New Era

  I fell in love with Mari Selvaraj's previous film Peruam Perumal, It is also available on Amazon Prime. Dhanush involvement in Selvaraj's project raises the scale of it but the core of the premise doesn't have to adjust to his star value. Presence of Dhanush provided the beautiful platform and scale to Selvaraj where he can creatively express himself.  And the result is Karnan which compelled me to write this blog.  PLOT The film focuses on village of Pudiakalam considered a wasteland for some but home for others. People of village understand and are pragmatic towards the structure of society and inequalities that come with it. They acknowledge the unfair treatment by the neighboring village. There is a simmering anger within them and they are on the edge. The movie then explore the manifestations of that rage beautifully. I realize that movie review are of the film and not about it. I will stop here with the plot.  Visuals What  struck me the most about Karnan is the abi