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This is exactly the type of content Tamil cinema and India in general needs. If you take a look on banned movies in India, you'll see a lot of movies featuring LGBT content. This anthology is a voice for the voiceless. "Paava Kadhaigal" shows four short films that'll cover the barriers in our society.

Although for my taste it was little bit too rushed, Sudha Kongara's segment "Thangam" was good. Especially the character "Sathaar" and the actor Kalidas Jayaram were a delight. After "Superdeluxe" finally there's another transgender character - emphasis is on character - with actual feelings, dreams and desires.

Vignesh Sivan's segment "Love Panna Uttranum" was a little disappointing for me. It's a dark comedy. The title makes it very clear what it's about. It wasn't bad, but the direction was very unclear.

Now a big surprise for me was Gautham Vasudev Menon's Vaanmagal. This was my favorite. I'm not big fan of GVM's recent movies. But finally he's back - fantastic storytelling with his characteristics, but they didn't feel forced. I had goosebumps till the end. I believe this short film about woman's safety covers aspects not everyone talks about. The whole cast and crew was great. My favorite here.

And the last one "Oor Iravu", directed by Vetrimaaran, was fantastic. He's known for gritty and realistic storytelling. This is a perfect example. Sai Pallavi and Prakash Raj absolutely hooked me. And only rarely you'll see such an organic character development without forced perspectives.

Hats off and thank you to everyone involved. I think all of these shorts made it very clear that those who have a voice have to share their voice. Change doesn't happen without any change. So this is hopefully not only a little change for the film industry, but for the society, too.

score 9/10

TheV2 19 December 2020

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