Warrior Kittu) is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language period action drama film written and directed by Suseenthiran.
Set in the year 1987, the movie depicts the life of Krishnakumar alias Kittu (Vishnu Vishal), a youth whose main ambition is to become a collector.
One day, Kittu sees his classmate Gomathi (Sri Divya), who is from the upper caste, discriminate against a Dalit girl.
Kittu then assaults the village inspector Selvaraj (Harish Uthaman), who holds a grudge against the Dalits and was responsible for framing him for the death of Gomathi's father.
Kittu finds out about their plan and asks Gomathi to return to the village, promising to marry her once he is cleared of all charges.
[5] Sify.com's reviewer suggested that "Suseenthiran has tried to convey an important message to the society but ended up being preachy", and that "perhaps the only saving grace of Maaveeran Kittu is the fact that it oozes sincerity from start to finish, you can make out right away that the filmmaker’s intention is not to deceive the audience".
[6] Baradwaj Rangan of the Hindu wrote "Suseenthiran’s only concession to narrative excitement is the little twist that changes our perception of an event.