Thalaikoothal

Review Of Thalaikoothal: History Would Judge It As A Landmark

By Subhash K Jha Thalaikoothal(Netflix) Rating: *****(5 stars) Thalaikoothal is the traditional ritual in Tamil Nadu whereby the unwanted elderly in the family are killed . The practice apparently has some social sanction in the interiors of Tamil Nadu , although officially it is banned . As it ought to be. Hats off to Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan for weaving such a profoundly moving film out of a theme prone to instant sensationalism. The storytelling is at once gentle and brutal, layered and luminous. There is a fertile fluidity in the way the story moves. The nar | Click Here...