Karthi plays a farmer in Pandiraj’s 'Kadaikutty Singam' (Last-born Lion), and the most interesting aspect of the film is that it portrays agriculture as a viable profession. The Karthi character, named Gunasingam (any resemblance to the fictional character named ‘Duraisingam’ is purely intentional), earns 1.5 lakh a month, and during a family ceremony, his gifts are chunky gold chains. This is a great, much-needed “message” - and one that’s delivered without preaching. It’s just slipped into conversation. 'Kadaikutty Singam' springs a few surprises like this. Despite the village setting, which our movies usually depict as crucibles of “Tamil kalaacharam” (Tamil culture), the film says that men and women can be friends who simply hang out, and that the old-time tradition of giving birth to children until a boy is born makes no sense because a girl can do everything a boy does.
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