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What: Bringing together 5 of the most celebrated directors in Tamil cinema – Sudha Kongara, Gautham Menon, Suhasini Mani Ratnam, Rajiv Menon, and Karthik Subbaraj, Putham Pudhu Kaalai is a first of its kind Indian anthology cinema backed by Amazon Prime Video.
Putham Pudhu Kaalai Synopsis
Written by Francis Thomas, Shruti Ramachandran, Reshma Ghatala, Mani Ratnam, Suhasini Mani Ratnam, Rajiv Menon, Adhithya KR, Krishnaswamy Ramkumar and Karthik Subbaraj, Putham Pudhu Kaalai (transl. A brand new dawn) is a 2020 Indian Tamil-language anthology film, consisting of five short film segments.
Putham Pudhu Kaalai review
Average run of all the stories is around 25 minutes starting with director Sudha Kongara’s Ilamai Idho Idho (Youth, Here We Come) starring Jayaram, Urvashi and Jayaram’s real life son - Kalidas Jayaram and Kalyani Priyadarshan, it’s a sweet story of finding love and youth. Written by Francis Thomas and Shruti Ramachandran, Ilamai Idho Idho beautifully captures the past and present while the romance blossoms again the narrative effortlessly takes a bold turn.
Avarum Naanum/Avalum Naanum
Gautham Vasudev Menon's Avarum Naanum/Avalum Naanum (Him and Me/Her and Me) this heartwarming tale of love and longing directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon stars M.S. Bhaskar and Ritu Varma. Gautham Vasudev Menon skillfully draws the audience into the world of this young woman played by Ritu Varma who visits her estranged grandfather played by MS Bhaskar. The retired lonely nuclear scientist once had a passion for music but it’s gone. The veteran scientist is living with that remorse and blames his daughter for the loss. However, in this two different individuals and different world torn apart by fate and times, the heartfelt and soothing narration connects the granddaughter with her grandfather, they find a common ground and it becomes a coming of age journey. The climax of this touching story by Reshma Ghatala will make you teary eyed.
Coffee, Anyone?
Directed by Suhasini Mani Ratnam, this one feature three Haasan siblings - Suhasini, Anu Hasan and Shruti Haasan. Along with Kathadi Ramamurthy and Komalam Charuhasan, Coffee, Anyone? is about these sisters whose comatose mother is about to turn 75. The sisters are fighting their own demons – Suhasini has a son with a learning disorder, the second (Anu) is pregnant for the first time and the third (Shruti) has left home to pursue her dreams as a singer. Its superficial but still its pleasing quality of love and togetherness will make you smile.
Reunion
Writer-director-cinematographer Rajiv Menon's Reunion sees Carnatic musician Sikkil Gurucharan playing a surgeon. Set in a posh apartment, Reunion as the name suggests is about the surgeons reunion with her ex flame played by Andrea Jeremiah – her college friend. The surgeon is staying with his widowed mother played by Leela Samson. An untoward incident ignites the lost flame between the surgeon and his ex girlfriend who is now a singer in a bar and a small time event manager fighting her addiction woes. The reunion brings back music and poetry in the life of the surgeon and they both find love, charm and hope.
Miracle
This one by Karthik Subbaraj dares to move out and peep into the ‘real’ world though its slyly dark and humorous but not at all away from reality. Two petty criminals (Bobby Simha and K. Muthu Kumar) are out work and are surviving on the supply of tamarind rice by the establishment. A tip about some hidden money inside an old car results in both of them ending up stealing one of the tyres of the car and bumping into an apartment on the pretext of getting their hands on a laptop. The closed, dark house is occupied by a filmmaker who is fallen short of funds. The filmmaker drenched in booze and other chemicals constantly watches a show of a local godman who keeps on repeating about miracles. This is pure
Karthik Subbaraj cinema those who have seen his previous movies will understand what I am talking about.
The anthology ends with this quirky twist and thus creates an impact that stays for a while.
Music
The music plays a pivotal part as well where the background score by G. V. Prakash Kumar, Nivas K. Prasanna, Sathish Raghunathan and Govind Vasantha, and the soundtrack album composed by Kumar and Vasantha are in sync.
Bottom line
Putham Pudhu Kaalai is a soul stirring dope of hope that ends on a quirky, sly note. This one brings together 5 of the most celebrated directors in Tamil cinema and the stories are good enough to be relished.
Ilamai Idho Idho (Youth, Here We Come)
starting with director Sudha Kongara’s Ilamai Idho Idho (Youth, Here We Come) starring Jayaram, Urvashi and Jayaram’s real life son - Kalidas Jayaram and Kalyani Priyadarshan, it’s a sweet story of finding love and youth. Written by Francis Thomas and Shruti Ramachandran, Ilamai Idho Idho beautifully captures the past and present while the romance blossoms again the narrative effortlessly takes a bold turn.
Avarum Naanum/Avalum Naanum
Gautham Vasudev Menon's Avarum Naanum/Avalum Naanum (Him and Me/Her and Me) this heartwarming tale of love and longing directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon stars M.S. Bhaskar and Ritu Varma. Gautham Vasudev Menon skillfully draws the audience into the world of this young woman played by Ritu Varma who visits her estranged grandfather played by MS Bhaskar. The retired lonely nuclear scientist once had a passion for music but it’s gone. The veteran scientist is living with that remorse and blames his daughter for the loss. However, in this two different individuals and different world torn apart by fate and times, the heartfelt and soothing narration connects the granddaughter with her grandfather, they find a common ground and it becomes a coming of age journey. The climax of this touching story by Reshma Ghatala will make you teary eyed.
Coffee, Anyone?
Directed by Suhasini Mani Ratnam, this one feature three Haasan siblings - Suhasini, Anu Hasan and Shruti Haasan. Along with Kathadi Ramamurthy and Komalam Charuhasan, Coffee, Anyone? is about these sisters whose comatose mother is about to turn 75. The sisters are fighting their own demons – Suhasini has a son with a learning disorder, the second (Anu) is pregnant for the first time and the third (Shruti) has left home to pursue her dreams as a singer. Its superficial but still its pleasing quality of love and togetherness will make you smile.
Reunion
Writer-director-cinematographer Rajiv Menon's Reunion sees Carnatic musician Sikkil Gurucharan playing a surgeon. Set in a posh apartment, Reunion as the name suggests is about the surgeons reunion with her ex flame played by Andrea Jeremiah – her college friend. The surgeon is staying with his widowed mother played by Leela Samson. An untoward incident ignites the lost flame between the surgeon and his ex girlfriend who is now a singer in a bar and a small time event manager fighting her addiction woes. The reunion brings back music and poetry in the life of the surgeon and they both find love, charm and hope.
Miracle
This one by Karthik Subbaraj dares to move out and peep into the ‘real’ world though its slyly dark and humorous but not at all away from reality. Two petty criminals (Bobby Simha and K. Muthu Kumar) are out work and are surviving on the supply of tamarind rice by the establishment. A tip about some hidden money inside an old car results in both of them ending up stealing one of the tyres of the car and bumping into an apartment on the pretext of getting their hands on a laptop. The closed, dark house is occupied by a filmmaker who is fallen short of funds. The filmmaker drenched in booze and other chemicals constantly watches a show of a local godman who keeps on repeating about miracles. This is pure
Karthik Subbaraj cinema those who have seen his previous movies will understand what I am talking about.
The anthology ends with this quirky twist and thus creates an impact that stays for a while.
Bottom line
Putham Pudhu Kaalai is a soul stirring dope of hope that ends on a quirky, sly note. This one brings together 5 of the most celebrated directors in Tamil cinema and the stories are good enough to be relished.
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