Thalaikoothal Review… everyone put 300% into this film
Year: 2023
Genre: Tradition, Family, Elderly, Drama
Cast: Samuthirakani, Vasundhara, Kalaichelvan, Kathir, Katha Nandi, Baby Vishrutha, Aadukalam Murugadoss, Suhasini Sanjeev
Director: Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan
Writer: Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan
Cinematographer: Martin Donraj
Summary: Palani is faced with a tough decision that involves euthanizing his unconscious bedridden dad whose health is weighing down on the family
Overall Rating: Feast 
Wow…We wanna congratulate the cast and crew for delivering such a phenomenal movie. What made Thalaikoothal extra special was not the fact that it addressed euthanasia but the WAY the story was presented.
Everyone working on and off set put 300% into this film and we just want to applaud them 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
~So Worth Watching~
Delicious
There’re so many amazing points about this film that we won’t have time to list them all. We’ll just highlight some of the striking ones
—The screenplay was RICH!!!! Rich in characters, rich in symbolism, rich in dialogues, rich in score, actually just rich in everything.
We thought we were just going to watch Palani (Samuthirakani) go through a dilemma about euthanizing his dad or not but we got to witness other people’s struggles too:
Vembu (Palani’s best friend) dealt with infertility in his marriage, Palani’s wife was sexually harassed at work, a lady in Palani’s neighborhood was also bedridden, Palani’s daughter struggled academically, etc.
These segments reinforced the scenario and excited us to keep on watching
—Muthu (Palani’s dad), though in a coma state, was always going back into the past to relive his close moments with Pechi, the woman he loved. So sweet to see!
Kathir (playing young Muthu) and Katha Nandi (playing Pechi) had an effortless and beautiful chemistry 🥰
This demonstrated that every life matters whether young or old. The elderly also have dreams, joys, & pleasures, and their age does not define them
—Overall acting was soooo natural and pure that we were literally transported into the film. We felt like we were in their midst as the feelings, settings, and dialogues were genuine.
Big shout out to all the actors, they did fantastically well, especially Baby Vishrutha (playing Palani’s daughter) and Kalaichelvan (playing adult Muthu)
—Another important aspect of the movie was the symbolism of the chameleon which kept on appearing at Muthu’s window.
It was interesting how it was considered a bad omen then later we discovered who really was the bad omen
—Before we go, we just need to felicitate the editing, set design, music, and direction teams, as well as the rest of the crew: THANK YOU for the quality work!!!
Bland
Too delicious to be bland
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(Audio: Tamil; English Subtitles: Yes)
