<p>Known to trudge the less travelled path given his propensity to deal with taboo subjects, director Sami has won accolades for his subtle deftness and flair in this film, a rarity in Kollywood cinema. Of course, his approach may not be palatable and perfect, yet he extends the envelope to hammer home his homily. <br /><br />Drawing inspiration from Ivan Turgenev’s short story First Love, Sami, who has stirred up controversies with Uyir and Mirugam, takes up the theme of illicit relationships dealing with a father-in-law and daughter-in-law entering into forbidden terrain. <br /><br />Anbu, son of wounded BSF soldier Veeraswamy, weds classmate Sundari before leaving home for training at a teacher’s college. Back home, circumstances conspire in soldier father being attracted to his daughter-in-law and she becoming a willing accomplice. How things leads up to a tension-filled climax on high seas when Anbu learns the bitter truth forms the rest of Sindhu Samaveli. <br /></p>
<p>Known to trudge the less travelled path given his propensity to deal with taboo subjects, director Sami has won accolades for his subtle deftness and flair in this film, a rarity in Kollywood cinema. Of course, his approach may not be palatable and perfect, yet he extends the envelope to hammer home his homily. <br /><br />Drawing inspiration from Ivan Turgenev’s short story First Love, Sami, who has stirred up controversies with Uyir and Mirugam, takes up the theme of illicit relationships dealing with a father-in-law and daughter-in-law entering into forbidden terrain. <br /><br />Anbu, son of wounded BSF soldier Veeraswamy, weds classmate Sundari before leaving home for training at a teacher’s college. Back home, circumstances conspire in soldier father being attracted to his daughter-in-law and she becoming a willing accomplice. How things leads up to a tension-filled climax on high seas when Anbu learns the bitter truth forms the rest of Sindhu Samaveli. <br /></p>
