MEMORABLE ROMANTIC COUPLES OF TAMIL CINEMA

In every Indian romance (circa DDLJ), a boy sees a girl, girl’s family opposes, boy and girl elopes, girl’s father and brother chases them so that they beat up the hero, only to accept their union. But Faazil’s Kadhalukku Mariyadhai turns this cliche over its head by giving the couple cold feet leading to a break up. The social construct surrounding them challenges the lovelorn couple to give up on their bond, but the eventual change in the hearts of the society that opposes them is what makes this couple’s journey a compelling one.