Virumandi, it turns out, *IS* trapped in a well. Quite literally, it is the well in the land owned by his appatha. He bemoans to Annalakshmi en appatha kenathula vesatha kalakka vittutten. Why else would a well have to be a bone of contention? Of course, water, a resource, is a valid superficial plot point. But again, *these layers legitimately are what* Kamal is all about.
Odhava karankodutha sAmiyE onnathAn adakki oduchadhu pAvam (justifying lore and foreshadowing Virumandi (Kamal) who would try mediating between Kondarasu and Kothaalan and would end up convicted for no fault of his).
Angela requests him to cooperate with her. He initially refuses. From the standpoint of stranger meeting stranger perspective, what Kamal pulled off is mind boggling (read this right away). Factor in the folklore, you are lost for words. Multiple layers, each with its own phenomenal depth exist side-by-side without affecting each other in the same sequence!
Again, how effective is the theme music itself? The darkness and tragedy around Virumandi (both the deity and the mortal) is reflected in the theme. Themes as abstract as they come find a phenomenally precise vent in the theme music. Even in the epilogue, the tragedy of the character holds. Like the deity, the mortal, even if he is physically freed, is likely to be jailed in a pointlessly unhappy future. The theme plays.
It just keeps coming. Even the 2 lines of Karumathur Kaattukkulle that come on screen come as he enters the forest to pee and the hacking begins. It translates so poetically on screen. And the deliberate silence from Raaja before the climax song starts lends an uneasy vacuum before the storm of the song begins. All kinds of FTW.
odukki adachathu pavam sanda prasandankaran marupadi eluntha thanjama nanga enga povom.en virumandi sami kothalana onaku baliya tharen.kamal once said pechiama is called as azhagiya parpanathi pechiyammal in folklore. he referred to it as sanskritization of tribal gods happened at that part of time was clearly elucidated in this words.
just read the whole thing.. very good analysis boss.. and since you have analyzed every nook and corner of the movie here.. I wanted to share one thing which was pointed out by my friend when we watched the movie sometime back.. Quoting your line here:
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