


And it is quite strange for viewers as the effects of that trauma are seen after so many years. Dhanush's next release in 2015 was the action comedy Maari featuring Kajal. He couldnt get to cope up with mood disorder n eventually kills himself. In Karthik Calling Karthik, it’s a childhood incident that has led to a trauma hidden within him. Its about life of a guy with bipolar disorder. But these movies, do they provide a justification for the conditions of their characters? As it is an important part to make the audience aware and that’s when the past life of a character comes into the frame. Pudhupettai is a crime-action Tamil movie starring Dhanush and Sneha, and directed by Dhanushs brother, Selvaraghavan. Talking about Karthik Calling Karthik, it did justice to the story of people who deal with such psychological disorders. Even before ‘3’ it was Bollywood’s Karthik Calling Karthik which raised talk about psychological factors. 3 refers to the 3 stages in the life of Dhanush and Shruti Haasan as a couple, right from their school days when it starts as a puppy love, tracking them until their post marital life where fate. As a note at the end of the film talks about it, making it crystal clear. However, Janani is mystified when Ram commits suicide all of a sudden and she tries to find out the truth behind his death. Ram and Janani are high school sweethearts who eventually get married. Unlike Devrai, this film might seem like an ode to romance yet it highlights the talks of Psychological Disorders in the society like ours where superstition too has its equal share in the minds of people. With Dhanush, Shruti Haasan, Prabhu, Bhanupriya. Ram’s ( Dhanush ) obsession with Janani (Shruti Haasan) takes a drastic turn after he’s diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder. With ‘Devrai’ being the first film which talked about Schizophrenia, a Marathi film which was released back in 2004 but here especially talking about the 2012 Tamil film ‘3’ which introduced me to the genre of Psychological Thrillers. Even if the Indian Cinema lagged behind when it came to putting across psychological factors as a theme but it is really great to know that many regional movies did it before the mainstream could. With Dhanush, Shruti Haasan, Prabhu, Bhanupriya.
