Tamil cinema has no dearth of rooted stories set in villages. So what makes this week’s Thaai Kizhaviset in an Usilampatti village, any different? “Many of us now live in cities, but in villages you still see elderly women wearing thandattiswelcoming you warmly and asking, ‘Enna ya, saptiya yaa?’ Thaai Kizhavi represents those matriarchs who hold families together,” says Muthukumar, who plays a pivotal supporting role in the upcoming Radikaa Sarathkumar headliner.
Bala Saravanan, who also stars in the film, is quick to add that the film has more than just nostalgia for village life. He explains, “The film offers wholesome entertainment with plenty of fun and laughter. At the same time, it carries a strong message about familial bonds. The politics it addresses are important and relevant.”
In this conversation, Bala Saravanan, Muthukumar, Munishkanth and Raichal Rabecca speak about the Sivakumar Murugesan directorial, Radikaa’s look, their favourite films of the actor, and more.
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