Vedigundu Murugesan

<p>The movie is set in the village of Kizhrajakularaman in Taluka. Vedigundu Murugesan is a small-time guy who breaks the law occasionally but is a Good Samaritan in the eyes of the local judge as he provides shelter and looks after a mentally challenged girl named Ponni, who was deserted by her parents. Murugesan earns his living fetching water for factories and hotels in his village. A lady constable named Nachiyar, who rubs Murugesan the wrong way, falls in love with him due to his humanitarian nature and the will to help others. Soon, Ponni is raped by one of the baddies, leading to the final climax in the hospital. Parallel narration is the comedy track of Alert Aarumugam, a petty and clever thief. Music was composed by . wrote, “Despite its many failings and loop-holes, Vedigundu Murugesan does work at times chiefly because the climax and screenplay try to rise above the ordinary”. wrote, “Morthy hasn’t chosen a new storyline but he has given a different treatment to the story. He has consciously laced the narrative with satire. He has conceived some hilarious moments”. wrote, “The film has a pretty poignant line, which could have made for more interesting viewing, had writer-director Murthy worked harder on the narration”.</p>