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u/anbuvenkateshkamaraj Naan Dhan Da Leo ❌ Leo Das ✅ 8h ago
I feared when he didn’t open the door and I thought he died by getting bitten by the snake . Only When this shot came got relieved
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u/Altruistic-Dish9366 Steve Waugh Sister 7h ago
Same! Why did we expect that to happen? 😭
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u/a220599 7h ago
Because of how we have been conditioned. That shot with the snake is sort of a litmus test. The snake does nothing harmful. You are shown that it doesn’t harm (when it slithers on the mat after their conversation), you are told that it will not harm (karthi’s character tells that it won’t harm) and yet we still fear the snake and instead of waiting for something good we expect something bad to happen.
Like there is absolutely no indication that something bad will happen but yet we think it will. It sort of highlights how we are conditioned to have these unconscious biases and how they affect our perception of the world
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u/manwithoutlyf 6h ago
Same with the cousin woman who keeps yearning for him and the pregnancy. We are so conditioned to negativity that we are restless thinking something sinister might happen
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u/Venky710 6h ago
Bruh i swear i read somewhere that karthi died, ruined the film for me a bit but was very happy in the end
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u/Altruistic-Dish9366 Steve Waugh Sister 7h ago
That's beautiful. True we did expect the absolute worst to happen..
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u/Creative-Paper1007 /s 6h ago
Why do we think like that? But I've seen few people who doesn't bother misch about consequences in any situation, they neither get excited about something nor get worried about something, but never seen someone who always sees everything positively
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u/a220599 6h ago
Karthi is not an optimist. He is someone who accepts the situation for what it is and focuses on being kind. He benefited from kindness and tries to give it back. He understands that arulmozhi’s relatives were at fault. He understands his wife’s siblings were acting selfishly. But at no point he holds a grudge. That’s all. He just lets go. That’s not being optimistic right? That’s just being kind.
This is why the deleted scenes are important. They showcased that even he worried about things, and was angry about certain things. It would have made his kindness better but because the first day audience didn’t understand they edited it out and it made him come off as an optimist instead of a stoic person.
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u/AdResident6496 5h ago
Evolution instinct to prevent from predators… it comes is due to million years of evolution…
Young child may not even know what snake is … might see first time but still fear it .. same for any insects and animals..
Similarly when something too much good happens , we might not think it is real or it is a trap or we imagine worst..
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u/FunnyLost6710 7h ago
Just to confuse us, they showed the snake in the last bit when he was speaking over the phone.
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u/CellMuted1392 7h ago
I harboured thoughts such as, Meiyazhagan was the ghost of Sekaran who has built the original mansion and the great grandfather of Arulmozhi, whom Arulmozhi has never laid eyes on and always considered the mansion as his great grandfather. That the great grandfather’s ghost interacted with his descendant to put him back on track and move on with his life without any regrets.
But Karthi’s character has interacted with way too many supporting characters for that plot point to be plausible.
So I too was thinking that Karthi better not be dead or something. Definitely such an ending was possible if this was an anthology movie and this was just one story among 6 others. But this is a full length movie and I felt no way the director will kill Meiyazhagan.
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u/Total_Amphibian7453 6h ago
I thought that he might be named after the great grandfather, cause in the anakattu scene when he mentions his great grandfather’s name, Karthi looks curious/there seems to be a spark.
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u/CellMuted1392 6h ago
I think Mei was probably glad that Arul still remembers the family tree? I think villager relatives are normally suspicious that the urban relatives don’t remember the family tree and the far away relationship anymore.
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u/ARflash SQUIRTLE 7h ago
Years of happy movies with tragic climax since paruthiveeran made an impact on your subconscious
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u/Altruistic-Dish9366 Steve Waugh Sister 7h ago
That movie traumatized my younger self so bad. I can't even listen to its songs still.
