Four short films from four renowned filmmakers presented to us in a single Tamil film Paava Kadhaigal on ott platform Netflix. It was released on December 18, 2020 with a screentime of around 2 hours 26 minutes in total. There were four stories with a screentime of each story was over 30 minutes. Apart from Tamil, this film also released in Hindi and Telugu versions.
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The first short film was directed by Soorarai Pottru fame Sudha Kongara featuring Kalidas Jayaram, Shanthnu Bhagyaraj, and Bhavani Sre. This film revolves around a gay character around 1981, who loves a boy since childhood. Contrary, the same person loves the sister of that gay person. What happens next is shocking and heart wrenching. This short film titled as Thangam (Pride).
The second short film Love Panna Uttranum (Love) features Kalki Koechlin, Anjali and Padam Kumar. The story is of two sisters, one of them loves her own car driver and the other showcase that she is a lesbian. Well, their father, who is a big leader, was totally against both of their daughters love affairs but agrees on a condition. What happens next will shock you to the core. The ending is of this story is the happiest one. This film has been directed by Vignesh Shivan.
The third short film Vaanmagal (Sin) features Gautham Menon, Simran, Aditya Bhaskar and others. What happens when a happy family finds out that their 12-year-old girl raped by an unknown man. It is being helmed by Gautham Menon.
The fourth short story Oor Iravu (Honour) features Sai Pallavi, Prakash Raj and Hari Krishnan. Here the eldest daughter of a family runs away and have a happy married life. She is pregnant and about to deliver a child in few months time. Surprisingly, her father Prakash Raj visit her and take her back to his hometown. Well, the rest is hard to describe. It is being helmed by Vetrimaaran.
Bollywood Crazies Opinion: All the four stories talk about the rules and ethics of society. What happens when someone try to break their rule and want to live free on his or her own. Will it be acceptable by their own family or society is what this four short films describes. We are living in 21st century but our mind is still stuck with the rules and orthodox thinking of the 19th century.
Altogether, this anthology had been produced by RSVP Movies, and Flying Unicorn Entertainment. It is one of the best spent 2 hours 26 minutes of my life on this anthology.
Last word: All four short films gives us a big lesson of life. It also teaches us life is cruel and its important to live on our own but make sure you have all your freedom in your hand. My favourite short film is the first one by Sudha Kongara.
Bollywood Crazies Ratings: Mind Blowing (90 percent out of 100).
