(Also read on Firstpost -Arya on Sarpatta Parambarai, bringing North Madras boxing culture to screen with Pa Ranjith) In Pa Ranjith’s masterful writing, Sarpatta Parambarai is the story of Karuppar Nagaram told through a pugilistic lens. It is a layered drama about a time, place and people that is intricately intertwined with boxing, simply set to the rhythms of the sports film genre. Manja Kannan is one of the tens of colourful characters that Pa Ranjith populates his latest film Sarpatta Parambarai with.ĭespite much of the film being set in the boxing ring, Sarpatta Parambarai is not an ordinary sports film nor is it a single man’s journey to success. He is such a huge fan that he tried to shoot himself in the neck when his hero lost his voice to a bullet. He dresses, walks and talks like him he’s also a member of the latter’s political party. Manja Kannan is a fan of actor and former Tamil Nadu chief minister MGR. “Idho vandhuvittaar Vada Chennai idhayakkani Manja Kannan,” (here’s comes the fruit of Vada Chennai’s heart, Manja Kannan) announces the sports commentator in a performatively enthusiastic tone.
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