow down the screenplay and the racy narration a little. • The film's run time could be trimmed a little to maintain the tight screenplay. Verdict: An edge-of-the-seat racy detective story that's unpredictable and keeps throwing surprises at every turn!

Verdict: An edge-of-the-seat racy detective story that's unpredictable and keeps throwing surprises at every turn

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As I was watching this movie, I could sense where the thematic inspiration came from. I bow before the director of this movie, Sri Ganesh, solely for crediting the creators (during the end credits) whose works that have got him inspired.

He has given credits to Akira Kurosawa, Mysskin and Vince Gilligan among other legendary names. Vince Gilligan as some of you might be knowing is the writer of "Breaking Bad", a path-breaking Hollywood television series that had a successful run from 2008 to 2013 and remains as one of the top-rated series till now.

I was also able to see Breaking Bad posters splattered on the walls in a particular scene, which also served as the "tipping point" for the movie. Apart from the other subtle references, the story and screenplay deftly pay tribute to the famous television series. I am certainly not complaining about it as the writing was adapted for our ethos and the characters were deep rooted with different shades.

The story is about Sathya (Vetri) who grows up in a juvenile prison after being forcefully framed for a murder. The prison warden gets to know of Sathya's plight and takes pity on him. He makes sure that Sathya joins the police force when he grows up, even though Sathya hates the job. According to his wish, Sathya becomes a cop. He neither actively partakes in any case nor takes any bribe. When he finally gets to handle a case, he loses his pistol with 8 bullets loaded into it. His pursuit to recovering the pistol and the consequences of the pistol ending up in wrong hands forms the rest of the movie.

The plot was unique and juicy enough for a cop thriller. I loved the characterisation of MS Bhaskar and Nassar as their characters were etched out with several intricate layers and were prodded every now and then to showcase them.

The lead pair who were making their debut - Vetri and Aparna Balamurali, were not troubled much to deliver the goods, especially, Vetri had some wooden expressions and appeared to be a beaten down version of Vijay Antony in terms of performance. Thankfully his character was offbeat and so it augured well.

The plot was well connected and the "Breaking Bad" theme was well adapted to suit our ethos. A calm and timid man turning violent and bracing immorality are certainly not new, but the way in which it was showcased along with twists was a tidy piece of writing - a great example for adapted screenplay writing and a lesson for the story lifters who blatantly copy every scene while "getting inspired".

The movie could have been done without unnecessary songs, better lead actors and some more pace without prolonging more on the emotional rhetorics, but still the movie held its breath till the last and delivered solid thrills.

Debutante Sri Ganesh who turns out to be a former assistant of Mysskin has certainly picked up screenwriting skills from his mentor. He has to, however, smoothen the rough edges, but otherwise, he has given a palatable thriller in the form of '8 thottakkal'!

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Writer & Director : Sri Ganesh Producer : M Vellapandiyan Cast : Vetri, Aparna Balamurali, Nassar, M.S. Bhaskar Music : Sundaramurthy K S Cinematography : Dinesh K Babu Editor : Nagooran Production company : Big Print Pictures, Vetrivel Saravana Cinemas Running Time : 145 mins

In the recent times, few low budget films with a blunt intact brilliant writing have been evoking good response. It all started off with the film ‘Dhuruvangal 16’, which continues to now have its realms with movie ‘8 Thottakkal’. Though incomparable on genres, it goes through the same dimension of mystery thriller genre. Sri Ganesh, a former associate of Mysskin comes up with a nitty-gritty thriller that stars debutant Vetri and Malayalam actress Aparna Balamurali in lead roles with important roles played by Nasser and MS Bhaskar.

A film manages to keep us intact and occupied if they are perfect on these two criteria – Gripping Narration and strong characterizations. Over here Sri Ganesh has managed to stick very well to these quotients. There are few moments that involve the episodes of Vetri and Aparna. They look sweet, but they don’t adhere well to the fast-proceeding narration, which looks like a speed breaker. Nevertheless, it would have its appreciation among the ordinary audiences, who aren’t particular about critical analysis.

