‘Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa...’: The trailer of the gripping anthology grabs eyeballs

‘Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa...’, a Tamil anthology is all set to hit the screens soon. The anthology features Aishwarya Lekshmi, Arjun Das, Dhilip Subbarayan, Gouri G Kishan, Joju George, Lijomol Jose, Nadiya Moidu, Nirmal Pillai, Sananth, and TeeJay Arunasalam, and are directed by Balaji Mohan, Halitha Shameem, Madhumita, Richard Anthony, and Surya Krishna.
The makers have unveiled the trailer of the upcoming Tamil film ‘Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa...’ and the 5-episode anthology is centered around stories of hope, resilience, and the human spirit in the face of adversity that grabbed the nation in the second phase of the pandemic.
Helmed by 5 different directors, each story of the ‘Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa...’offers a distinctive voice and style of filmmaking along with a star-studded cast.
‘Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa...’ has been developed as 5 stand-alone episodes woven together by the commonality of the constraints and challenges faced by the characters in the second lockdown of the COVID pandemic. Each story - 'Mugakavasa Mutham', 'Loners', 'Mouname Paarvayaai', 'Nizhal Tharum Idham', 'The Mask' - beautifully communicates the spirit of resilience and melancholy but with a glimmer of hope, looking towards a new dawn.

Balaji Mohan, the director of 'Mugakavasa Mutham' earlier shared in a statement, "Mugakavasa Mutham weaves together two of the most basic emotions of love and longing that was marred in the pandemic. Through Gouri and Teejay’s characters, we have attempted to show love finds a way even in tough times, we just need to keep the faith. "
Halitha Shameem, the director of 'Loners' has said, “My story is about how the pandemic and lockdown pushed us to find connections and support at the most unexpected places. It’s also about staying afloat especially when alone. Loners brings together two wonderful actors Lijomol Jose and Arjun Das, and is bound to tug at the audience’s heartstrings.”
Madhumita, director of 'Mouname Paarvayaai', has said that "In these two years of lockdowns and isolation, bring been allowed to evaluate and re-evaluate our perspective on relationships. This film is my take on the relationship between a middle-aged couple, portrayed by Nadiya Moidu and Joju George, living by themselves."
Richard Anthony, director of 'Nizhal Tharum Idham', said, “Aishwarya’s story is about how the pandemic becomes the backdrop for her character as she goes on an inward journey and deals with the ups and downs of that emotional rollercoaster."
Surya Krishna, director of 'The Mask', shared, "In The Mask, I have highlighted that the pandemic put us in unique situations and, sometimes, it inadvertently helped us in more than one way, at least that's how the movie wants to manifest itself to build hope amidst the situation.”