Pulikesi, an imaginary poligar, is a lackey of the British and curries favour with them until his long lost twin brother, with a koan-like name Ukkirabuddhan, surfaces and sorts things out. The story is set in the backdrop of the Poligar wars - end of 18th and beginning of 19th century - with Kattabomman and Ettappan as off-screen characters. `Imsai Arasan 23aam Pulikesi' (King of Torture, the 23rd Pulikesi) is mesmerising Tamil audience.įor his first feature film, director Simbudevan has chosen a daring subject. 3 crores investment, he put up 11 sets and produced a movie in 61 days.
Simbudevan, the debut filmmaker, was fortunate to get a producer willing to back his idea and put in the money. In an age when most of the filmmakers in this part of the country are enlarging time worn genres like the gangster, vigilante, patriotic and the boy-meets-girl, one filmmaker has done some lateral thinking and come out with a movie that breaks some myths built over the years about cinema in Tamil Nadu and in the process he is laughing all the way to the bank. Worked as a cinematographer for more than 25 films.
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