Review of Kodi Veeran: Plot, and Rating for the Telugu film Kodi Veeran

M. Sasikumar’s Kodi Veeran directed by Muthaiya of Kutti Puli fame has finally hit theaters following much speculation surrounding its co-producer B Ashok Kumar’s untimely demise. It appears to be yet to be determined if its target audiences respond well or not.

Review of Kodi Veeran

After his mother’s tragic suicide, Kodi Veeran (Sasikumar) becomes the guardian of his sister Parvathi (Sanusha). The siblings share a deep bond, going to great lengths for each other, which includes risking their lives to protect Viddharth, an RDO in their community, from a murder attempt by nefarious elements. Meanwhile, Villangam Vellaikaaran (Pasupathy), who indulges in pampering his sister Poorna and doesn’t hesitate to eliminate anyone opposing her husband, presents a stark contrast. The cast of Kodiveeran also includes notable names such as Shamna Kasim, Mahima Nambiar, and Bala Saravanan.

Mahima Nambiar plays the college-going girl who charms the hero with her charms; yet has an affectionate brother of her own whose love she craves as part of the plot twists in this screenplay. Kodi, who practices Saamyaadi magic, often goes into trance to read the future and predict their fate, which often includes foretelling violence during marriages; one time this was about his sister. Did his prediction come true and how all these characters collide with one another to form violent confrontations forms the rest of this blood-soaked screenplay.

Sasikumar remains unchallenged in ‘Kodi Veeran’ and his role is an amalgamation of Kutti Puli, Kidaari and Vettrivel roles he’s performed before. While he can still deliver convincing performances during action or sentimental scenes, his antics in love sections become annoying after awhile and cause viewers to want him out immediately. Sanusha stands out amongst the three Kerala girls for having an in-depth character she can play and has done it admirably, while Mahima just looks beautiful when seen onscreen and especially during songs, yet offers nothing else that can distinguish herself as being noteworthy.

Poorna as the antagonist even went as far as shaving off her head for her role, yet director decided that just pouts from various angles may convey more menace than shaving her locks would do. Unfortunately, that decision backfires. Pasupathy as the lead antagonist is menacing while Viddharth seems wasted in an inconsequential role made even more unbelievable by casting an older actor as his younger sibling. Bala Saravanan and actor playing Maaya Kannan offer some mild humor through certain scenes.

At first glance, Muthaiya starts the film off on an aggressive note with an extremely violent birth of a child which sets up the viewer for all that will ensue. His most prominent criticism has been caste-based narratives but in this one he’s taken steps away from them and instead relies on sentiment instead, with three sets of siblings colliding into one another which increases suspense even more than usual – adding three sets of brother and sisters onto an inevitable collision course further ramping up suspense Sasi’s Interval Block which brings all his enemies together gives them all a warning before returning home and returning home alone to face them all alone is absolutely magnificent.

On the downside, Pasupathy’s character inconsistency wreaks havoc with the screenplay as he switches between portraying himself as an aggressive killer and allowing his counterpart (played by Simbu) to playing cat and mouse with him until climax. After an effective interval block setup however, the film nosedives into one violent episode after another without exploring its core story of sibling love between good and evil sibling pairs.

N.R. Ragunanthan once again shines with his songs, particularly folk numbers such as Adi Athe and Kalavani which perfectly fit the theme of this film. S.R. Kathir in charge of camera maintains simple frames which come together at the climactic water puddle fight sequence. Venkat Rajan’s editing, Super Subbarayan’s editing and Muthaiya’s dialogues also deserve special mention; Muthaiya seems stuck within an unachievable script yet flashes of brilliance which keep his performance under a microscope.

Verdict : Fans of Sasikumar and Muthaiya’s previous fils should enjoy this film.

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