'Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum’ movie review: An extraordinary portrayal of the ordinary

Director Vasanth S Sai’s powerful anthology delves deep into the minds of women across three time periods

A majority of Tamil cinema is all about capturing unique events or exaggerating normal events. But this week seems different. If Maanadu is a time-loop thriller that is currently running in theatres, OTT release Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum (currently streaming on Sony LIV) also revolves around events repeating themselves.... but of a different kind.

Saraswathi, Devaki and Sivaranjani are women from different stratas of society but the routine mundaneness of life is a common thread that binds them. Using everyday events that women go through – including the multiple things that they have to do so that the men of the house are comfortable – director Vasanth S Sai makes a pertinent and powerful social commentary. Much like recent Malayalam film The Great Indian Kitchen, this too holds a mirror to how men act (and sometimes control) the womenfolk of the house.