At times, Paruthiveeran is violent towards her, but she still loves him. In order to delay her marriage with anybody else, she fails in her tests at school on purpose to be in the same grade class as Paruthiveeran. She promised to marry him and be by his side forever and starts to love him against her parents' will as they do not approve of Parututhiveeran's inter-caste background. When they were children, Paruthiveeran saved Muththazhagu from drowning in a well. Muththazhagu has been in love with Paruthiveeran since childhood, but he remains unmoved and keeps her at bay. Paruthiveeran's cross cousin Muththazhagu ( Priyamani) is the daughter of his snobbish uncle who is a respected member of the village's council and a caste sectarian. He often bullies Paruthiyur villagers for money and fun.
His one ambition in life is to gain enough notoriety to be on TV news and to be thrown into Madras Jail. Having grown up among his mother's people, he is often arrested for petty crimes. After his parents' death, Paruthiveeran was mostly raised by his doting paternal uncle Chevvaazhai ( Saravanan), who pampers and accompanies him in every misbehavior to keep him happy.
Paruthiveeran ( Karthi) is a country brash whose inter-caste parents were ostracized by the villagers since his higher caste father married his lower caste mother. The story is set in a rural area around Madurai in the village called Paruthiyur, which still practices caste segregation as a result of the controversial Criminal Tribes Act imposed by the British colonists, where members of impoverished communities are stereotyped as generational criminals. It also emerged a high commercial success, running successfully for more than one year in theatres. The film won prizes at major film award ceremonies in India, including two National Film Awards, six Filmfare Awards South and two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, among others, whilst being screened at several international film festivals such as the Berlin International Film Festival and the Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema as well. Priyamani was awarded National Film Award for Best Actress for her performance as Muththazhagu in that year. After two years of making, the film was released on 23 February 2007 and received universal critical acclaim. Paruthiveeran was entirely shot in Madurai and its surroundings.
Produced by Studio Green, it features a soundtrack and score composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, cinematography by Ramji and editing by Raja Mohammad. The film stars Karthi in his feature film debut as the title character, with Priyamani as the female lead and Ponvannan, Saravanan, Ganja Karuppu, Sampath Raj, and Sujatha Sivakumar playing supporting roles. Hero of Paruthiyur) is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language period romantic drama film written and directed by Ameer. "Paruthi Veeran" is one of the films releasing for Pongal.Paruthiveeran ( transl. "Ayyayo Yen Usuru." is sure to add another feather to the cap of Shreya Goshal. Folk songs "Ooroaram Puliyamaram" and "Danga Dunga" (sung by Pandi, Lakhmi, Saroja and Kala) add to the comedy quotient. There is a wonderful collection of songs. He has made movies like "Mounam Pesiyadhe" and critically acclaimed "Ram," the suspense thriller which won accolades at film festivals. Ameer, who is famed for excellence, took more than one year to complete the film after taking it over halfway through. All the artistes dubbed for themselves to give the movie the stamp of authenticity.Ĭinematographer Ramji shot the entire film using only natural light. In addition to the regular cast, 60 others, who had never faced the camera before, performed in the film. She wishes "Paruthi Veeran" would be another milestone in her career. She had acted under top directors like Bharathi Rajaa and Balu Mahendra and done films in Telugu also. Priyamani, who plays the heroine, though not wanting in glamour, has adopted her natural style of acting without any make-up. Karthi strained himself to change his complexion from fair to dark to suit the role of rural hero. The story is a blend of realism with entertainment. The hero is an honest man fighting for the people of his village. According to director Ameer, the film has nothing to do with real-life Paruthi Veeran though it has been named after him. The film is based on an incident which happened in the late 1970s. It is a story about a rural hero and is supposedly inspired by the life of reformer Paruthi Veeran, who lived near Madurai a few decades ago.
Karthi Shivakumar, younger brother of actor Surya is making his debut with this movie.