Movie: Seeri Varum Kaalai

Director: Ramarajan - Ex M.P.
Cast: Ramarajan, Abita, Vichitra, Mansur Alikhan, Anandraj, Manorama, Damu.

Kaalai is the do-gooder always ready with a helping hand. Literally, because when women are pushed around and shoved, it is Kaalai who rushes with his arms readily extended to support them. And this happens a bit too often. Kaalai falls for his sister's friend Kamakshi (Abita) who is tortured and harassed by her sister-in-law Nandini (Vichitra), and Kamakshi's mother and brother (Manorama - Mansur) are helpless spectators. Once when Kamakshi's son gives her a violent shove, it is Kaalai who rushes and supports her in his arms. He sternly warns people that if they harass 'Amma', they would one day regret it. Even the politically naïve will catch on that Kaalai was not talking about Kamakshi's mother here. There are more gems of this type in the dialogue strewn throughout the film.

After the initial hesitation the timid Kamakshi (the hangover of 'Sethu' still there) reciprocates Kaalai's love. The duo elopes and gets married. After a violent bashing up of Kaalai & Kamakshi by Nandini's men, the doctors warn Kaalai that Kamakshi's health would be endangered if she were to bear a child. But Kamakshi drugs Kaalai and seduces him. She conceives, but there is nothing to worry. For, as usual the doctors are proved wrong and she delivers twins. It is time for Kaalai and the gang to hold up their two fingers in 'victory' style.

And it's not as if the film is all that bad. The early part is humorous, Ramarajan being quite comfortable in the lighter scenes. If only he had concentrated more on the script, than in merely thrusting lines with political overtones, the movie would have been better. Mansur Alikhan plays the reluctant villain to the hilt.