Achcham Madam Naanam Payirppu review: Akshara Haasan’s film is a refreshing comedy on sexual exploration

Debutant director Raja Ramamurthy’s Achcham Madam Naanam Payirppu, which stars Akshara Haasan in certainly one of her finest roles, is a refreshing grownup comedy that doesn’t depend on lame intercourse jokes – like most grownup comedies in Tamil cinema – to speak a few younger lady’s sexual exploration. With a extremely relatable story and conditions that the majority of us would’ve skilled in our lives, the movie works to a big extent, because of its lighthearted tone and remedy. The truth that the movie presents the concept of dropping one’s virginity as simply one other human need makes this try laudable. (Additionally learn: Salute film evaluation: Dulquer Salmaan’s movie is a nice police procedural)

Akshara performs Pavithra, who has no say in her household. She lives by the foundations laid down by her mom (Malgudi Subha), who needs to see her develop into a singer identical to her grand mother (Usha Uthup). Pavithra is usually clueless in life; uncertain of whether or not she even desires to develop into a singer. Nonetheless, her mom feels in any other case and desires her to be taught music anyway. Unable to take the strain of her mother and father and her mundane life, Pavithra decides to do one thing that’s in her management: have intercourse together with her boyfriend. However earlier than she takes the plunge, she discusses the concept with two of her finest associates – Rathi and Jessica. Whereas Rathi is happy about Pavithra’s concept and even encourages her, Jessica feels the precise reverse and desires her to rethink her choice. The remainder of the movie is about how Pavithra offers with the implications of her concept.

The thought of grownup comedy in Tamil cinema has at all times been about making content material that reeks of double that means dialogues and tasteless jokes round intercourse. No filmmaker has handled the topic with sensitivity and has made a real try to speak about intercourse schooling with out making a mockery of it. Whereas Tamil cinema has had its share of grownup comedies, it has at all times been from the angle of males. Achcham Madam Naanam Payirppu stands out for the straightforward purpose that it talks about exploring sexuality from a girl’s standpoint and it does a neat job in getting the message throughout.

Akshara Haasan is a really attention-grabbing casting selection as she possesses each the vulnerability and naivety to play the character. The scenes together with her associates are among the finest moments of the movie which work regardless of a wafer-thin plot. The actors who play the very best associates get to shine of their restricted display area however want the movie centered extra on the opposite supporting forged members as effectively. Usha Uthup is one other attention-grabbing casting selection however once more I want her character had extra relevance by way of contributing to the central plot.

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