User:The Dunkman/sandbox/Viru Sahastrabuddhe (3 Idiots)

Viru (Virus) Sahastrabuddhe is a fictional character from the Indian film mh:greatestmovies:3 Idiots, he served as the main antagonist of the film.

Why He's Intentionally Idiotic

 * 1) To get the cat out of the bag, he's mainly responsible for the cause of many of his students' deaths, as he always pressures them so badly that they eventually commit suicide.
 * 2) He is very egotistical, as he believes that he should always go first for everything, as proven by his quote "Life is a race, if you don't run fast, you will get trampled" and in his introductory where he is seen quickly riding his bike upon another biker passing him.
 * 3) He overreacts to even the simplest of things, as when he threw a tantrum over his mustache being shaved, and keep in mind that this took place after he rusticated Raju, which led to him committing suicide.
 * 4) Judging by the fact that his daughter, Pia Sahastrabuddhe, was a doctor, this could mean that she was forced to become a doctor mainly because of her father.
 * 5) When Joy Lobo wanted to show Virus his creation, he rejected it, and to make matters worse, he even called his father to tell that Joy has been rusticated, and because of that, it led to him committing suicide by hanging.
 * 6) After his mustache got shaved, he then decides to purposely make Raju fail by giving him the fake questions for his test, keep in mind that as said earlier, this took place after the latter nearly killed himself, showing how truly evil he is.
 * 7) Continuing from the previous pointer, when Rancho finally finds the correct paper, he then caghts the three and then proceeds to beat Rancho up while calling him a thief, and then later rusticates them, in reality, this could get him arrested for attempted murder, and to make matters worse, the security agrees with Viru, proving how corrupted not just Viru himself but also the officers themselves.
 * 8) When Rancho attempted to save Mona's baby, he tried to make him become an engineer, thankfully though, he later changes his mind.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) All said and done, Boman Irani's performance as Virus is nothing but short of impressive.
 * 2) While it doesn't excuse his behavior, his character is a realistic depiction of how most headmasters and principals behave most of the time.
 * 3) When Rancho saved Mona's baby, he redeemed himself by giving Rancho his space pen and actually accepting his defeat.
 * 4) * Not only that, when Raju and Farhan crash Pia's wedding, he seemed reasonably angry, although he wasn't as violent as he used to be, and actually accepts them, showing that he officially forgiven them.
 * 5) His costume looks pretty good.
 * 6) While somewhat unlikeable, his overreaction to his shaven mustache is pretty funny admittedly.

Trivia

 * Viru Sahastrabuddhe's name in the original book Five Point Someone, which was the main inspiration for the film, was simply Cherian.
 * His Tamil and Mexican remakes' names are Virumandi Santhanam from Nanban and Don Diego from 3 Idiotas.