The film is riddled with body shaming humour and tone deaf casteist comments. But it's only the broad premise that is the same. Yes, I know you're thinking of Katha Parayumbol which was remade in Tamil as Kuselan. Veluswamy (Yogi Babu), now a popular actor and comedian, is invited to his village school for an event and he delivers a speech. Summer of 92, directed by Priyadarshan, is supposed to showcase 'hasya' or 'laughter', but 'bhibasta' or 'disgust' would have been more appropriate. It's also puzzling that though it is the two men in the story who execute acts of cruelty, it is the woman who takes the blame for what happens- in a verbose speech that sounds forced (and we don't even know the reason for the 'chinna sandai' between the couple). The way the crime is treated in the film, you'd believe Dheena had stolen the man's car or broken a few windows. The split screen follows these two characters (it somehow reminded me of Surya following his mother in Thalapathy), but Bejoy simply does not explore their dilemmas enough, even for the runtime of a short film. What does she do next? Revathy looks lovely as Savithri, the conflicted wife, and Vijay Sethupathi is his natural self as Dheena, whose momentary lapse of judgment leads to a murder. A woman who has not spoken to her husband (Prakash Raj overdoing his role) for a decade watches his killer walk away from their home.
The first is Ethiri, directed by Bejoy Nambiar, and is based on the 'karuna' rasa or compassion.