Sridhar, Mahendran....now Cheran

Tamil cinema puritans and connoisseurs might not quite like Cheran being compared with the likes of old time greats Mahendran and Sridhar (as the title of this blog suggests). But after watching his latest flick Thavamai Thavamirundu, director Cheran can definitely be put into this elite bracket for bringing out human emotions in a manner that is hardly seen in Tamil cinema.

Realism. Every scene of the 210-minute film oozes out with nativity that is probably visible after a long time ("Kaadhal" I feel was a film which had the smell of nativity).

The film breezes along tracing the travails of a villager in bringing up his two sons. Not just the story, but the screenplay has brought about a whiff of freshness.

One thing is sure - this film will manage to show case to us how unbiased the national awards selection panel is. This film has to win either the Best Film or the Best Actor award for Raj Kiran, if not both.

Finally, a titbit - the leading actress of the film Padma Priya is actually a MBA and was working in GE Capital (now Genpact) and then Symphony Services in Bangalore. Yeah, she was Suchitra's colleague at GE and thats why I know about her. And i feel, she has done her bit perfectly just as Gopika managed to do for Cheran in his earlier flick "Autograph".

Way to go, Cheran.