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Hasaan dissects the blurring between the real and reel world film REVIEW: UTTAMA VILLAIN

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MASTER filmmaker Kamal Haasan hands the reins to director Ramesh Arvind to tell a tale of the blurring between the real and reel world of the Tamil film industry, with all its politics and behind-the-scenes lifestyle.

The result is a compelling story as ageing superstar Manoranjan (Kamal Haasan) gets the news from his doctor Arpana (Andrea Jeremiah) that he has a short time to live due to a brain tumour.

Manoranjan decides to use his limited time to make amends for a whole range of decisions earlier in his life. These include his decision to forego the love of his life, Yamini, to marry Varalakshmi, the daughter of famous film producer Poorna Chandra Rao (K. Viswanath), who makes him a bigger star than Manoranjan’s original mentor, Marghadarsi (K. Balachander).

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