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In Kaala, the relationship between Karikaalan (Rajinikanth), who is the head of the Tamil people in Dharavi and his wife Selvi (Eswari Rao) is built on years of trust and happiness. So when Karikaalan’s former sweetheart Zareena (Huma Qureshi) makes a reentry into his life, Selvi is flustered but she immediately asks everyone to leave the room and lets the duo interact for some time.
When Bhavani, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease, begins to forget things, Ganapathy patiently and lovingly helps her navigate life. When Tara asks, “Enaku vayasaagi na Bhavani aunty maari aaiten ah? (What I become like Bhavani aunty when I grow old?)” Adhi says, “Naa paathupen (I will look after).” — And that’s Adhi’s marriage proposal.
In Kabali, we get to witness the romance between Radhika Apte’s Kumudhavalli (aka Kumudha) and Rajinikanth’s Kabaleeswaran (aka Kabali) 25 years after their marriage. Since we are told that Kumudha is dead for the most part, their love is established in bits and pieces, as Kabali speaks about their relationship and how she has always been there for him, motivating him to fight several obstacles.
And the best part of Ilamai Idho Idho is that they are not old lovers who find a way back to each other. They met and fell in love much later in life. “What makes us happy is how they make us feel - foolish, happy and Ilamai (youthful),” Rajeev (Jayaram) says when he meets Lakshmi (Oorvasi). From breaking coffee mugs because of shaky hands to getting drunk and lying to their children that they forgot to call because of old age, their senility and mischievous acts go hand in hand.
The normalcy with which the romance of a single mother, Hemanika (Trisha) is spun in this film — with no stress on how Sathyadev (Ajith Kumar) becomes a part of her world; there are no questions about her past, no hesitation in getting into a relationship or even no scene where Sathyadev and Hemanika discuss the future of Isha (Hemanika’s daughter).