DragunR2 wrote:
A question about the movie: Do people really act like 10 year olds like Sridevi did in her situation? That part seemed kind of farfetched to me.
The last scene with the train is very touching and sad.
Yes - In theory it is possible for grownups to un-wind themselves, in fact one of the symptoms of aging is that old people start acting like children (something that i personally saw with my grandfather)
As for Sridevi's character - its more in terms of memory loss as if she forgot that she grew up!. I always felt the title of the movie (Moondram Pirai - what does it really mean?) has some clues on the director’s intent.
To me looking back the whole movie felt like a dream - its setup suddenly changes ( irrespective of the rationale given) from urban Madras to dreamy Otty where characters just seem to live up their dreams. Who doesn’t want to be a child again and who doesn’t want to be with a beautiful girl in a place like Ooty ! . Hence the story of Kamal/Sridevi – the dreams they share in another “life†as mere “memoriesâ€. The end pretty much brings us back to reality signified by the train ( a machine – a reality vehicle) leaving Ooty ( the dream land) while Kamal tries his best to 'hold-on' to his dream. Another example is the character of Silk Smitha ( the sex-kitten) , some people seem to write-her-away in the movie – I think it is a very important role, to me it represents the “sexual tension†between Kamal and Sri Devi, something that cannot be expressed and has to remain subtle and hence the character of Silk Smitha. The scenes setup and mood of the film ( IR shines here) is no mere coincidence, at least I don’t think so - Balu Mahendra ( the director) is a much smarter person than that !
Perhaps I am dreaming all this up - who knows! , anyways thumps way-way up from me for the movie and thumps down for all versions of the DVD