Tribute to the teacher.
You cannot but be reminded of 'Moonram Pirai' while watching Peranbu.
But the pupil's reality connect, in this emotionally exhausting, must see film, is an opportunity to build a conversation around the traumatic lives of caregiver's, who are wilting around us.
While 'Empathy' is becoming the rarest of commodities, Ram's Peranbu, underlines the hope, that lies amidst hopelessness and delivers a rare GEM of Indian Cinema.
There always is an undercurrent of anger that runs below all of Ram's narrative and in his previous outings, it looked a bit imposed. Peranbu is not one of those easy watches. There is no sugar coating. It is tense, restless and suspenseful, Ram's genuineness in this heart warming tale is something his teacher, Balu Mahendra, would have approved of.
The helplessness of the caregiver is real. She or He, is almost fighting a lone battle. They live very much among us, but isolated. It is compassion that helps overpower helplessness to execute their responsibility.
I seriously wish and recommend that all the educational institutions make, Peranbu, a mandatory watch.
I guess it may be difficult for most of us to do something about it, but the least we could is to become conscious of the plight of, 'Children of the Lesser God' and the caregiver's.
To borrow the words of the narrator
Is it not important, that we realize, how blessed our lives are?
Take a bow, Ram, I wish I could give you a warm hug!!!.
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