For some strange reason, I felt like I was watching a movie by Radha Mohan (the director of Mozhi, Payanam, Abhiyum Naanum and a few other Tamil movies) in the theatre. The movie is filled with a lot of feel-good, as well as eye-opening moments. Housewives, if given the respect the deserve and the motivation they require, can do wonders. Irrespective of whether this is a healthy move or not, there is no doubt that this proposal highlighted the fact that housewives' play a major but indirect role in the country's economy. In fact, the Ministry of Women and Child Development's recent proposal to make it mandatory for housewives to receive a certain amount of money from their husbands - for the regular work they do for the family - raised some important questions. They might not be a part of the corporate world, they might not earn a hefty salary, but they're the most vital cog in the wheel of the family. Perhaps the essence of the movie lies in one particular dialogue of Shashi which means "I don't want love. The reason EV impressed me - and why I feel it's a must-watch - is that it's a glorious tale of feminism. I'm not going to give away any more of the movie's plot because I won't be doing justice to the screenplay no matter how hard I try to elegantly pen it down here. The class, probably a tribute to/inspired by the one in "Mind Your Language" is filled with interesting people from different backgrounds. She is the most intelligent student in her class of seven, and everyone, including the instructor, start liking her instantly. That's how her journey to a new land turns into a journey that transforms her life. One bitter experience at a coffee shop makes her feel unwelcome at a foreign land due to her poor English, but she gathers courage and signs up for a course that assures English fluency in just 4 weeks. to help her sister out in organizing her (sister's) daughter's wedding. However, things take a turn when she goes to the U.S. Her English knowledge is limited, and her husband makes fun of it.
But she feels bad when she doesn't get the recognition and support from where it's most expected - her family.
She is a brilliant cook and the ladoos she makes are in high demand throughout her city. Shashi, the lead character of the movie, knows she is talented. It's a movie of how a normal housewife realizes her worth, and how she proves to people that she deserves respect too. I went to the movie with a clean slate on my mind, and was glad in the end that it had written down a few important lessons for life. I wasn't looking forward "eagerly" to watching EV, but I wasn't disinterested either. But it took less than a week for balance to be restored, thanks to English Vinglish this time. My Twitter feed was filled with horrible rants last Saturday, thanks to the highly awful and one of the worst Telugu movies ever made - Repel, oops.
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