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Arulnidhi has over the years built his repertoire meticulously to the point that the audiences implicitly trust his choices. Iravukku Aayiram Kangal is the latest in his impressive filmography. At its heart, it is a simple murder mystery but the sheer number of characters and the range of motives at play make you wonder if it is straight out of an Agatha Christie novel. In its style and execution, though, it resembles one of Rajeshkumar’s dynamite pocket novels. This isn’t a knock on the film per se because the author knew the audience he catered to, and one of the prime reasons why the pocket novel was a craze was…