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An ode to fatherhood

In a country that regularly worships mothers on screen, there aren't many films that showcase the tribulations of a father. Tamil cinema has long milked the mother and sister sentiments. It's always a mother who'd live a life of poverty, get a promise from her son at her death-bed, or a widow who raises a son who'd go on to kill the traitors who murdered his father. Kamal Haasan trolled this concept as early as 1992 in the cult-comedy film Singaravelan, in which his widowed mother (Sumithra) would stare at a photo of her dead husband (Vijayakumar), prompting Kamal to assume that his father was slayed by goons, to which she retorts with "you shouldn't have watched so many films during childhood."These templates eventually paved way for father-centric films in later years. These covered more diverse topics and even went on to represent Tamil cinema in many international film festivals. After all, Indian films are second to none when it comes to portraying emotions on screen. On Father's day, here are some gems from Kollywood that celebrate the relationship between a father and his child(ren).

Vikram Vedha press meet stills

Gorilla stills 

A chimpanzee is said to play an important role in this film along with the lead cast Jiiva and Shalini Pandey. The Don Sandy directorial is bankrolled by All In pictures and has Sam CS of Vikram Vedha fame helming the music.

Saamy Square Vikram Stills

Saamy Square is an upcoming action thriller film directed by Hari, co-starring Soori, Keerthy Suresh and Bobby Simha

Ondikattai Ready movie stills

Ondikattai Ready is an upcoming comedy film starring Vikram Jagadish

A revisit to Vikram's Saamy (2003)

The Hari directorial starring Vikram and Trisha in the lead, started a trend of police films in Tamil such as Bheeshmar, Gambeeram, Anjaneya and many others. 

Kadaram Kondaan stills

Chiyaan Vikram, Akshara Haasan and Abi Hassan in Rajesh M Selva's Kadaram Kondan. The film, bankrolled by Kamal Haasan's Raajkamal Films International aims a summer release.

Kadaram Kondan Trailer: Ten frames that show Chiyaan Vikram acing the commando agent look, and the stories behind them

Produced by Kamal Haasan's Raaj Kamal Films in association with Ravindran of Trident Arts, Kadaram Kondan’s first look sparked quite some buzz online, thanks to Vikram’s unconventional look. The trailer now further extends the excitement.

Kamal Haasan and Chiyaan Vikram clicked at the trailer launch of Kadaram Kondan

The film, starring Akshara Haasan and Nasser’s son Abi Hassan, will release on July 19

Akshara Hassan clicked at the trailer launch of Kadaram Kondan

Directed by Rajesh M Selva, the film is produced by Kamal Haasan’s Raaj Kamal Films International

Chiyaan Vikram's Kadaram Kondan: From Thalapathy Vijay's Kuruvi to Thala Ajith's Billa, 12 Tamil movies set in Malaysia

Kadaram Kondan is one of the titles given to Rajendra Cholan, following his conquest of Kadaram, which is modern-day Malaysia. So, a literal translation would mean the conqueror of Kadaram/Malaysia. Rajesh M Selva's crime-thriller, set in Malaysia, features Vikram as a commando double agent.

Adithya Varma: Dhruv Vikram recreates Arjun Reddy in Tamil; a pictorial juxtaposition with Kabir Singh and the original

Here's a look at how the same scenes of Arjun Reddy was recreated for Kabir Singh (Hindi) and Adithya Varma (Tamil). 

Adithya Varma Trailer Highlights: DhruvVikram impresses as the alcoholic surgeon in the Arjun Reddy remake

Priya Anand from the audio launch of Adithya Varma  

The film, which stars Dhruv Vikram, Banita Sandhu and Priya Anand  releases worldwide on November 8.