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Don't guess that all the 4 shorts are tragedy based on the title and promotions. Vignesh Shivn's short is entertaining and has humor though it covers LGBT. GVMs part has his trademark voice over though I felt someone else could have played the father. Sudha Kongara's short set in the 80s captures brilliantly the love and hate relationship. But, the impactful one is Vetrimaran's last short with brilliant cinematography and Prakash Raj's signature acting. It covers what the whole family has to go through because of the lead lady Sai Pallavi. This anthology is definitely better than the other ones available in Netflix India!!

Some films leave a mark for their warmth and positivity. Some do because they make you feel terrible. Paava Kadhaigal is a film in the latter category where the purpose of each filmmaker (it's an anthology of four stories) is to evoke a sense of dread, disgust, and sadness, and they succeed in making us feel so. Honour-killing is the central thread that runs through each of the segments, but the directors add various nuances to their respective lead characters (apart from their distinct film-making styles i.e.) rendering them all unique and memorable. Family isn't the safest place for the leading ladies in Paava Kadhaigal, especially when they've decided to swim against the flow. Does that count as "sin"?

Thangam: An excellent show by Kalidas Jayaram (playing a transgender) drives this segment. This is an actor I've grown up seeing perform miraculously as a child artist but never got to shine as an adult. In Thangam, he gets his due. Shades of that original brilliance were felt in his character Sathaar, who is detested by nearly everyone in the village except for a best friend (played by Shantanu). Apart from the honour-killing aspect, it also tackles gender and religious issues without overcooking them. It does get a little dramatic towards the end, but as in Sudha Kongara's Suriya-starrer Soorarai Pottru, the despair is wholly felt.

Love Panna Uttranum: A dark comedy segment with a few Vignesh Shivan™ flourishes, this one keeps things unpredictable. It may be the weirdest of the lot, but it also made me laugh (the dwarf who played the main thug is splendid!) and feel perturbed at the same time. It's likely to be viewed as weak when compared to the plot strength of the rest of the segments, but at least Vignesh was sure of what he wanted to portray. The dialogues are inventive and the quirky camerawork supplements the tone of the segment well.

Vaanmagal: A Gautham Menon film is usually one where family represents the safest zone for anyone. In this segment, he tries to subvert the idea, especially with a strong showing from himself (he's doing just fine as an actor) and Simran. Yet, it didn't strike me as a "believable" notion, especially knowing Menon and his familial signatures. There's a musical interlude, but thankfully no voiceover narration. It gets blood-soaked towards the end and comes packed with a twist that toys with our perception - one that didn't have the same level of impact as the other episodes.

Oor Iravu: As far as the theme of honour-killing goes, this one is the most "conventional". And that is if you conveniently forget the massive spoiler that was shown at the beginning of Vaanmagal. Vetrimaaran's powerful storytelling and choice of frames are worthy of many a discussion. He ignores the musical interludes of the previous segments, uses musical score minimally, and plays with two timelines effectively. This is also where the agony (associated with honour-killing) is showcased in chilling detail. Prakash Raj and Sai Pallavi are both brilliant here.

In totality, Paava Kadhaigal is one of the stronger anthologies to have come out in 2020. It is dark and disturbing for sure but in the hands of these talented filmmakers, the quality of work is solid.

This beautiful Movie Shows the Reality of Indian Society. Every Episode is brilliantly written and Executed. Just Watch it Guys.

It's been a while since I have seen something as riveting as this from the Tamil movie industry, it takes a lot of heart to make such movies to compensate for all the ills the rest of us choose to ignore just because they are uncomfortable truths, truths that don't fit into the scheme of things that was labelled for us by the past to believe in, as our culture, as our tradition and our way of life. Life is all about the future that you may or may not experience. Every breath you take , every effort that you put in is with the hope that an experience that you have always been seeking awaits you in the end, and that experience would be meaningless if your efforts are burdened with the faults of the past, coming face to face with efforts such as these, efforts that seek your attention towards the present human condition is what will help you experience the future in the way a thinking human being with a lot of heart is meant to.. i appreciate the effort that has gone into making these 4 shorts ...