The plot revolves around protagonist Vetri who after serving sentence at juvenile prison becomes a cop. But unfortunately, the gun with bullets provided by the department goes missing and during this interim, lots of misfortunes happen including a bank robbery and a girl’s life is culminated. Having been suspended from the job, it’s up to Vetri to get back his gun and he gets the help of a police officer (Nasser), who is investigating the bank robbery.

One thing that instantly keeps us engrossed is that director doesn’t tend to slip down anywhere into the fallible zones. Right from the word ‘Go’, we are kept intact that proceeds well with the premise and there is no inclusion of unwanted comedy tracks and songs. In few places as mentioned earlier, the sequences involving Vetri and Aparna might are enjoyable, but look slightly sluggish. MS Bhaskar steals the show with an immense performance and he almost shows up like a parallel hero. Nasser is excellent and Mime Gopi does his job with perfection.

There are few logical quotients missing here and there, but they get diminished with the gripping narration, especially during second half that leads to unexpected twist by the climax.

Overall, 8 Thottakkal is a good attempt and will have its decorous reception among the audiences for a different attempt and engaging screenplay.

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8 Thottakkal

• 07 Apr 2017
• Action, Crime, Thriller

8 Thottakkal is a 2017 Indian Tamil crime thriller drama film written and directed by Sri Ganesh. Produced by Vellapandian, the film stars his son Vetri in the lead role, alongside an ensemble cast including Aparna Balamurali, Nassar and M. S. Bhaskar. Principal photography of the film commenced in August 2016 at Chennai and was completed in November 2016. The film released on 7 April 2017. This movie, which was loosely inspired by the 1949 Japanese movie Stray Dog, was remade in Kannada in 2018 as 8MM Bullet.

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• Release date 07 Apr 2017
• Running time 2h 25m
• Genres Action, Crime, Thriller

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The film starts with an orphaned boy, Sathya, getting framed by the employer for the murder of his wife and is sent to juvenile. He befriends the warden, who helps him secure the sub inspector job.

Sathya remembers what his warden taught him and stays honest in his profession. Unlike the other policemen at his station, he refuses to be involved in bribes and is made an outcast. One day, Sathya helps a writer who is beaten by his corrupt inspector, Gunasekaran. Thinking that Sathya is trying to become a hero by making him look bad, Guna plans to shame Sathya. Guna then arranges for Sathya to shadow a dangerous gangster. While shadowing the gangster, he loses his gun, fully loaded with 8 bullets. Guna gives Sathya one day to find his lost gun or face disciplinary action.

With the help of a reporter friend, Meera, Sathya nabs the boy who pickpocketed his gun, but the boy has sold the gun. The guy who bought the gun attempts a bank robbery along with two other men, and in the process, he accidentally shoots and kills a little girl. Meera, in danger of losing her job, tells her superiors about the case, it goes viral, and Sathya is suspended from duty. Sathya hides from the police as he will be arrested, and is tracked down by Pandian, the new handler of the case. Pandian says that if Sathya was a real policeman, he should never stop searching, which causes Sathya to join him.

Meanwhile, one of the robbers tries to buy his girlfriend a necklace for her birthday and takes all the fresh notes available, despite the boss's opposition. In the jewelry shop, he is exposed as the police kept track of the serial number of the fresh notes. He escapes the arrest and goes to get his share. After a confrontation with the boss, he tries to steal all the money and the leader shoots and kills him. The remaining two dispose of the body. The second robber, fearing he also will be shot dead by the boss, contacts the police. When the police attempt to arrest the boss with a ploy, the boss shoots and kills the second robber and made sure there is no one left to connect him with the robber.

