India, June 29 -- A look into the director Ram's filmography is something that is both endearing and powerful. It depends on how and from what point of view you look into it. The softer viewpoints being when it explored the nuances of a father struggling to provide everything, he can to his disabled daughter in Peranbu, or when he observes in Thanga Meenkal that only fathers of daughters understand that a kiss need not be just lust after all. But there is also a strong expression and statement about the evolving capitalist and misogynistic world in films like Kattradhu Thamizh and Taramani. So where does he see the place for films as an entity in this world?

Stream some of Tamil cinema's endearing watches like Thanga Meenkal, 96, and mor...