The Hunt for Veerappan

I must not have paid too much attention at the news at that time or maybe it was too far from my bed but I don't remember anything from that manhunt. Interesting documentary though, well made, and consisting mostly of interviews from people that were involved in that case, whether it be sympathizers, family, media, or government agencies. Everybody has an opinion about him, from evil to almost saviour, the truth is that he wasn't a good guy, neither were the government agencies nor his wife. Amazing that it took them so long before catching him. I sincerly doubt he would have made it that long almost anywhere else in the world.

Saw the Netflix Movie, "The Hunt for Veerappan", the most dreaded man called sandalwood Verappan! He was said to have killed closed 220 people 50 policemen, killed 1000 elephants in a span of 20 years so!!

The Docufilm was very well made laced with interview from his wife Muthukakshmi, close associate and living policemen who had been part of STF to nab him. An objective enacted film without taking any sides of the two state govts or policemen or Veerappan and his gang.

Though one may argue that he was a southie robinhood, in my opinion at least, there can be no justification in glorifying his actions "as a hero"! A society cannot evolve n survive with gun culture- one wrong cannot annul another! And this holds good for both Veerappan and the police who were deployed by cunning looting politicians who ruled both the states during the time... We know for a fact that any smuggly -remember in 1990s till 2004 killing of 1000 elephants n felling of lakhs of sandlewood trees ,now reduced to 25%,could not have been achieved without connivance of politicians n police with the gangster like Veerappan!!!

But i liked the objective way the producers n director have made it. KUDOS TO THEM. .. In fact it is far far better than Oppenheimer the holywood hypocritical docubio!!

Was waiting for this series from long time. The actual timeline with the most accurate details makes this documentary so good. You will be glued to it until you finish it. We all in our childhood heard a lot about Veerappan(Indians) here is all the details and all the crimes he committed we only know him for the smuggling of chandan but it was way more than that and Netflix makes sure that every detail is shown as accurate as possible. You will feel the fear and you will feel the anxiety the only thing you will not feel is the time as it is a pure entertainer and even if you are not into documentaries I assure you this can be exception in your watchlist.

Started watching this with no expectation, but it was a surprise. Never expected such details and perspectives of all these people being shown here , his wife, ex gang members and the police officers involved, their stories were explained very well so that we understand the motives behind their decisions or actions, the third episode seems a bit dragged but things get back on track in the final episode, was hooked to the story throughout the series as this is the first time veerappan's story was explained so well. Definitely worth a watch and must watch for people who don't know about veerappan's story.

As a kid growing up during peak Veerappan times, during the kidnapping, all I remember about the whole thing are the features on Sun News and what the elders used to talk about. I also remember the "Veerappan ah pudika vakku illa" dialogue from Kaakha Kaakha. Given my limited knowledge about Veerappan and all the events from back then, this was a very fascinating watch.

This is a 4-ep documentary, not a biopic, about the approach that the police forces from TN and KA had to capture him. Several individuals directly involved in the process, including Veerappan's wife Muthulakshmi speak in this doc. The editing and the storytelling in worth the 3.5-4 hours. The narration is slow but worth it. The original doc has a mix of English, Tamil and Kannada narration, but there's a full dub as well, in case you're wondering.