The Hunt for Veerappan

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.

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.

Great series. Not able to sleep without watching complete series!!!

Must watch series if you're interested in crime thrillers.

It's all about the Indian bandit Veerappan.

I'm a 90s kid. We have heard a lot about Veerappan from the early age of my life. That gave a eager to watch this series Some people know only bad side some know only good side of Veerappan or The police.

So after watching the complete series you can come to an conclusion either who's good and who's devil.

I don't know whether this director has done similar crime series come documentaries but this one will be well earn a very good name for this director.

The documentary is produced in accordance with international standards. Congratulations to the technical and direction teams. The documentary strives to be objective, but if they go into further detail, Veerappan may become a hero. Police violence has never been presented in detail; what Walter Devaram and Rambo did to the people has never been shown. The state police and the gang never care about the people caught between the two. Even after 35 years, the village and its inhabitants have not changed. There was no development to improve their standard of living. The climax was not fully explained. They appear to have agreed to a police-created cover-up scenario. No one is born a criminal; society and their environment shape them. The only thing I admire about Veerappan is his ability to survive in the forest. No one has gotten close to him in nearly 20 years of searching.

Very well documented timeline of this dreaded criminal. From late 80s until early 2000s. How so many different people involved in his life from wife to police to STF personals to friends to villagers to negotiators to traders account for his life is something you cannot find in any movie or book so far done on him,

Personal note not amounting to the rating given: I remember while growing up in Bangalore the stories of Veerappan and his atrocities were norm. I was in 2nd year of my college when Rajkumar was kidnapped and the days followed were horrific to say the least. The thing was that it took a kidnapping of an actor, though well revered to take this man more seriously than ever. Not that there were no sincere efforts were being taken to nab him but it all were failing due to many reasons which this documentary has shown quite aptly.