If the last year is anything to go by, it has been one of diverse on-screen women in Tamil cinema. Incidents of stalking and voyeurism were normalised and spoken of with choking endearment and the world you felt Kollywood had left behind still loomed in the backdrop. A woman had enquired about a man’s sex life, and worse, betrayed hints of her own desire.Īnd though it received warm, heartfelt reactions, the film wasn’t short of the trappings of commercial Tamil cinema. The film is ’96 (2018) and it was a moment in Tamil cinema which marked a change. And then something erupts, a bemused Trisha asks, ‘Are you still a virgin?’ A visibly nervous Vijay Sethupathi responds in the affirmative but quickly changes subjects. Yet, their lives intertwine in a single conversation, spanning a night, without falling into a verbose trap. They are at different places in their lives-emotionally and physically. ![]() ![]() TWO FORMER classmates, friends and ‘lovers’ meet at a school reunion.
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