Bloody, Gory and Glorious

Dhanush’s Performance Underlines This Revenge Saga

- Pradeep Kumar

Asuran is the fastest Vetri Maaran has ever worked on a film. And that helps with its defining aspect — Asuran is Vetri Maaran’s simplest film yet. But the subliminal messaging also makes it the most complicated socio-political film he has shot to date.

For instance, the conflict is between the folks of Vadakkur (northerners) and Thekkur (southerners). There is conflict over land (a sharp dialogue suggests how even the very little owned by the have-nots are coveted by the rich and greedy) and there is conflict over caste (a second-half sequence involving footwear). Right at the end comes the dialogue about how the powerful may snatch away lands and money, but not education.