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Our
movies are obsessed with love. No one –scholar,
film critic or film buff – has been
able to say why. To someone not familiar
with our cinema, it might look like the
same love story is being narrated over and
over again. But we know that our cinema
contains myriad variations on love. And
they aren’t all romantic love stories
either. The transcendent love between God
and devotee, filial love between parents
and children/ brothers and sisters, and
platonic love between friends has also been
movingly explored over a century of Indian
cinema. The black and white devotional classic
Meera (with M.S. Subalakshmi), Pasa Malar,
Mudhal Maryadhai, Five Star, etc have evoked
different forms of love. So, remember that
Valentine wishes are exchanged not just
by lovers but also by family, friends, teacher
and students and owner and pet.
Among the many romantic love stories told
by Kollywood, some are milestones. Nenjil
Oru Alayam , Pathinaru Vayathinile, Alaigal
Ooivathilai Kadhallukku Maryadhai, Alaipaiyuthey,
Moondram Pirai and Kadhal are just a few
out of several unforgettable Tamil movie
love stories. We’d also like to mention,
for the record, some films about forbidden
love – between student and teacher
(Azhiyadha Kolangal) a fan and the object
of her passion (Sindhu Bhairavi). Nine times
out of ten, lovers on screen come together
or fall in love because they find each other
beautiful or charming. In Sindhu Bhairavi,
K.Balachander gave us a more tangible reason:
his lovers share a passion -in this case,
a love for music. For classical singer Sivakumar
and music aficionado Suhasini, it’s
a meeting of minds, of two soul mates coming
together. They complement each other perfectly:
she is passionate about what he is passionate
and recognizes his genius; he knows he has
a true fan and connoisseur in her, a woman
who understands his art, his needs and his
passion. The tragedy, of course, is that
he doesn’t find this in his marriage.
To celebrate this Valentine, however, we’ve
picked five movies that told slightly offbeat
love stories.
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