Kannammaa Writes

  Kadhalikka Neramillai has quite a groundbreaking plot, going against societal norms. However, I felt that it could have been better. Let's explore my directorial lens ft Kadhalikka Neramillai. Shriya (Nithya Menen) could have adopted a child rather than have a biological child through IVF. Adopting children is giving birth from the heart. Indians anywhere in the world are obsessed with biological children. Several married couples in my family spent hundreds of thousands on fertility treatments to have biological children. Adoption wasn't even considered. It's understandable that Sethuraman (Vinay Rai) froze his sperm to have children - the law disallows single men/gay men couple to adopt children. But Shriya - she could've adopted.  I don't understand why we're making fertility and IVF doctors filthy rich to have children when there are millions of children needing parents and familial love and devotion. Do game-changing Indian movies need to perpetuate the id...

  Telugu megastar Chiranjeevi recently said at an event that his house is like a lady's hostel and he's the hostel warden - referring to his five granddaughters. He added that he needs a grandson from his son to continue his family legacy. He was rebuked for saying such things in public in a country where female fetuses are aborted over the preference for sons. Still, people are saying that there's nothing wrong with what he said. "Truly, only boys carry the family legacy." There are still people with such a mindset - so, public figures should watch what they say. Leave social responsibility - how'd his granddaughters feel when they hear his sexist remarks on them? They'd feel shortchanged, unworthy and that it doesn't matter how much they excel and achieve, they wouldn't measure up to a boy. And that will affect their confidence and overall sense of self-worth. Their grandfather should have at least realized that before shooting off his mouth that...

 I once told a friend that I wouldn't judge anyone who has casual sex. But I'd judge him hard if he didn't dispose his used condoms properly. That unusual wisecracking encapsulates my overall opinion on Kadhalikka Neramillai's plot. But I need to do justice to all the other aspects Kadhalikka Neramillai explored, amid the weeps of culture vulture, claiming that Indian culture is degenerating to western, morally corrupt wokeism. So... here goes! 1. The portrayal that gay people (Sethuraman, essayed by Vinay Rai) aren't always looking for sex is trailblazing - they are capable of friendship, and other platonic relationships. Finally, the "Avana nee" (So, you're gay?) scene has been vanquished - by a woman director. Kiruthiga vindicated the long overdue stigma on gays portrayed in Tamil movies. She's also realistic about it. Gowda (Yogi Babu) represents the struggle Indians face in accepting change. Methuva tha varuvan. (He will come around slowly.)  ...