Sathya meets an old policeman, Krishnamurthy, who got suspended for letting a terrorist slip away as a constable. It turns out that Guna accepted a bribe from the terrorist and let him go, but this has already ruined Murthy's profession. Sathya talks to Murthy about life and how things have changed. After this, Murthy sees the man who sold him the gun and leaves. Murthy kills him with the same gun when he follows Murthy to a restroom. However, we learn that Murthy is actually the leader of the robbery, and he kills the officer who did not sanction his Provident Fund. Sathya, now looking for clues in the murder, finds Murthy's application sanctioned and goes to his house to give it to him. However, Murthy's son tells him that the application got sanctioned earlier, and Murthy gave the money to the family, by connecting the murder of the guy who sold the gun and Murthy's son's statement, he figures out that Murthy is the robber and the boss.

Meanwhile, Murthy follows Guna to a bank and attempts another robbery and kills him, after which he throws the money on the street. When Murthy returns home, he finds out that the police have surrounded him. Pandian takes Murthy's grandson hostage, and there is a confrontation in which Sathya walks out with his gun . He later tells the investigation board that Murthy shot Pandian dead and Sathya had killed Murthy in self-defense. Sathya is given his job back.

As Sathya drives with Meera, she tells him that he should not feel bad for Murthy as he was a bad person. We are shown what actually happens in that room. Pandian, with his gun on Murthy's grandson's head, slips, and a shot is fired. Murthy, in shock, shoots and kills Pandian, but it turns out that Pandian missed and did not hit Murthy's grandson. Sathya grabs Murthy and fights him but cannot hurt him as he feels sorry for him. Murthy stands up, grabs the gun, and tells Sathya to shoot him. He then explains that he did not tell his family about his cancer because he heard the family speaking about why God did not take him instead of his wife. He then says he robbed the bank for them and that he wanted to live his last days like a king. Murthy also says he did not mean to shoot the child and breaks down. Murthy grabs Sathya's hands, puts the gun to his forehead and says he does not want to put the family in shame by going to prison. He then shoots himself dead with the last bullet when Sathya hesitates.

After this flashback, at a stoplight, Sathya sees the employer that framed him, on the side of the street, and the movie ends.

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Aparna Balamurali

Meera Mithun

Kutti Revathi

Padmalatha Ramanand

Sundaramurthy KS

Dinesh K. Babu

Haricharan Seshadri

Sathya Prakash

Vandana Srinivasan

Nagooran Ramachandran

Suresh Chandra

Dhilip Subbarayan

Charles Vinoth

1. Aparna Balamurali

Aparna Balamurali is an actress in Indian cinema who predominantly acts in Malayalam movies. Her debut film was ‘Oru Second Class Yathra’ (2015)where she played the character of Vineeth Sreenivasan's lover. She appeared as the pair of Vineeth in flashback scenes This film was directed by Jexon Antony and Rejis Antony. After this movie, she was associated with another Malayalam movie ‘Maheshinte Prathikaram’. The film was produced by filmmaker Aashiq Abu, who directed films like 'Daddy Cool' and 'Salt N Pepper' and Dileesh Pothan directed the movie. In the movie, she not only played the role of a college student as Jimsy Augustine but also lent her voice for one song ‘"Mounangal" along with Vijay Yesudas. This film placed her in the list of recognition as an actress.

2. Meera Mithun

Meera Mithun is an Indian Film Actress, State regional director of Miss India South, Supermodel, and entrepreneur. She has the Indian Nationality. She belongs to a Hindu Family. She was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, and India. Her Eye color is Brown. Her hair color is also brown. She has other names as MeeraMitun. Meera is the winner of Miss Tamil Nadu in the year 2016. The event organized in Confident Amoon, Bangalore.

3. Kutti Revathi

Dr. S. Revathi, whose pen name is Kutti Revathi is an Indian lyricist/poet, activist, and a doctor. She published three books of poetry. She is the editor of Panikkudam, which is a literary quarterly for women's writing, and the first Tamil feminist magazine. After several literary meetings and reviewing poetry collections by other students, Revathi began working on some of her creations.

