அவளின் அன்றைய தினத்தின் நிகழ்வுகள் அறிய முதல் நாள் பள்ளி சென்று வந்த பிள்ளை கூறும் மழலை கதை கேட்க காத்திருக்கும் தாய் போல் காத்திருந்தேன் குழி தோண்டி புதைத்து விட்டேன் என் நினைவை என்று அவள் கூறியதை மறந்து விட்டு ....
Ayyappanum Koshiyum- A Malayalam movie on travails of Masculinity
There is a shot in the film Ayyappanum Koshiyum where a spider web is shown and Koshy Kurien is walking towards it. They film for me is about the insect "Koshy" trapped in the web of patriarchy fighting to survive in it without ever thinking of ways to escape from the web The movie revolves around two men fighting to salvage their bruised egos. One is Koshy Kurien, a pre-college failed middle aged retired Havildar( just a Havildar in his father John Kurien's view) from a rich and influential background, locking horns with straight forward and honest Ayyappan "hybrid" Nair who pricks the bloated ego of Koshy with "2" tight slaps. Koshy is a complex and intriguing yet comes out as usual caricature of rich bully. He drags a simple fight that could have ended with a simple sorry, but egged upon by sycophants around him he continues to make the fight into life or death situation. A moment of compromise appears and Koshy is willing to go...
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