| PG-15| 2hrs 5mins| Action, Drama| PHARS FILM
Director: Suseenthiran
Cast: Nidhhi Agerwal, T.R. Silambarasan, Nandita Shwetha | See full cast »
Release:
The film will be released on Pongal 2021 (14 January).
Eeswaran is a rural drama written and directed by Susienthiran, that has Silambarasan and Nidhhi Agerwal in the lead roles while Bharathiraja, Bala Saravanan and Nandita Swetha play crucial supporting roles. The film is produced by Balaji Kapa, KV Durai, and MD Sharafudeen under the banners Madhav Media and D Company respectively.
Periyasamy (played by Bharathiraja) is an old man living alone in his village after his wife passes away and his children move to the city. His only company is Eeswaran (STR). Citing COVID lockdown as a reason, he asks all his family members to spend the lockdown with him. The problems they face in the village and how Periyasamy’s past affects them forms the rest of the plot.
The eponymous Eeswaran, played by Silambarasan, is Periyasamy’s favourite orphan, he works around the village and takes care of the old man. Silambarasan shines as the omnipotent handyman, he’s both mythical and real at the same time. Little is written for him to perform, all he needs to do is crack a few jokes, tame a few snakes and break a few human bones, which he does adequately, in parts even engagingly.
Bharathiraja, who plays Periyasamy, brings both maturity and fragility to his role. Manoj, his son in real-life, who plays the younger Periyasamy is a pleasant surprise. Bala Saravanan as Kutti Puli, Eeswaran’s comedy sidekick feels just right — a welcome change to those of us used to seeing VTV Ganesh with Silambarasan. Kali Venkat has a fun cameo too.
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