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How controlling parents destroy their children s and own lives Still from anthology film Paava Kadhaigal (via Instagram) Trisha Gupta Small Large Trisha Gupta s take on a new anthology film that delves into parents attempts to control their children and their choices At the very end of Love Panna Uttranum, Vignesh Shivan s segment in the newly-released Tamil anthology film Paava Kadhaigal ( Sinful Tales ), there is a textual postscript that tells us what happened to the characters after the film ends. One of the lines reads: “Veerasimman managed to escape from the village and went to live with his daughter in Paris”. I scoffed at it mentally when I read it. Because Veerasimman is the terrible casteist father from whom his daughters must escape if they are to live anything resembling free lives. ....
Blood Lines Sai and Prakash Raj in a still from Oor Iravu A new Tamil anthology film makes a flawed but genuine attempt to grapple with the tragic effects of our national preoccupation ‘family honour’. At the very end of Love Panna Uttranum, Vignesh Shivan’s segment in the newly released Tamil anthology film Paava Kadhaigal (Sinful Tales), there is a textual postscript that tells us what happened to the characters after the film’s end. One of the lines read: “Veerasimman managed to escape from the village and went to live with his daughter in Paris.” I scoffed mentally when I read it. because ....