Shiva, Grace Antony, and Mithul Ryan play an urban family that, like the title says, learns to fly away. The sweet, gentle, musical feel of the film makes even the feel-bad moments of life seem like a feel-good experience. The rest of this review may contain spoilers.
Ram’s endearing new film is called Paranthu Po, and like the title suggests, it is about freedom. We are all tied down by life. If we are children, we are tied down by school. If we are grown-ups, we are tied down by work and EMIs and the fees for children who are… tied down by school. What if we could snap these ties, leave our responsibilities behind, and fly away, like the title says – even if only for a little while! The film opens with an eight-year-old boy who is trapped in a cage. It’s actually his home in Chennai, but his parents are out and so they have locked him in. We see him framed through the grill gate just outside the door. His name is Anbu. He is supposed to be doing summer classes over a laptop, but his mind is elsewhere. He yearns for freedom. He tells the teacher that her classes are boring. He is still young enough to say exactly what he thinks. This is another kind of freedom, available only to the young and innocent.
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Ram’s ‘Paranthu Po’ is a beautiful, kind, funny road movie about the ups and downs of life
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