Suman Kumar’s ‘Raghu Thatha’, with Keerthy Suresh, is a sweet, watchable film that struggles to live up to its potential

The minor comic bits are okay. But the major part of the narrative struggles to maintain a tone that can make the characters seem convincing even as the things they do get wilder and more farcical.

In Raghu Thatha, Keerthy Suresh plays Kayalvizhi, a bank employee who is an activist about two things. One, she does not like the imposition of Hindi. She has no problem with the language itself – and indeed, there is a man from the North East who says that learning various Indian languages has helped him find jobs in various cities. What Kalayalvizhi hates is that Hindi is being forced down the throats of the people of Valluvanpettai. (Note the name of this town, proudly wearing its Tamil credentials.) The other thing that provokes Kayalvizhi is patriarchy, which comes in many forms.  At home, she chooses to wear shirts, and when asked why, she counter-asks if only men can wear shirts. This is a broad film, and the messaging is obvious. Every now and then, we get very direct scenes like the one about a girl who wanted to be a Collector but was married off at 15.

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