Thirudan Police is a 2014 Indian Tamil action comedy movie, directed by debutant Caarthick Raju. Produced by S. P. B. Charan in collaboration with J. Selvakumar of Kenanya films, Thirudan Police has Attakathi Dinesh and Iyshwarya Rajesh in the lead and music scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja, while Bala Saravanan, Nithin Sathya, John Vijay and Rajendran play supporting roles. According to the director, Thirudan Police is about a son exacting revenge for his father’s death. The film was launched in December 2013, and released on 14 November 2014.
Thirudan Police explores the highly volatile, unpredictable and extremely sensitive relationship between a father and son, while also trying to bring to light the hard life of a policeman. Singaram (Rajesh) is a dedicated and honest police constable who is determined to see his wayward son Vishwa (Attakathi Dinesh) too in uniform. But Vishwa shows little regard for the police department and is not very fond of his disciplinarian father.
He often gets into trouble antagonising his father. An altercation between Vishwa and the assistant police commissioner’s son sets the ball rolling. The egoistic commissioner plans an encounter of a dangerous history-sheeter Manikam (Rajendran), and in the ensuing chaos manages to get Singaram killed. Vishwa, who is totally unmoved by his father’s death, is offered a position as a police constable. The second half is a healthy mix of some excellent comedy and a good dose of sentiments. Dinesh, who is still basking in the success of his brilliant performance as a blind singer in Cuckoo, takes some time to warm up to the character. His performance in the second half is more up to the mark.
Iyshwarya Rajesh, Dinesh’s love interest in the film has absolutely nothing to do except look pretty. Despite her urban avatar, she maintains her girl-next-door image. Bala Saravanan, who plays Dinesh’s close friend and confidant in the film, keeps the audience entertained throughout with his antics and unique style of dialogue delivery. S Rajendran and John Vijay, the antagonists, too keep the audience in splits especially in the last 15 minutes. The songs are not very impressive, but the BGM keeps the momentum going. The song Moodupanikkul has been well picturised.
The film has an age-old plot and it is only the director’s refreshing treatment of the screenplay that sets this film apart. There is no stunning transformation of the character at the death of the parent, but rather a slow realisation and a gradual understanding of relationships. There is no highly dramatic and cinematic climax with the hero vanquishing everyone in his path to avenge his father’s death. The director has chosen to do away with the customary violence and bloodbath, ending the film on a hilarious note.
He has cleverly reined in every element, be it action, comedy, romance or emotion, keeping it light, interesting and highly entertaining. Caarthick Raju’s Thirudan Policeis definitely a commendable effort.
Directed by Caarthick Raju
Produced by S. P. B. Charan & J.Selvakumar
Screenplay by Caarthick Raju
Story by Caarthick Raju
Starring Dinesh, Iyshwarya Rajesh, Bala Saravanan
Music by Yuvan Shankar Raja
Cinematography Siddharth
Edited by Praveen K. L. & N. B. Srikanth
Production Capital Film Works & Kenanya Films
Release dates 14 November 2014
Running time 137 minutes
Country India
Language Tamil
