However, she believes if she could get him married then probably he may turn responsible and take control of his life. No matter how hard the mother tries, her efforts only prove futile because Puli lives by his own principles. Unfortunately, he does grow up to be like his father and even picks up the same traits that got him killed. Kutti Puli (Sasikumar) lost his father at a young age in a local gang rivalry, and since then has been raised single-handedly by his mother, who fears that he will grow up to be just like his father. He may be successful, but this success is not likely going to last forever. Improvisation is the need of the hour in cinema, but Sasikumar seems to be pushing it under the carpet by continuing to do mass-appeal films. 'Kutti Puli' may likely follow the trend, but I highly doubt if it will leave a similar impact a la 'Subramaniapuram' or 'Nadodigal'.

And every time he has used the rural backdrop, his films have reaped gold at the box office, including his last film 'Sundarapandian'.

Having realised his strength quite early on in his career, Sasikumar once again chooses a film that exploits rural settings to the fullest. Sasikumar, Lakshmy Menon, Saranya Ponvannan and Prabha Director: M.

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