4. Padmalatha Ramanand

Padmalatha Ramanand is a South Indian playback singer. She was born on 15th of August in the southern metropolitan city, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She has sung over 500 songs for more than 150 films that include her work in Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, and Tulu. Apart from the songs, Padmalatha also takes interest in gingles, devotionals, and albums.

Nassar is one of the multi talented actors in the Indian cinema industry. He has achieved various awards for his acting performance. He is not only an actor, but a producer and a good director too. Mehaboob Nassar is his full name and Nassar remained as his stage name. He is married to Kameela and has three children. His debut was through Kalyana Agathigal, a Balachander movie. He has acted in various films with different roles. Most of his roles depict him as a villain. After few years of his successful villain roles, he jumped to character roles that yielded him fame. He did a good role in Roja as a good Police Officer. His role in Thevar Magan made him to get a good name. He made his debut as a director through Avatharam in the year 1995. He acted in a lead role in the film alongside Revathi. Revathi acted as Blind women in this film. Nassar performed as a blind singer in the film Minsara Kanavu. He did a dual role in Jeans. He did a different role in Saivam, in which he acted as a village grandpa of Baby Sarah. From his debut in 1985, till now in Kamal's Uttama Villain, he has earned good name and lots of fans too. He has been awarded as Kalaimamani by Government of Tamilnadu.

6. Sundaramurthy KS

Sundaramurthy KS is an Indian born film Music Director and a Singer. He was born on 1st January 1986. He majorly works in Tamil movie industry or Tollywood. Sundaramurthy KS has contributed in popular films like Grahanam, Kalavu, Airaa, and 8 Thottakkal.

Vetri is a popular Cinematographer, who consistently worked in the Tamil and Telugu film industries. He was born as Vetri Palanisamy in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. His late father, NS Palanisamy, is a leader of the Farmer’s Association. So basically, Vetri is also a farmer, who hailed from Tiruppur. Recently, he held a protest to help the farmers in resolving issues against the Collector’s Office.

T Siva is a motion picture producer as well as a distributor from India.

9. Sri Ganesh

Sri Ganesh is a film scriptwriter as well as a director who works in the Indian film industry. A majority of his projects predominantly belong to the Tamil movie industry. He directed the movie called 8 Thottakkal which released in the year 2017. The film starred actors such as Vetri, Aparna Balamurali as well as M. S. Bhaskar and Nassar in the central roles. Ganesh also wrote the script for 8 Thottakkal. He is also associated with the film by the name 8mm Bullet which released in 2018. He was the writer of the story of the project. Since his childhood days, Sri Ganesh possessed a strong inclination towards theatre and dramatics. He began his journey by assisting Crazy Mohan and troupe while they performed stage shows and plays. He assisted Crazy Mohan was while Ganesh was still in college.

10. Dinesh K. Babu

Indian film director, cinematographer, actor, and screenwriter Dinesh Babu (also known as Dinesh Babu) is recognized for his work in Kannada cinema. He was born in Trivandrum, Kerala, India. Throughout their five-decade career, he has written the screenplay for six movies in addition to directing more than 40. In addition to two Cinema Express Awards, he has won two Filmfare Awards South and two Karnataka State Film Awards. He commenced his filmmaking career as a cinematographer.

11. Haricharan Seshadri

Haricharan Seshadri is an eminent Carnatic singer who gives his vocal in many Malayalam, Tamil, and other regional movies. He made his debut through the Tamil flick ‘Kadal’, in which he got the chance to sing two solo songs "Unakkena Iruppaen" and the title song "Kaadhal". In the same movie, he also had sung a duet song ‘Thottu Thottu’ with Harini Shankar.   

12. Sathya Prakash

Sathya Prakash is a popular south Indian villain actor, who hailed from Odisha. His father was a government staff and Sathya got a place in the government school and he completed his schooling. Sambalpur, Burgad and Burhampur are the places, where Sathya completed his graduation and post graduation. Sathya did his MBA in Kolkata. He was a bank employee for a few years.

