Idiot

Idiot

Year: 2022

Runtime: 122 mins

Language: Tamil

Director: Rambhala

DramaComedyHorror

The descendants of two men who betrayed a royal family centuries ago are caught up in events that involve ghosts, revenge and kidnapping.

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Timeline & Setting – Idiot (2022)

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Time period

Generations pass from the original betrayal to the present, driving the plot across different eras. The present-day village and hospital sit alongside the palace as backdrops for unfolding events. An eclipse night triggers a ritual that binds past and present, forcing characters to confront ancestral sins.

Location

Village, Royal Palace, Senathipathi's Psychiatric Hospital

Chinnarasu's village sits in a rural setting marked by simple homes and close family ties. The royal palace, referenced by ancestors' warning, remains a looming, haunted ruin tied to a centuries-old betrayal. Senathipathi's Psychiatric Hospital provides the modern setting where Paandi regains memory as a delusional patient. The story shifts between the village, the palace, and the hospital, with spirits crossing between these spaces.

🏡 Rural Village 🏰 Royal Palace 🏥 Psychiatric Hospital

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Main Characters – Idiot (2022)

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Chinnarasu / Paandi

Chinnarasu is the village’s rebellious son who clashes with his father and disobeys tradition. After a fall near the palace, he becomes an amnesiac delusional patient known as Paandi, shaping his kindhearted yet volatile arc. He befriends Burfi and falls in love with Sumitha, who initially sees him as harmless but troubled.

👤 Protagonist 💔 Rebellious 🏡 Village-born

Raasu Gounder

The village head and father who despises his son and clings to ancestral property. His petty pride leads him to give away the palace deeds, setting the feud in motion. His obstinacy defines a ruthless, tradition-bound patriarch.

👤 Patriarch 🗝️ Pride

Parimalam

Chinnarasu’s long-suffering wife who endures his erratic behavior. She remains the family’s steadying presence despite his estrangement and the pressures of village life. Her resilience underpins the family’s fragile bonds.

👩‍👧‍👦 Wife 💪 Resilience

Sumitha

A psychiatrist at Senathipathi’s hospital who treats Paandi while gradually confronting the past. She becomes emotionally involved as the clues linking the living and dead surface. Her role bridges science and the supernatural in the unfolding mystery.

👩‍⚕️ Doctor 🧠 Psychiatrist

Burfi

A fellow patient who befriends Paandi inside the hospital. He provides moments of levity amid the chaos and participates in the shared misadventures as the plot thickens.

👥 Friend 😂 Comic Relief

Neelakandi

A sorceress who manipulates the ghosts and resurrects her dead lover through ritual sacrifice. She drives the central conflict by offering the spirits a new alliance in exchange for power. Her schemes intersect with both revenge and romance.

🧙 Sorceress

Thiru Don Sekar

The gang leader who kidnaps Sumitha and sparks the climactic chase. His plan hinges on ransom and his underestimation of the palace’s supernatural forces. He becomes entangled in a conflict far larger than a simple crime.

👊 Kidnapper

Priest

A priest who stages a ritual to shield Sumitha during the eclipse. He orchestrates a trick that turns Neelakandi’s expectations against her, enabling the final confrontation.

🕊️ Priest

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Major Themes – Idiot (2022)

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🌗 Revenge

Revenge spans generations, with the ghosts and Neelakandi’s schemes pulling the living toward the palace to settle old scores. Property, bloodlines, and murdered kin drive the tension, while past sins resurface in the present. Old vows and the palace's curse complicate every attempt to escape. The ring, the eclipse, and the living's choices magnify the cycle of vengeance.

👻 Supernatural

Ghosts of the murdered royal family haunt the palace, while Neelakandi awakens a spectral army to reclaim what was taken. Rings, rituals, and eclipse-induced power plays blur the line between life and the afterlife. The living attempt to outsmart forces that operate beyond reason. The balance between skepticism and belief is tested by Paandi's delusions.

👪 Family

The film anchors its drama in a fractured family matrix: Raasu Gounder’s pride, Parimalam’s endurance, and Sumitha’s professional distance. Generational loyalties are tested as past sins threaten present relationships. The quest for land and legacy becomes a test of forgiveness.

Last Updated: November 29, 2025 at 00:45

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