Soodhu Kavvum

[Machine Translation] Darth, a kidnap and ransom kidnapper, has an opportunity to make a quick buck! His friends are a trio of unemployed men. A masterful suspense comedy involving crazy hostages and crazy police! Winner of the 2014 South Indian International Film Awards for Best Film and Best New Director. --Kesavan is fired from his job at an IT company after being accused of sexual harassment, and Sekhar is fired from his job as a parking attendant at a luxury hotel after he takes a customer's car without permission. The three meet a suspicious man, Darth, at a bar. Darth is a kidnapper who is committed to safety first, with the following rules: "Never target celebrities or their children," "Never threaten to kill," "Keep the ransom reasonable," "Never use weapons," and "Run away as soon as possible after a mistake. The three unemployed men decide to team up with Darth and the kidnapper, and they succeed in kidnapping a young boy, but then his father makes an outrageous request. The father's brother is a public works contractor who was framed by the state finance minister, Nyanodayam, for bribery in an election campaign that ended in ruin. In retaliation, he is asked to kidnap the minister's son, Almai. With a hefty reward in sight, Darth and his friends decide to ignore the five rules and take on the job...

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格安身代金の誘拐屋・ダースの元に一発逆転の儲け話が舞い込んだ! 仲間は無職の3人組。おかしな人質とイカレた警察を巻き込んで繰り広げられる傑作サスペンス・コメディ! 2014年 南インド国際映画賞、最優秀作品賞、最優秀新人監督賞受賞。――セクハラの濡れ衣を着せられIT企業をクビになったケーサヴァンと、高級ホテルの駐車場係で客の車を勝手に持ち出しクビになったセーカル。2人のもとに故郷で人気女優のナヤンターラーの寺院を勝手に作って村を追い出された無職のパガラヴァンが転がりこんでくる。3人は酒場で怪しげな男ダースと出会う。ダースは「有名人やその子供は狙わない」「"殺す"と脅さない」「身代金はお手頃に」「武器は使わない」「失敗したらすぐ逃げる」というルールを掲げ、安全第一の誘拐を心がける誘拐屋。無職の3人は迷いながらダースと誘拐屋のチームを組むことにする。4人はある少年の誘拐に成功するが、その父親からとんでもない依頼を受ける。この父親の兄は公共事業を請負う建設業者で、州の財務大臣ニャーノーダヤムの選挙戦略に嵌められ、贈収賄の罪で破滅したのだった。その報復に大臣の息子アルマイを誘拐してくれというのだ。多額の報酬を目の前に、ダースたちは5つのルールを無視して仕事を請け負うことにするが・・・。

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