22 of 24 people found this review helpful. Putham Pudhu Kaalai brings together 5 of the most celebrated directors in Tamil cinema - Sudha Kongara, Gautham Menon, Suhasini Mani Ratman, Rajiv Menon, and Karthik Subbaraj to create Amazon Prime Video's first Indian anthology film. Not wanting to go public with the incident, Mathi refuses to lodge a police complaint despite the pleas of Bharath and Sathya. Paava Kadhaigal's plot revolves around the different elements of life. The film doesn’t offer a solution but documents the wrongdoings in the society. Set in the early 1980s in a small town in Kovai district, Sathar (Kalidas Jayaram), a Muslim trans woman* is in love with her Hindu childhood friend Saravanan (Shanthanu Bhagyaraj), whom she affectionately calls 'thangam (gold)' and believes that once her gender reassignment surgery is done, they can get married and live together as a normal couple. An alcoholic professor is sent to a juvenile school, where he clashes with a gangster who uses the school children for criminal activities. At times dark, at times disturbing, four short films explore stories of those who dare to dream and desire - and those determined to stand in their way. Most Anticipated New Indian Movies and Shows, Certificate: NC16 Too weak to continue, Sumathi finally succumbs and dies. Title: Veerasimman and Narikutty are horrified at this and threaten to kill everyone. The film doesn’t offer a solution but documents the wrongdoings in the society. Despite Sathar's efforts to protect Sahira, she gets beaten up by their abusive father. Thangam 34m. A gripping tale of an investigation and a family which is threatened by it. What do you do when the person you love, loves someone else?Witness a heartbreaking story along with Kalidas’ striking performance. But Mathi is unable to deal with the questions heaped at her and the stories framed by society and briefly imagines pushing Ponnuthaayi off a cliff to avoid the dishonor, but she pulls herself together and is ashamed of her own thoughts. Paava Kadhaigal on Netflix: Cast and plot of the movie. The first segment of Paava Kadhaigal is Thangam, which is helmed by Sudha Kongara. Paava Kadhaigal, the anthology film that consists of four mini films based on honour, has released in Netflix India. "[15] Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express rated the same and reviewed "Watching this, you feel a mix of emotions. [1] Through four unique stories, the film explores how pride, honour, and sin influence complex relationships of love. Estranged from her family after eloping, a now-pregnant young woman is brought home by her father, who says he wishes to hold a baby shower for her. "[20] Nandini Ramanath of Scroll.in reviewed "The often violent defence of honour, especially in the name of caste, and the burden borne by women during this exercise unites the four mini-narratives in Paava Kadhaigal (Stories of Sin). From "Dexter" to The Suicide Squad, here are our picks for the reboots and remakes we're most excited for in 2021 and beyond. GVMs part has his trademark voice over though I felt someone else could have played the father. [2] The anthology features an ensemble cast of Kalidas Jayaram, Shanthnu Bhagyaraj, Bhavani Sre, Anjali, Kalki Koechlin, Padam Kumar, Simran, Gautham Menon, Aadhitya Baaskar, Prakash Raj, Sai Pallavi and Hari Krishnan. Sumathi begs for her life despite her deteriorating condition, at one point she realizes that her unborn child is dead. 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Paava Kadhaigal Tamil Movie - Overview Page - Paava Kadhaigal is a 2020 tamil comedy drama film directed by Gautham Menon, Vetri Maaran, Sudha Kongara And Vignesh Shivan starring Prakash Raj , Simran Bagga, Anjali , Kalidas Jayaram, Kalki Koechlin, Shanthanoo Bhagyaraj, Gautham Menon, Bhavani Sre, Aadithya Baaskar in lead roles. Vignesh Shivn's short is entertaining and has humor though it covers LGBT. Penelope and Bharani arrive that night to pick her up and surprisingly, Veerasimman does not object. On top is the sinking feeling which accompanies violence against women, whether it is tacit or in your face. Plot Summary | Add Synopsis Hero is happy guy until he meets a beautiful girl and falls for he.He disguises himself as unattractive guy to her and she too falls for him, film takes a twist when his ex returns and follows revenge and drama. Furthermore, Vaanmagal short film is helmed by director Gautham Menon. It is at this point that Aadhilakshmi naively believes in the change of her father's attitude and reveals that she is in love with their family driver (K. Manikandan) who is from a different caste. With the new Tamil anthology on Netflix, Paava Kadhaigal, or Sinful Tales, ... Lesbianism becomes a convenient device, a twist of the plot and also the butt of a terrible joke, not to speak of Penelope (enter, Kalki Koechlin), joining the plot in the role of an “acceptable partner”, a white foreigner of course. While on the way home, they meet with Saravanan's maternal uncle, who tells them what transpired after they left. "[22], Behindwoods