Kasthoorimaan
Year of Release : 2005
Cast : Meera Jasmine, Prasanna
Music : Illayaraja
Direction : Lohitha Dass
Story : Lohitha Dass Screenplay : Lohitha Dass Dialogue : Jaya Mohan
Kasthoorimaan is an engrossing movie by Lohitha Dass starring Meera Jasmine and Prasanna. The movie is realistic remake of the Malayalam movie directed by Lohitha Dass, and is about the paragon Meera Jasmine and her sacrifices. The sequence of events is different and unpredictable making the movie offbeat, worth watching, and with sharp dialogues by Jaya Mohan
Arun Kumar (Prasanna) takes up charge as a collector a district in Tamil Nadu. His father Pazhaniappan, once a rich film producer, wants him to marry the daughter of a rich money-lender, to whom he owes huge amounts. The proposed marriage will nullify the loan, and they will be rich again.
In flashback, the story unfolds. Arun Kumar and Umashankari (Meera Jasmine), students of a college were always in oppsiing camps, ready to fight with each other. Each thought the other to be rich, ill-mannered, and spoilt by riches. Expectedly, the truth was revealed, they became friends, then inseparable, then fell in love. Arun Kumar's father, a film producer, borrowed money from all possible sources, but was unable to clear his debts, so he attempted suicide. Umashankari, the good Samaritan, stepped in to help Arun's family. Umashankari came from a poor family, and her sister’s husband was always trying to exploit her sexually. Arun admired her for helping his family in time, and they decided to marry after Arun joined the IAS. She even borrowed money to support Arun while he prepared for his IAS exams. After being selected and joining the IAS, he went to Umashankari, only to find that she had hacked her brother-in-law to death to save her honour. After arrest, she was awarded imprisonment for nine years. Arun Kumar, posted in the same district, decides to wait for her release. Meera plays a childish, pampered, bubbly girl in the first part and a totally different, mature, serious role towards the end. In both avatars, she excels, and deserves a standing ovation. She proves that her beauty is not just skin deep; she can act, emote, and weep very convincingly. When she weeps, you wipe your eyes. Prasanna, the hero, is her lover, shares her grief, and has given a restrained performance. His role is simple, to provide a foil to Meera's role. Even with this limitation, Prasanna reveals that he is a skillful actor. Ilayaraja’s melodious tunes fit the story to a T. Lohitha Dass has given a sensitive movie which is certainly different from usual masala movies, told with patience and perseverance.
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