Komban feels familiar for both Karthi and director Muthaiah; it’s essentially a reworking of previous ideas. Karthi's portrayal of Kombaiya Pandian evokes echoes of Paruthiveeran, and the storyline—a flawed individual striving to improve themselves for their family—is reminiscent of Muthaiah’s earlier film, Kutti Puli. In that movie, Sasikumar played a character with a good heart whose mother tried to change him thro…