gave 3 out of 5 stating "Netflix’s first Tamil anthology content hits the right spots and hopefully, should hold a mirror onto the viewers with respect to their sins. Paava Kadhaigal is a Tamil anthology which will showcase four different short films helmed by four renowned directors. Saravanan confides in Sathar that he is in love with Sathar's younger sister Sahira (Bhavani Sre). Summaries. View production, box office, & company info, Naga Chaitanya-Sai Pallavi's 'Love story' release postponed, Sai Pallavi looks ethereal in blue saree while promoting ‘Love Story’. Through four unique stories, the film explores how pride, honour, and sin influence complex relationships of … Though hesitant to accept his son-in-law at first, Janakiraman willingly invites both of them to his house in the village for Sumathi's baby shower rituals. She resolves to continue living with her head held high. She comes back home traumatized and the entire family is distraught at the wrong that befell their young child. It is four celebrated directors helm an anthology that Love, pride, and respect influence complex relationships through four beautiful and intricate stories. When Janakiraman refuses to call the doctor, it is revealed that it was he who poisoned Sumathi's drinking water and is waiting for her and her unborn child to die. See the top 50 Tamil movies as rated by IMDb users – from evergreen hits to recent chartbusters. It looks like we don't have any Plot Summaries for this title yet. From the iconic to the eclectic, relive the most memorable moments from the Oscars red carpet. [7][8] The film also marked Netflix's maiden venture into the south streaming content. [6] On 28 August 2019, it was announced that Sudha Kongara, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Vignesh Shivan and Vetrimaaran, will direct four short films for the anthology. Saravanan and Sahira are excited to reunite with Sathar. Janakiraman is beside himself with grief at the fate of his daughter, yet he thinks that this was the only solution to his problem. Mathi tries her best to protect Ponnuthaayi from the prying eyes of her neighbors and relatives who start believing rumors following Ponnuthaayi's brief disappearance. Out of desperation, she goes back to her parents for help, but her mother refuses to open the door and instead begs her to die at the hands of the thugs since that would make it easier for her to marry off the rest of her sisters and restore the family's honor. Jothi becomes depressed and begs her father to let her go alive and says that she would never come back. Paava Kadhaigal is an upcoming web series. Paava Kadhaigal. Narikutty sets up a live wire and gets Aadhi to fatally electrocute herself. Sudha Kongara, Gautham Menon, Vetrimaaran, and … This FAQ is empty. We celebrate Fahadh Faasil, star of Netflix's Irul and Prime Video's Joji, with a curated list of 10 titles across genres starring the Malayalam actor. On the night before the baby shower, everyone in the family except Sumathi and her parents, go to the reception hall. Ponnuthaayi slowly recovers from her injuries and Sathya gives her a reassurance that there is nothing wrong on her part and asks her to continue following her dreams. ‘Paava Kadhaigal’ is an Indian Tamil-language anthology drama series consisting of four short film segments that deals with different themes like love, pride, honor and sin through the stories of people who are in love. Pageviews for each item are divided by the aggregate number of pageviews generated by the items displayed. A shy girl fears and secretly desires a man who may be a serial killer. Though heartbroken, Sathar comes to terms with the harsh truth and unites Saravanan and Sahira, who start seeing each other. But, the impactful one is Vetrimaran's last short with brilliant cinematography and Prakash Raj's signature acting. Set in the early 1980s in a small town in Kovai district, Sathar (Kalidas Jayaram), a Muslim trans woman* is in love with her Hindu childhood friend Saravanan (Shanthanu Bhagyaraj), whom she affectionately calls 'thangam (gold)' and believes that once her gender reassignment surgery is done, they can get married and live together as a normal couple. [3][11] The film was produced by Ronnie Screwvala, and Ashi Dua under RSVP Movies and Flying Unicorn Entertainment. "[19] Haricharan Pudipeddi of Hindustan Times stated "Netflix’s anthology film touches upon a number of taboo subjects such as same gender love, love involving a transgender character, caste politics, rape and inter-caste marriage. in the story, the character of Sathar hasn't undergone surgery yet and is male, but wishes to be a woman and is shown to be saving up for it. Paava Kadhaigal (transl. "[24] Sify gave 3 out of 5 and summarised "Paava Kadhaigal is a film with the perfect ingredients; made with honesty and a touch of innocence. He swears revenge and with the help of his friends, he manages to castrate the culprit to prevent him from harming any other girl. On one such night, she was being chased by the hooligans and all the villagers refused to let