We then see the screen turn to a sepia tone to indicate that it is the past. Little do we realize that this bungalow would become the origin of all the mysteries in the village Thottakara Managalam. The bungalow looks very beautiful, with all the lights adding to the beauty of it. The first episode starts off with a full front view of Kaasithoppu Bungalow. At the start of each episode, there is this catchy yet haunting theme music as the introduction song and the end credit sequence that starts with the neighing of the horse, then followed by the music of ‘Ho ho, ho ho ho‘ playing while that horse runs on a billhook machete with its mane and tail on fire, it used to give chills to the 90s kids when it was aired on TV. The first 7-10 minutes – “ Andru” portion – is the flashback sequence that consists of events revolving around Raasu aka Rajendran (played brilliantly by the then Master Lokesh) and the remainder of the episode takes place in the present. The series consists of 79 episodes with each episode being 19-25 minutes long. Vidaadhu Karuppu is a tale that explores the legend of the Hindu village deity Karuppu Saami. Director Naga had taken up the challenge of recreating the book and has succeeded in creating something that could very well stand the test of time. Furthermore, there is an added pressure to do justice to the fans of the novel and the writer as well. Usually, it takes a great deal of confidence and courage to take up a novel to make into a movie or a series as not many have resulted in successful conversions, and also it takes huge amount of time and money to successfully convert them. Vidaadhu Karuppu is an adaptation of the novel “ Vittu Vidu Karuppa” written by the famous thriller genre writer Indra Soundar Rajan. True to its name, it is a universe in itself. However, Marma Desam was different from the rest of the lot. They are usually family dramas with thundering background music and close up shots where the villain is always a female character adorned with jewels. Tamil serials are a general subject of mockery. One such classic that of those times is the ever-famous, ever-fearful and ever-thrilling “ Marma Desam: Vidaadhu Karuppu”. We have been binge-watching our favourite movies and series and also have been re-watching a few good old classics. We have been calling up our old pals, have held Zoom video calls with all our family members. The one thing this lockdown has done is that it has given us the chance and time to take a step back from the race we have been relentlessly running, reminisce the old times and revisit a lot of memories from our very own past.
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