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Published 13:15 IST, December 18th 2020

Dulquer Salmaan is 'touched & moved' by Sudha Kongara's 'Thangam' from 'Paava Kadhaigal'

Malayalam actor Dulquer Salmaan watched Paava Kadhaigal's short film 'Thangam' before its release and has shared his review about the Sudha Kongara directorial

Reported by: Kashyap Vora
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The much-awaited Tamil Netflix anthology Paava Kadhaigal is all set to premiere on the streaming giant today, i.e. December 18, 2020. The anthology film comprises four short films by four prolific South Indian filmmakers, i.e. Vignesh Shivan, Vetri Maaran, Sudha Kongara and Gautham Vasudev Menon.

Now, before its release today,  actor Dulquer Salmaan has shared his review of the Sudha Kongara directorial titled Thangam from Paava Kadhaigal and was all praise about the director, the short film's plot as well as its cast. 

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Dulquer Salmaan is 'touched and moved' by 'Thangam'

Ahead of the highly-anticipated Netflix anthology Paava Kadhaigal's release on the streamer today at 1:30 p.m. IST, Sandalwood star Dulquer Salmaan has shared his review of one of the short films from the Tamil anthology. Earlier today, Dulquer took to his Twitter handle and showered the team of short film Thangam from Paava Kadhaigal with heaps of praise. The Zoya Factor actor expressed being 'touched and moved' by Sudha Kongara's storytelling, yet again, with the 'tender story' showcased in Thangam

Furthermore, the Malayam actor also commended the performances by lead actors Kalidas and Shanthnu in his tweet by calling their performances endearing and intense.

Sharing the poster of Paava Kadhaigal on his Twitter handle, the 34-year-old wrote, "Happened to watch “Thangam” from #PaavaKadhaigal! Sudha Maam you’ve touched and moved the viewers once again with such a delicate and tender story. @kalidas700 your portrayal was endearing, fragile and heartbreaking. @imKBRshanthnu you were mature strong and intense".

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Check out Dulquer Salmaan's tweet below:

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About 'Thangam' in 'Paava Kadhaigal'

The official description of the Tamil short film on Netflix's official website reads, "In Thangam, Sudha Kongara explores the themes of transphobia and inter-religion marriage, through a love triangle". The Sudha Kongara directorial is headlined by Kalidas Jayaram, Bhavani Sre and Shanthnu Bhagyaraj.

The Tamil and Malayalam film actor Kalidas plays the role of a transgender, whereas Shanthnu essays the role of the former's childhood best friend and love interest in this Tamil short film. However, Shanthnu's character is shown to be in love with Kalidas' sister in Thangam.

Watch the trailer of 'Thangam' on YouTuber below:

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Updated 13:15 IST, December 18th 2020

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