Tamil Nadu is gearing up to vote in the Lok Sabha polls. Politics has been a popular subject for Tamil cinema, which is a treasure trove of political thrillers. Below is a list of films that revolved around politics and have been applauded by the audience.
‘Ayutha Ezhuthu’:
‘Ayutha Ezhuthu’ was written and directed by Mani Ratnam and the film revolved around a very important message that students must not refrain from the process of electoral politics. The film was a hit with top-notch performances by Suriya, Madhavan and Siddharth.
‘Ko’:
‘Ko’ is a political action thriller film directed by KV Anand. Ko starred actors Jiiva, Ajmal, Ameer, Karthika Nair, and Piaa Bajpai, among others, in lead roles. The film is set in a newsroom, where a photojournalist unravels several truths about the upcoming state elections. While the film marked Karthika’s debut in Tamil, Jiiva played the role of the photojournalist.
‘NOTA’:
‘Nota’ narrates the story of a bachelor, who is unaware of the political world and is appointed to the post of the chief minister. He was appointed to this post after his corrupt father retired. Directed by Anand Shankar, the movie has Vijay Deverakonda playing the lead role.
‘Sarkar’:
‘Sarkar’ has been written and directed by A.R Murgadoss. The film narrates the story of an NRI businessman Vijay who returns to his country only to find out that his vote had been cast by someone else. He tries to find out more about the matter only to find himself caught in a fight against two corrupt politicians.
‘NGK’:
Young people are always hesitant to enter the political world because they are often stopped by the already established politicians. This problem was addressed in this film. ‘NGK’ directed by Selvaraghavan narrates the story of an educated person entering politics to serve society but will the old guard let him do his work forms the crux of this film. Suriya, Sai Pallavi and Rakul Preet Singh play the lead roles.
‘Mudhalvan’:
A common man accepts a challenge to act as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for one day only, and makes such a success of it that soon he is embroiled in political intrigue. The movie directed by Shankar has Arjun and Manisha Koirala playing the lead roles.
‘Amaidhi Padai’:
This film, directed by Manivannan and starring actors Sathyaraj, Ranjitha, Kasthuri and Sujatha, was a great success. The film narrated the story of a power-hungry politician, who rises to the top by unethical and unscrupulous means. The twist in the film arises when the illegitimate son of this politician is posted as a police inspector in his constituency. This police inspector vows to put an end to his father’s illegal activities.