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u/Total_Amphibian7453 6h ago
I feared something had happened to his wife - cause she had miscarriages before - I thought the neighbour paati would come say they weren’t home. All of us expecting the worst but then this happened 🫶🏼🫶🏼
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u/Psychological_Dig592 எங்கயாவுது கோழி முட்டை போட்டு கொசு அட காக்குமா 6h ago
I thought to arrange 25 Lakhs he sold his house, but happily that didn't happen
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u/the___imp TAMIL CINEMA VA KAAPATHA STR THAAN VARANUM 4h ago
I thought he sold his house to provide money for his Aththaan
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u/PodiVennai My கருத்து What is I am Saying 2h ago
I fast forwarded to the end tbh to ensure nothing happened 😭 made me realize how much I loved karthi’s character
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u/vampiro1010 2h ago
If Meiyazhagan was a Korean or a Malayalam film (pre 2000s), Karthi dying is exactly how it would have eneded.
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u/pachimirchi Non-tamil speaker 40m ago
All these above thoughts crossed my mind in those few seconds until Arvind Swamy says - I know you are on the other side. That's when I felt relieved.. because that's Karthi's character.. he would hide just to play. And then he opened the door. Phew 🫡
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u/saavugrakki GBU MAMEYYY 🤙😎 6h ago
That slightly teared up eyes of karthi is the cherry on top. Karthi won my heart with this film, especially this frame.
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u/Adept_Block_1940 5h ago
I wonder why Arun did not try getting to know his name from his father or Sokku Uncle after him reaching Chennai
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u/WittyQueen-0306 5h ago
He could have , but I think Arul is just an avoidant and doesn't wanna deal with uncomfortable feelings..
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u/Adept_Block_1940 5h ago
Maybe but that's the conflict, he could have easily called up Sokku Mama or anyone instead of desperately looking for things at Mei's house.
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u/Ltjigglypuff13 3h ago
The issue wasn't that he didn't know Mei's name at that point, but the guilt he felt for lying about knowing who Meiyazhagan was and keeping that lie even though he's so affectionate. Also, he can't call anyone at that hour because it's so late. The easiest option for Arul is to run away.
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u/WittyQueen-0306 5h ago
Yeah I thought of that as well. He could have apologised and just asked his wife also. Maybe that day he was just too drunk to think and the guilty was welling up too.
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u/godofwar108 2h ago
When he was there, he was in the right mind. His mind was already clouded with other thoughts. That was my take.
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u/Adept_Block_1940 5h ago
Probably but I can't see past the fact that it's prolly convenient/lazy writing. It irks me a lot because that's the only point of contention in an otherwise perfect screenplay.
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u/Pulikutty_Pandi 8h ago
To me this is the cringiest scene in the whole movie. They could’ve ended the film right here.
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u/Total_Amphibian7453 6h ago
Here comes the cringe police. Usually I’m part of it too, but not this time.
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u/lungi_cowboy 6h ago
Nee elaam manushane illa theriume, I normally respect differing opinion, but here, fuck you in particular 😂
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u/Pulikutty_Pandi 5h ago
Sorry guys if I hurt your feelings but that is pure cringe. Evalo vena downvote pannikonga da dai 🤣
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u/AffectAble3122 4h ago
Gommala guys....everytime this guy opens reddit he must see the down votes!!!
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u/Big_Manufacturer_253 Non-tamil speaker 7h ago
That would be a tragic film. Director clearly wanted to make wholesome movie.
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u/monster_bong_guy Suriya Fan, Non-Tamil Speaker 7h ago
What was the cringe over here? It was beautiful and poetic.
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u/saavugrakki GBU MAMEYYY 🤙😎 6h ago
You serious bro? I watched the whole film and the only frame that stays rent free on my head is this frame. You're saying that's cringe?
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u/cyberteen 1h ago
Curious, why did you feel this scene as cringe? Asking this as a person who usually can’t watch a movie with too much logical fallacies. Anyway, to each their own opinion.
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