If you have followed the career of Suseenthiran, you will know that he alternates between a personal film and a commercial film. Maaveeran Kittu, his follow-up to the action thriller Paayum Puli, belongs in the former category, and the director, who addresses the issue of caste discrimination. It is earnest, and made with the competence that we have to expect from Suseenthiran, but lacks punch.
The plot revolves around a Kittu (Vishnu Vishal), a state topper from a lower caste, who is inspired by Chinraasu (Parthiban), whom his community looks up to as their leader, and is fighting against the caste discrimination in the village. However, Govindan, the upper caste panchayat president, and Selvaraj (Harish Uthaman), his son and the local inspector, want to maintain the status quo. They try to thwart Kittu’s ambition of becoming a collector by murdering the father (Kayal Pereira) of his college mate and girlfriend Gomathi (Sri Divya), who is supportive of their struggle despite being an upper-class man, and arresting the young man as a suspect. Kittu, who comes out on bail, stages an attack on the cop but is caught and tortured in jail. The next day, he goes missing, and his people, led by Chinraasu, stage a protest that attracts official attention. Where is Kittu?
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