Idle musings

Watching Varathan, I couldn't help but happily reflect on recent Malayalam films that had depicted the men of the family stepping to the fore to protect their loved ones (case in point, Drishyam ). Not the macho males who land punches that decapitate goons in seconds, mind you, but everyday heroes, who, with any luck, could be our own fathers, brothers or spouses, or friends. *Spoilers Ahead*  Needless to say, Varathan is yet another feather added to the cap adorning the versatile, impeccable actor that is Fahadh Faasil. Though the role of Abi could bring back labels of his being the face of the modern metrosexual man (as was the popular verdict on films like  Chaappa Kurishu,   Diamond Necklace, Bangalore Days and 22 Female Kottayam), Amal Neerad's latest directorial effectively brings out a new facet of this promising actor's talent. A seemingly naive but caring husband proves he is fully capable of defending his wife from the lecherous male gaze which threatens...

Inevitably, it is the people whom we love the most that end up hurting us the most too. Wise ones advise us not to get emotionally invested in anything evanescent and ephemeral, but can we really, as fragile humans, be so detached as that? We who frown if so much as our usual coffee mug goes missing, or someone else takes that coveted seat on the local tube? Not to mention graver issues like the loss of a loved one. Excepting those who delude themselves into thinking relationships need not be prioritised, who take them for granted, isn't life all about the moments in between, those flashes of clarity which reveal to us who and what shall prevail, if we are paying attention? I believe so. May you be prudent enough to do the same. Else, in the next blink, everything may go topsy-turvy, leaving you with piles of regret.