Going through his work, I felt Sethu’s was any day better than mine.” “That is when Sethu told me that he had a script loosely based onĪdayalangal and on the same theme. MS Bhaskar and Venu Nair on the sets of Jalasamadhi Even children are being abandoned on the streets mothers killing their children … This ‘throwaway’ culture is one that is influenced by the rise of consumerism,” says Venu, who penned a script on the subject.
One reads about senior citizens being abandoned due to various reasons, especially when the family experiences a financial crunch. “Respecting one’s elders is a part of Indian culture. Thalaikoothal (senicide), the heinous practice of killing the elders in the family when they become a liability, which was reportedly practised in certain regions in Tamil Nadu. In fact, the mindset that objects can be discarded once they serve their purpose extends to social ties anyone who seems to be unproductive is thrown out of the fold,” says Venu. This is the gist of Venu Nair’s feature film, The father, who feels neglected and unloved by his family, seemingly accepts his fate. A son wants his father dead so that he can take over his job.
