dangermousie | Kanthaswamy - the world's finest chicken superhero! (Reply)

Meet Kanthaswamy, defender of the helpless, protector of the righteous, a mighty superhero. Also a man who dresses up in a chicken costume to fight crime, complete with crowing and clucking around his enemies, literally.

I have embarked on watching this 2009 Tamil hit starring Vikram as the titular Superchicken. I am about 15 minutes in and so far it's a total hoot. You can find it with subs here.

By day an official who fights crime, Kanthaswamy doesn't have many hobbies because by night he is...a vigilante who fights crime. In a chicken costume.

I know I keep harping on the chicken motif but I just can't get over it. It's brilliant. Kanthaswamy even romances his love interest in said chicken costume. Somewhere a furry weeps in frustrated envy.

Though I must say I much prefer Vikram out of his costume:

I started watching this for two reasons: (a) chicken superhero (b) I loved Vikram in Raavan. I have to say it's completely shocking how different he is here. I love it. I see a new crush.

So, tune in to find out whether Kanthaswamy will save the day, rescue the world, and win his never-ending battle against that dastardly Col. Sanders!