Kathakali (2016)
Director: Pandiraj · Writer: Pandiraj
Returning from the states to marry his girlfriend, a common man is blamed for the murder of a local don due to their enmity in the past. He is caught in a web of conspiracies as he struggles to prove his innocence and the don's in-laws order their henchmen to take him down.
Where to watch
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Director
Pandiraj
Cast
Vishal Krishna
Amudhavel Rajarathnam 
Catherine Tresa
Meenu Kutty 
Pawan
Sambantham 
Sreejith Ravi
Cuddalore Inspector Saravana Vadivel 
Karunas
Karpooram 
Mime Gopi
Gnanavel Rajarathnam 
Poster Nandakumar
Ex-MLA 
Madhusudhan Rao
Thamba 
Imman Annachi
Amudhavel's Uncle 
Jayaprakash
Textile Mill Owner 
Aathma Patrick
Thangapandiyan
Amudhavel's Father User Reviews (1)
Kathakali begins with a news report about a skirmish between fishermen in Chennai and Cuddalore. We think this might be the focus of the film, but then as the story unfolds, we realize it is one of the many red herrings that director Pandiraj provides us to narrate a whodunit tale that holds its suspense till the climax. The plot revolves around the murder of Thamba (Madhusudhan), the fishermen's association head in Cuddalore, who is also a gangster. The prime suspect is Amudhavel (Vishal), who has returned to the town from the US after four years for his marriage. His family has had a skirmish with Thamba, which had left his father confined to the wheelchair. The cop in charge of the case, Saravanavadivel (Srijith), is after him because his friend (Kiran), who works for Thamba, had gone to the cops alleging that Amudhavel had murdered his boss. But there are various others who have a…
