Very well said equanimus.
As an inside-critique he borders on being dangerous.
VillAdhi Villain
Sathyaraj (in all seriousness): indha vakkeel vEnaam...naanE vaadhaadikkarEn
GM: ahn...aadu....adduppA....nee maattinadhu oru pickpocker case-A irundhaal aadalaam....OdalAm...oru trial vuttu pAkkalAm
(thereby bringing down the seriousness built up thus far...first scene where the hero and the conservative lawyer Sathyaraj meet)
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After having built up the older Sathyaraj as a kind of simma-soppanAm...GM comments in court
GM: Iyer pEchchula ellAm sari dhaan...aanaa loLLu dhaan adhigam
Preceded by the SastigaL kichichiruvAru scene (no questions) where he slaps the bystander :rotfl:
He is a potential threat to any hardworking screenwriter - blowing down the castle of cards.