In hindsight, the film sort of reflected poorly on Sivaraman’s family when its members demand a better life. The scene is still funny as much as it was the fact of the day at the time. A simple day out with the family which may seem exaggerated to the generation, who grew up in the era of BookMyShow and Uber. He needs to make a lot of calculations before hiring an auto-rickshaw ride. Just consider the scene where Sivaraman is persuaded to take his family to a movie. Back in the day, for a family with a single earning member, these were luxuries that were earmarked for households with deep pockets. All these desires are fairly minimal, no? Actually, not. Oh yes, the kids should now go to an English convent. Sivaraman’s son wants to celebrate a birthday with a big cake similar to that of his rich neighbour. Also, a weekly visit to film theaters and beach.
They need a television set, mixer-grinder, refrigerator and washing machine at home. And they won’t settle for hand-to-mouth existence that their husbands expect them to be grateful for. Lakshmi and Elisabeth are no longer content. His wife makes no bones about flaunting her riches and her ability to buy things that her eyes desire. But, things change when Marudhapaandi (Goundamani), a local politician, moves into the neighbourhood with his family. As long as these families manage to have three square meals a day, a roof over their head and can provide their children with a decent education, they are thankful for their lives.
#Viralukketha veekkam movie driver#
So is their next-door neighbours, Peter (Vadivelu), an auto-rickshaw driver and Elisabeth (Kovai Sarala). They have two kids and the picturesque family has resigned to the limitations of their moderate household income. And he hands over the entire salary to his wife Lakshmi (Raadhika) at the beginning of every month. He is not greedy, just an ordinary man, who heads home straight after office. Sivaraman (Nassar) is a government official who is honest as the day is long. More than 25 years later, the humble observational study of the middle-class still feels relevant. Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana, which roughly means, “if income is eight, expenditure is ten” is one of Sekhar’s work that I can never get tired of.
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