But the latter has a motive - to take control from Singaperumal. His trusted lieutenant is Pasupathi (Sampath Raj). Singaperumal (Jackie Shroff), who runs a gang of his own in North Chennai, dominates the story. The characters are so real for there is no fantasy attached to them. There are enough swear words, specially in Chennai Tamil. With guns, narcotics and men dominating the scene, it is a violent tale on screen. The filmmaker has chosen to pull out a story from the warlords in North Chennai. It is more a character-driven story where the events in the lives of various characters make up the script. Though it may present scenes as they are from the real life, it may put the viewers in jolt at the first instance. Strikingly different from frame one, `Aaranya Kaandam' is a film not for weak-hearted. `Aaranya Kaandam' by debutant director Thiyagarajan Kumararaja is a novel attempt that breaks all barriers of methodical film-making. Gone are those days when tear-jerkers, masala movies and saas-bahu stories dominated the scene. Tamil cinema is slowly maturing to move away from commercial cliches towards experimenting unique plots and innovative themes.
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