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The highlight of the Madhumita Sundararaman directorial, Kaalidhar Laapata, is its dialogue and the conversations that happen between the protagonist and a small boy named Ballu, who develop a very strange bond. Daivik Bhagela, who plays Ballu and the entire cast of the film, does an exceptional job. That said, let’s find out what happened in the film and how Kaalidhar found the will to live life despite all the grief and betrayal.

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Why did Kaalidhar’s brothers abandon him?

Kaalidhar was suffering from some mental health issues as a result of which he quite frequently hallucinated, and he experienced memory loss. He had become a burden to his family, and the irony was that Kaalidhar was the one who had supported them in every manner up until then. Kaalidhar had two younger brothers, Manohar and Sundar, and a younger sister named Gudiya. Manohar had a wife named Neetu,...

Netflix, especially the Indian and US catalog has a long way to go when it comes to the representation of Southern India. Their regional listing is limited when compared to other Ott platforms like Amazon Prime and Hotstar. However, the times are a-changing as more and more Netflix original films are being produced in the country. It’s likely that Netflix – The biggest Ott platform in India and the US will soon have the best Tamil movies in their catalog. The option that the Netflix app allows download will be helping these Tamil movies a lot. As of now, this always-updating list will lead you to the best of Tamil movies there are on Netflix:

1. Meiyazhagan (2024)

With 96 (2018), director C. Prem Kumar gently revealed his gift of embedding empathy and tenderness in his stories. The simple act of homecoming catalyses a love story from the past to find closure in the present in that film.

Abhishek Bachchan (“Dasvi”) and Saiyami Kher (“Faadu”) headline “Ghoomer,” a cricket and disability-themed film from R. Balki (“Chup”).

The film follows Anina (Kher), a young batting prodigy who loses her right hand in an accident. An unsympathetic, failed, alcoholic cricketer Paddy (Bachchan) gives her new hope and trains her as a spin bowler with unconventional techniques, inventing a new style of bowling called ghoomer, with the ultimate goal of playing for India. The title is a play on a form of Indian dance that involves twirling the body.

The film also has real-life trans woman Ivanka Das playing Paddy’s house help and adopted sister, veteran Shabana Azmi in a significant role, India’s leading film archivist Shivendra Singh Dungarpur making his acting debut in a pivotal part and Indian cinema legend Amitabh Bachchan playing himself. Murali Kartik who played cricket for the Indian national team for several years, was...

1. Hamid - 2019

Hamid?was?released earlier this year right after the Pulwama attacks in Kashmir. The story?is set in?Kashmir and centers around a young boy who wants to talk to Allah over the phone so that he can convince him to send his?father back.

He dials?786 on the phone and ends up connecting with a?tough and strict Crpf Jawan.?The story also touches upon the sensitive issue of half widows in Kashmir and their quest to find answers to their missing husbands and get closure.

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The film beautifully depicts the unlikely bond between a Crpf jawan and the young?boy?through dialogue. This film was produced by Yoodlee Films and directed by Aijaz Khan. The film won 2 national awards this year for Best Film (Urdu) and Best Child Artist.

Interestingly this was also the debut...