Amudhavan tries walking like his daughter, Paapa, who suffers from cerebral palsy. When he couldn't walk like her even for minutes, Amudhavan realises the insensitivity behind the question.
Amudhavan warms up to Paapa. 'Even if you know all the numbers, one can't count the stars,'he realises. It doesn't matter if she doesn't know everything. After all, isn't that the case with all of us?
Amudhavan is unsure if Vijaya will accept Paapa as she is, but the women form an immediate bond. However, the pillar in this sequence is an indication of how much the characters don't know each other.
This is probably the most defining image of the film. Paapa becomes more aware of the anatomy of a woman and her desires as well. She might be considered different, but is she? Really?
It is only during this beautifully staged sequence, we realise there is a different face to the seemingly caring, nurturing Vijayalakshmi -- the one that cries silently for her actual husband and her
In a complete reversal of roles, Paapa pulls Amudhavan back as he walks them to the sea. The protector has now become the enemy, and the saved has now become the rescuer. Life is a cycle, after all.
How painful is to understand that you can only be a mere by stander, when life whizzes past you? Everyday. Paapa's fascination and frustration with life in a single frame.
The tables have now turned. While Amudhavan resents the world's apathy to their life's struggles, he gifts the transwoman Meera with the same insensitive indifference. Again, aren't we all the same?
All of us are misunderstood, stereotyped. Our journeys might vary, but the destination is the same. So why not make it easier with empathy? What can make life better if not for Peranbu?
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