There
are very few films share our personal views and things we thought could be
right if the outcome was this manner. Appa’s subject is very close to my heart
and what I really thought how a parenting should be has been highlighted in
this Tamil flick Appa. What a feel it was to watch a father son related movie
along with your father? Actually I didn’t feel anything wonder (as i went with my father and bro to watch) but the scrip
does enough and what it delivered is best.
Though
it is a father son/daughter relationship subject, the objective has been
parenting and the movie exhibits a model where the child was himself rather
following the serious modes and being a replica of others. Directed and acted
by Samuthirakani, the film deals with three different kind of parenting and the
outcome of the children and parents reaction make it worth watching and also entertaining.
Samuthirakani
has played an ideal role model of a father, who wants to bring up his child
with individuality and morality rather forcing him into certain kind of
pressure the other children go through. Right opp. to him, his wife, being an
arrogant and comparative person, wants her son to do what all other kids do instead
of concerning his real needs and deeds. The parents were separated and the boy
grows on his father’s guidance as a confidant, friendly and cheerful young man.
On
the other hand, Thambi Ramaiya is as a strict father who dominates his son’s
life and wants him always to be topper in academic. Being an anti-Samuthirakani
he keeps his son away from them and later put him into a residential school
against his wish. The third one doesn’t come into either category and with a
son of retarded growth wasn’t encouraged or disregarded, but the short guy was the
real show stealer.
After
a gap of two years or so, Samuthirakani has took the Saattai (whip) in hand
once again to drive away the force that implemented on children in name of
education, supervision, suspicion and authoritarian. In Saattai(Samuthirakani’s previous movie), as a teacher, he took reform in education
system and function of school and in Appa, he took a step further exhibiting
certain kind of attitudes from the parents side to observe and put right things.
I
believe not everyone would get a father like the Samuthirakani’s character in
the movie, because the way he handled his teenage son’s confused state of
meeting with a girl and facilitates his discomfort feeling when he understand
his unfamiliarity towards the opposite sex is absolutely wonderful and best ever
expressed. I don’t think any father or mother would discuss the children about
the things happen during the teen, like the film emphasis, because this is the
phase decides ones behavior pattern and if it wasn’t designed properly the
incidents against the women are impossible to avoid.
Appa
carries message on the shoulder which is apt to the current leading society and
the movie is a testimony to the misconception happening in the education and children’s
growth. Vignesh (the one played as elder brother in Kaaka Muttai) as son of
Kani expressed smart and intelligence, although being an average student his
character is quite impressive. Mailvagam (Nasath), the child with retarded growth, is one of
the best aspects of the movie and his every move is noteworthy and amusing.
Thambi Ramayai has continued his
role from a teacher (in Saattai) to parent in Appa with same frustration, and has
proved his ability in twisting his character in the rear end. The boy acted as
his son expressed almost everything on his face and the two girls as their
friends has given their best. The movie doesn’t have songs (though music by
Ilaiyaraja) and also I couldn’t remember the one what lyrics, because Samuthirakani’s
dialogues have saturated. It’s a movie for everyone to be must watched.