13. Vandana Srinivasan

Vandana Srinivasan is a budding Carnatic singer. The background singer works for the Tamil Film Industry and delivers her melodious voice in South Indian songs. The independent singer became much loved by the audience in the South. She took birth in Qatar, the Middle East on 22nd May 1988.

14. Yogi Sekar

Yogi Sekar is a playback singer from Villuparam. Yogi has always been passionate about singing. Since his childhood, he has dreamt of singing in the film industry.

15. Nagooran Ramachandran

Nagooran Ramachandran is a film editor working in Tamil Film Industry. He hails from Rajapalayam, Tamil Nadu. The roots of his editing journey lay in his passion for computers and media players. He pursued a Bachelor in Visual Arts from MGR Government Film and Television Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. After completing his course, Ramachandran got to do some editing gigs. During this time, he also worked for Raaj Kamal Films International, editing behind-the-scenes videos of the movies Vishwaroopam and Vishwaroopam II.

16. Suresh Chandra

Suresh Chandra is a renowned Public Relations Officer, working primarily in the Tamil film industry and for some movies in the Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada film industry. He celebrates his birthday on 10 May. He is credited as the P.R.O. for a whopping 190 movies. He is the publicist of famed actor Ajith Kumar. Suresh started his career as a P.R.O. in the Ajith Kumar starrer, Mankatha (2011). This Tamil action thriller follows the story of a suspended cop who gets caught up in a gangster’s world. Directed and written by VenkatPrabhu, this movie garnered positive reviews and got nominated for several awards.

17. Dhilip Subbarayan

Dhilip Subbarayan is a stunt choreographer, producer, and actor. He has worked in South Indian film industry. His main of contribution lies in Tamil film industry. After a long time of being a stunt choreographer, he made his debut in Sangu Chakkaram. He was born in Tamil Nadu. His father, Super Subbarayan also has served in the industry as a successful stunt chorographer, for many years. He showed interest in the action and fast lifestyle which is practiced. Like his father, he also dreamed of being in the industry and started working in many movies. He was first noticed in ‘Aaranya Kaandam’ in the year 2011. The movie was a full action phased based on the life of the gangster. The movie was a huge hit and received a world première at the South Asian International Film Festival in the city of New York. He had continued his working with many big and small budget movies in Tamil and Malayalam movies. The movies include Naanum Rowdy Dhaan, Arima Nambi, Puli, and the latest movie Theri. In 2013, he turned himself into a produced and produced Anjala. T

18. Charles Vinoth

Charles Vinoth is a Tamil supporting actor based in India. He was born on 20 April 1973. After his education was completed, he started a career in shipping and soon after lost his interest in the same. He mostly plays negative roles and the roles of villains in his films. He even got nominated for Vijay Award for Best Villain for his role in the film Madras. Talking about his filmography, he worked in Madras in 2014. In 2015, he worked in Massu Engira Masilamani. In 2016, he worked in Kabali. In 2017, he worked on Bairavaa, 8 Thottakkal, and Yeidhavan. In 2018, he worked on Traffic Ramasamy, and Kolamavu Kokila. In 2021, he worked in Pon Manickavel, Anti Indian, and Gaadi Ulla Body. In 2022, he worked in Kadamaiyai Sei, Natchathiram Nagargiradhu, and One Way.

19. Mime Gopi

Mime Gopi’s original name is K.Gopinathan. When he was young, his father passed away and he was taken care of by his sister and brother. He did schooling at a government school and was not very good at academics but he had interest in extra-curricular activity. He always had respect for his teachers and liked two teachers the most, his Tamil teacher Veeraiya and Nagamuthu, because they were a great source of motivation for him. When he was studying in school, he had the opportunity to participate in a fancy dress competition and enacted the role of a mentally challenged person who he had seen on his way, back to home. He had been influenced by the person and replicated the acting on the stage, which rewarded him with a first place in the competition. He was highly appreciated by his teacher Nagamuthu and that’s one reason for his liking towards teacher.

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