Mirror to our society.watch it you won't be disappointed

A fantastic anthology from Tamil industry. Sudha kongara, Gautham Menon and Vetrimaran rocked! The 2nd director I don't remember his name, his story was funny and somewhat good. People who gonna watch dubbed version, watch it in og language coz Kalidas, Sai pallavi, Prakash raj, Simran did a marvelous job which you'll miss in dubbed versions. 7.4/10

This collection of 4 short films has 3 stories that are of very good quality. The one directed by Vignesh Shivan on the other hand is a stench rotten apple. Simply avoid that one and it's a fabulous collection of works.

Sudha mam and vetrimaaran sir parts are just amazing, kalidaas jayaram, prakash raj and sai pallavi are amazing this series show the reality of what people did for thinking of honor in India, very sad but true

A sheer compilation of bloody truths about the so called traditional practices, which are the actual sins of the society in India.

Streaming platforms allow young directors and writers, globally, to come up with fresh new ideas and interesting films that meet the expectations of a global audience. This series meets none of those expectations and should have ended up a rubbish heap somewhere....maybe you tube!

If you have a strong heart please watch it. The 4 films was hard hitting especially Thangam and Or iravu was so hard hitting. The detailing on this films that are shown well executed. 2nd film was little bit hard but predictable but on the end 'TWIST'. A Wholesome Emotional Package and a Strong Message on 4 films. Must Watch.

Brutality doesn't necessarily involve blood and gore. To anyone who haven't actually felt the wrath of India's cruel society, this series hits so hard and intense.

The Four different dark story were all something that exists in our place.

Well directed and great casting work.

MUST WATCH.

#Netflix.

A must watch They have captured the reality as it is.

It is brilliantly directed and acted, it is gut wrenching, it is overwhelming. And you have to watch it in chronological order. No the stories are not connected in any way but chronology helps to build up your capacity to take pain. It's like increasing order of torture. It was saddening but still fine with me till 3 episodes since, at the end, there were few happy or satisfied people. But the last one is hard hitting. Totally not deserved for the people who hang around for the whole series in spite of the pain. I don't want to reveal anything. But Sai Pallavi being one very close to my heart, it is unbearable to watch her in the last act. Audiences didn't deserve this.

It is as close to the reality as it could. Be it Sathaar's one-way crush/love, Aadh n Jothi's typical twin fights, Mathi's dilemma of being ostracized and Raj's egoistic honor

Coming to story line, Thangam is pure love. Love Panna is fun revenge. Vaanmagal slightly disturbing. Oor Iravu is absolute honor killing.

Overall, it depicts the women (trans) of India, there are people for them but still they are fighting their own battles. There are few concerned but at the end they are left alone to perish.

Direction - It is unfair to rate the directors, they all did their best. All of them did a good job, its just some story touches you more than the other.

Ever want an ending to be different...hope the ending is not just what you watched?

Hope this is the first step in changing the deep rooted society of inequality and injustice. Explains very well the behavior of each and every one of us during situations like this in our family and how we are spoiling our own family for the sake of community, society and the people who are no where to help us in such scenarios... Massive hit on exact crimes which are prevalent., People from Bollywood were comparing this against the Lust stories which is no where near to Paava Kathaigal. Our Tamil directors have the guts to show the reality, truth, inequalities in the society using the latest medium - OTT platforms, rather than showing the cheap lust which has become the so called "modern" as shown in lust stories.. for the North Indians....

It is terrifying to see the last series Ooru Iravu and would like to add some comments here.

Dear director , it has much of terrifying and fearful climax and sensitive person like me or anyone should have avoid watching this, as in my opinion. You have a strong story in hand but it doesn't mean that you should portrait it as it is to public..That's not the beauty of Art. Otherwise you should add a disclaimer first saying not advisable to watch by certain kind of people. As a woman, i would say the scenes in the movie specially like spitting blood by a pregnant women will definitely gonna store in brain and it will create a fear in most of the women..Atleast 30% out of 100 watched it!! You should have narrate it in a other way or should have avoid it... Atleast sensor board should have some common sense.! It has good & strong content but terrifying screenplay.

Watching this will make understand why Vetrimaaran is one of the best director in Indian cinema. None of the other episodes made as impact as his episode. The quality his episode provided with respect of other episodes was huge. All the performances were great. 1st episode by Sudha Kongara was okay with a great performance by Kalidas Jayaram. 2nd episode sucked and I didn't like the performances too. 3rd episode by GVM was also disappointing. Then comes the master Vetrimaaran with his heartbreaking final episode which will steal our heart.