Paava Kadhaigal

Paava Kadhaigal is a Tamil anthology movie, directed by Sudha Kongara, Vignesh Shivan, Gautham Vasudev Menon, and Vetri Maaran. The cast of Paava Kadhaigal includes Kalidas Jayaram, Shanthanu Bhagyaraj, Bhavani Sre, Kalki Koechlin, Anjali, Padam Kumar, Prakash Raj, Sai Pallavi, Hari, Gautham Vasudev Menon, and Simran. The anthology released on 18 December 2020 on Netflix.  Anthology Story In Detail  Paava Kadhaigal consists of 4 short films that explore how love, pride, and honor influence complex relationships, through four intricate and beautiful stories.  Thangam The first segment of Paava Kadhaigal is Thangam, which is helmed by Sudha Kongara. This story, set in the '80s revolves around the life of Sathaar (Kalidas Jayaram), a transgender. He is constantly bullied by the villagers and shunned by his own family. His best friend Saravanan (Shanthanu Bhagyaraj) is his only confidant. Thangam depicts where Sathaar's life takes him. Love Panna Uttranum This Vignesh Shivan directorial, which has a touch of black humour, deals with the caste system and has a same-sex relationship angle. Aadhi Lakshmi and Jyothi Lakshmi (Anjali) are twin sisters, who are in love with people (one of them in a same-sex relationship) whom their family wouldn't approve of. While one of them succumbs to the pressure, the other gets to choose her freedom. Vaan Magal This story, which revolves around how a couple's life changes after their daughter falls prey to a heinous crime, is directed by Gautham Menon. The director himself appears in the lead role, along with Simran in Vaan Magal, which deals with the topics of honour and shame. Oor Iravu Vetrimaaran depicts the brutal face of castism and discrimination with his segment Oor Iravu. The segment narrates the story of a pregnant woman (Sai Pallavi) who is accepted back by her estranged father (Prakash Raj), who brings her to their village home for a baby shower. Prakash Raj and Sai Pallavi's performances are unarguably the biggest highlights of the segment.