her into their homes. Word spreads to both the families about the budding love and due to the religious differences, both families oppose the relationship. She earns money buy standing in queue for villagers in the ration shop, and delivering their goods to their homes. An angst ridden Bharath manages to track down the perpetrator, who is his own college senior. "[21] Kaarthik Keramalu of The Quint gave "If the directors had gotten at least an hour each to narrate their paava tales, they could have added more meat to their scripts. [4], M. Suganth of The Times of India gave 3.5 out of 5 and stated "The four films explore what constitutes honour, how a woman's body is placed on a pedestal even as she herself isn't given her freedom as an individual, and how the elders in the family are also pressured into making abominable decisions. For film buffs, it was as if Christmas came early when Netflix announced the release of Paava Kadhaigal, an anthological web series with ace directors Sudha Kongara, Vignesh Shivn, Gautham Menon and Vetrimaaran helming one episode each. Jaffer Sadiq as Narikutty (Voice dubbed by, This page was last edited on 15 April 2021, at 20:18. "[14] Ranjani Krishnakumar of Firstpost gave 3.5 out of 5 stars to the film and quoted "It is the exploration of this idea — why does the regular feel right and the different become a sin — that makes Paava Kadhaigal interesting, even gut-wrenching at times. The film begins with a pregnant Sumathi (Sai Pallavi) happily reunited with her estranged family in her village. When Vaidehi attains puberty, she is advised by a strictly old-fashioned Mathi on how to stop behaving like a child and start acting like a woman, protect herself and to lead a dignified and honorable life from now onward. Paava Kadhaigal will showcase emotional moments of people in dire situations, and how their choices reflects the world they come from.That way, … Love Panna Uttranum 38m. The "Most Anticipated New Indian Movies and Shows" widget tracks the real-time popularity of relevant pages on IMDb, and displays those that are currently generating the highest number of pageviews on IMDb. (2020– ). [9] The production went on floors in October 2019, but due to the director's commitments with other projects delayed the shoot. Jothilakshmi arrives at her village with her friends, Penelope (Kalki Koechlin) and 'Bad Boy Bharani' (Bharani). Adventure, Certificate: PG13 Vaanmagal gives away the main plot point of Oor Iravu via the poster I mentioned above; nonetheless, the real gem is Prakash Raj here. At times dark, at times disturbing, four stories explore those who dare to dream and desire — and those determined to hold them back. Sathya is helpless as a father and struggles to cope up with his day-to-day life. A family grapples with guilt, anger and social stigma after their spirited young daughter suffers a traumatic incident. Paava Kadhaigal on Netflix features an ensemble cast of acclaimed stars like Kalki Koechlin, Sai Pallavi, Anjali, Prakash Raj, Simran, Kalidas Jayaram, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Bhavani Sre, and Shanthnu Bhagyaraj, Aadithya Baaskar, Hari, and Padam Kumar, among others. Facing longtime bullying and ostracized, a trans villager risks everything to support the dream of a beloved childhood friend. Vignesh Shivan, Vetri Maaran, Sudha Kongara and Gautham Vasudev Menon. Paava Kadhaigal Tamil movie review, story, rating", "Paava Kadhaigal review: A hard-hitting social drama", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paava_Kadhaigal&oldid=1018009578, Short description is different from Wikidata, Album articles lacking alt text for covers, Pages containing links to subscription-only content, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. This anthology is already receiving a good response from the audience on social media platforms. When Sumathi's father, Janakiraman (Prakash Raj) learns that she is pregnant with his grandchild, he keeps his animosity aside and visits her in the city. After marriage, a woman struggles to be the submissive wife that her husband and his family expect her to be. This story, set in the '80s revolves around the life of Sathaar (Kalidas Jayaram), a … Will Georgekutty be able to protect his family this time? It is also successful in showing how caste and gender are interlinked, with honour firmly tied up with women's bodies. Paava Kadhaigal Saravanan returns to the village after completing his St… Paava Kadhaigal is an anthology film with four segments directed by Sudha Kongara, Gautham Menon, Vetrimaaran and Vig..... . Meanwhile, Veerasimman, on the advice of Narikutty, agrees to kill Aadhi and her boyfriend to preserve the honor of their community. Paava Kadhaigal misses on many opportunities, and misrepresents and misplaces focus. "[18], Janani K of India Today gave 3 out of 5 and stated "Paava Kadhaigal gives us an overview of caste-based, gender-based violence and honour killings. Both Sumathi and Hari are well-educated and live independently in Bangalore. 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