Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal: Thatha-Santhosh’s Overreaction Depicts Their Highly Regressive Mindset

Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal has managed to win our hearts with its relatable characters and situations. The family show is currently on an escalation and is finally starting to address some issues in the people we have considered to be perfect in the show. In the latest episode, we saw Lakshmi run into trouble as she tried to hide the fact that she visited Harikrishnan at his restaurant from Thatha. When enquired about being late, she told him that she along with Pavithra took some extra time finding fruits in the market. She went on to diffuse the situation by offering Thatha his favourite fruit, which seemed to work.

Only moments later Santhosh came home only to find the gift box Harikrishnan had given to Lakshmi. When quizzed about it, Lakshmi let out the truth that she visited Hari at his restaurant, and he gifted her the box. She explained that it was the very camera she had given him, and he was returning it as a favour. Pavithra tried to help her by stepping in, which seemed fine too. However, this didn’t seem to sit well with Thatha and Santhosh who clearly began to overreact.

We all know that Thatha is a stubborn one from an older generation. But, having lived through so much it is only normal that he accepts change in life. He seems to hate such changes and his replies proved just that. Thatha began to react in an unruly manner claiming that Lakshmi had lied to him earlier. He went on to ask, “what happened to you?” as if she did something wrong by visiting an acquaintance. It came as a surprise that Santhosh joined sides with Thatha.

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Pavithra, being the more sensible one tried to explain that there was nothing wrong with what happened. However, she was stopped by Santhosh and Thatha who asked her to stop talking, almost excreting their patriarchal powers. Lakshmi, who began to cry by now tried to explain that Hari was just returning a favour which seems to be mistaken by Thatha. To much surprise, Thatha took his overreaction to a level above as he began to cry. The fact that he connected such a situation to a trust issue points at something larger.

We all know that Thatha hates Harikrishnan. The former was always cynical of the latter and often saw him as an uninvited guest at their house. In the earlier episode, we saw Hari say the same to his staff that he fears Lakshmi’s Thatha. Both Thatha and Santosh has grown up and lived in a patriarchal society where women lying seems to be a problem of trust in the family. Little do they know that two people regardless of their genders can become friends. Thatha sees Harikrishnan’s presence as a danger for Lakshmi. Not only is it silly, but the fact that he thinks Lakshmi can’t have any male friends is also an aged regressive thought. We can only wait and see if the two males of the house seem to understand how wrong their views are.

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