Pariyerum Perumal, by the young filmmaker Mari Selvaraj, is one of the best Tamil films about caste discrimination and the suffering of the oppressed. This is highlighted because it is not a preaching and the filmmaker did not trust the message in his face. Mari Selvaraj has visibly described the cruel practice that exists in society and has let the public make the final decision.
The film begins with a group of young people from the oppressed community who move around a pond in the village after another gang of the upper caste has approached the same place. A member of the oppressed community said that they should fight hard against the opposite side, but his friend said that nothing would change until they stop working under the superior caste. Then, we witness the brutal murder of Karuppi (dog) Pariyerum Perumal (Kathir), who belongs to the lower caste. Later, we learned that the director Mari Selvaraj establishes an analogy between Karuppu and Pariyerum Perumal.
If Kathir's character has been represented as the face of all the youngsters from the oppressed community, there is an old man who executes honor killings as suicides and deaths, he has been portrayed as the face of the heartless animals in the society.
Kathir has given his heart and soul to the film, some of the scenes where he gets beat up look very real. There are scenes where Kathir addresses important topics on oppression but it doesn't sound preachy mainly because of his realistic performance and solid writing of Mari Selvaraj.
Anandhi looks pretty and homely as a small town girl, there is a brilliant emotional scene in the pre-climax where she scores extremely well as a solid performer. The old man who comes as the pride upper caste guy who converts honor killings as murders and suicides is menacing and create shivering moments. There are many shock values in Pariyerum Perumal, the death of the dog, the scene where Kathir gets beaten up and the revelation of his dad.
Review of Pariyerum Perumal
