Putham Pudhu Kaalai

Putham Pudhu Kaalai is a superbly compiled anthology film, taking the audience along a varied emotional journey with each story.

Picking up subjects like a budding romance between two senior citizens and slapstick comedy, to the emotions behind coming to terms with death and bereavement, the 5 directors have come together to deliver a charming potpourri that entertains and also leaves behind a lasting impact.

Out of the five different storylines, I felt that Shruti Hassan really shone in the segment 'Coffee, Anyone?' directed by Suhasini Maniratnam.

M.S Bhaskar's nuanced performance as a lonely grandfather in Gautham Menon's 'Avarum Naanun - Avalum Naanum' and Andrea Jeremiah's captivating portrayal of a drug-addicted aspiring musician in Rajiv Menon's 'Reunion' were the other highlights.

Considering that the creators not only shot within the restrictions of a lockdown but rather used that context to extract heartwarming stories deserves commendation.

Recommended.

"Putham Pudhu Kaalai" is a beautiful anthology exploring human relationships set during & after the infamous lockdown of 2020. Directed by veterans and young filmmakers the movie is a blend of youth & experience. Putham Pudhu Kaalai is gentle & delicate in treatment, yet delivers its heart touching messages on love, family, relationships, compassion, optimism, understanding and bonding to name a few. It helps that the movies is written in a way that it appeals all age groups.

Cinematography is excellent throughout all five stories and forms the backbone in storytelling. Editing is very neat and has no lags despite the movie being a anthology. Production design, costumes and makeup are good too. However though good the the music does gets goofier sometimes. Screenplay is deeply engrossing and very well written to keep the viewer fully immersed. All the actors & directors have done a wonderful work, which we usually don't get to see in Tamil movies.

Overall, "Puthum Pudhu Kaalai is very progressive and a rare gem of cinema to hit Tamil screens. The movie asks all the right questions time and again, fully touching the viewers soul. Absolutely recommended and a definite must watch for all movie lovers and not only Tamil cinema fans. A complete family movie, wish they made more like these in Tamil.

Really liked the order in which the movies were arranged. Suhasini's "Coffee anyone" is just fantastic, loved it! The feel it gave, and the performance of the artists.. It was an amazing experience! And the ending by Karthik's "Miracle", just bliss..😄

Barring the first and last shorts from Sudha Kongara and Karthik Subbaraj, others are quite normal and not that engaging. The signature styles of every director is visible though we know only the titles. While most of the shorts deal with emotions and separation during the lockdown, the last short - "Miracle" dealing with petty theft is absolutely hilarious and well written. Good one from Amazon Prime!!

This anthology movie is a collection of five different stories based on lockdown memories. I enjoyed the first and the last story - others didn't work for me.

It was a feel-good attempt to bring a smile on your face.