A couple of months back, "Putham Pudhu Kaalai" was released on Amazon Prime which saw a host of talented directors coming together for an interesting Tamil anthology. This time around Netflix has come out with an anthology of four stories in the form of "Paava Kadhaigal". However, unlike the previous one; this looked pretty grim & deals with topics that has consistently shaken our conscience. These include the trauma that transgenders go through, honour killing, caste based violence etc & these are not incidents confined to any particular part of our nation. Hmm... so does the maverick directors deliver what we expected???
So as mentioned earlier, this is a compilation of 4 stories which are as follows
Thangam
Sudha Kongara has set this story in Kovai in the 1980s where Sathar (Kalidas Jayaram) who has been saving money to perform his transgender surgery is in love with his childhood friend Saravanan (Shantanu Bhagyaraj). However, his hopes of marrying his friend was shattered when the latter tells him that he was in love with Sathar's sister Sahira (Bhavani Sre). Though heartbroken, Sathar does whatever was possible in his power to get the two together but the price that he had to pay for was much more than what any of them had expected.
Love Panna Uttranum
The next segment was directed by Vignesh Sivan who draws our attention to a feudal land lord Veerasimman (Padam Kumar), who portrays himself as someone who believes in caste equality. This was merely a facade to boost his political career since in reality he despised interactions with the lower caste which included slaughtering of couples involved in inter caste marriages that he himself endorsed. Just like the public, even his daughter Aadhi (Anjali) believed in the broad mindedness of her father & opened up about her affair to their driver. Will her father be able to accept her daughter's wishes???
Vannmagal
Gautham Menon has been on a roll in recent times & he has come up with yet another winner about a family that goes through the trauma of their daughter being raped. Satya (Gautham Menon) & Mathi (Simran) tries to deal with the tragedy in their own ways while the brother, Bharath (Aadithya Bhaskar) bayed for revenge. Amongst all these flood of emotions, will their daughter ever have a normal life???
Oor Iravu
The director that I looked forward the most to in this group was Vetrimaaran & he has rocked as always with a movie that is disturbing yet not gruesome. This also deals with a girl marrying against her families' wishes to a guy from a different caste. The couple in question was Sumathi (Sai Pallavi) & Hari (Hari Krishnan) who were well settled & expecting the birth of their first child. It was at this juncture that her father Janakiraman (Prakash Raj) manages to locate them & invites them over to the hometown for the baby shower. However, will her relatives be able to keep aside their animosity???
All the segments were picturized well & had an interesting tale to convey, though Vignesh's part did not quite have the effect that the other three had. In terms of performance, pretty much everyone has done utmost justice to their roles of which Kalidas & Simran definitely stood out. It was heartening to see Kalidas being offered a meaty role & he was able to convey the nuances that the character required aptly. Similarly, Simran was spot on as the anguished mother who braves the storm in her daughter's life resolutely.
Verdict: This a is type of movie that will give the audience a couple of uncomfortable moments. It makes us realize that whatever might be the case, families need to stick together at all times rather than sacrifice happiness for the sake of the society. Of course we have to survive in a society, but nothing is more important than the happiness and welfare of our loved ones. The movie doesn't quite have light moments, so if you are looking for some light entertainment; this is definitely not the one for you or else dont miss it!!!
Rating: 3.25/5
Regards...Ben
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