Kannammaa Writes

 For Women's Day 2025, I posted a blog about what's wrong in Vijay's Women's Day Message. Post divorce petition filed by Sangeetha Vijay and his political followers' response to it - proved me right. In his message, Vijay spoke about women's safety, calling women in Tamilnadu his "mothers, sisters, and friends": "Women will only be happy if they are safe - DMK failed in ensuring women's safety." Indeed, DMK failed.  Is TVK any better? Because Vijay failed the mother of his own children. He failed to deliver safety for Sangeetha. And he promised safety for the women of Tamilnadu. I am not taking any sides - but Vijay's lack of action to safeguard the woman who shared life with him for 26 years: Raising their children Supporting his career...  Speaks volumes. Sangeetha is being viciously abused online by the very people who showered her with affection for being Vijay's support system. Suddenly, she's the "boss lady and tr...

Can you imagine a movie Kamal Hassan and Rajinikanth acted together but neither had the title role? It was 1978 and Kamal had just released Sivappu Rojakal.  Rajini? He was doing villain roles - 16 Vayathinile and Aboorva Ragangal were fresh releases. The same year, a movie released where a woman is the protagonist and Rajini and Kamal played supporting roles. At that time, she had 35 movies to her credit. Directed by C. Rudhraiya, Tamil cinema witnessed a film that was far ahead of its time — the film didn’t rely on melodrama or spectacle. Instead, it offered something far more radical: an unfiltered look at female agency in a society determined to contain it. The film is Aval Appadithan. A Woman the System Couldn’t Contain At the center of the film is Manju (Sripriya) a character with stunning complexity. She is independent, sharp, unpredictable, and deeply wounded. Her life has been shaped by betrayal — from childhood trauma to a failed college romance and relationships that co...

  Kandukondain Kandukondain released in 2000. At that time, many didn't like Meenakshi (Aishwarya Rai) falling in love and marrying Major Bala (Mammooty) because: He's much older He's lame He doesn't match Meenakshi's "beauty" Till today, many of us focus on looks and couples' "physical match. But 26 years ago, Kandukondain Kandukondain taught us all about what really matters. Meenakshi's character transformation is impactful: From a dreamy girl wrapped in her fantasy of "Prince Charming" To a woman who is able to see how true love doesn't come in a poetic package but real care However, women usually love men despite men's looks. Men's priority when choosing a partner remains women's looks. I'd like to stress that if Bala was a woman (lame, much older) and Meenakshi, a man ("handsome", blue-eyed angel) - the pair is still good. It takes time to break all these confining rules that define couples. But it...