Khan Saheb Kamal Haasan's Jamaat/Jeba Koottam/Devasthaanam - Part 8

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While not as descriptive as Mappi, my take on the relationship aspect goes like this:

Tamil movies prior to 90's maybe '95 differentiated punidhamana kaadhal vs. kaadhal contaminated with kaamam, lust or sexual intent. In case of moondram pirai or guna for eg. it was the former. Love in its purest form. Recall in Guna when he pushes Abirami away as she tries to kiss him in the cave fearing 'kalangam' to the divine relationship. Similarly in Mooram Pirai his love for sridevi was devoid of any lust - he looked upon her as a kid at heart, woman as in physical attributes etc. And she was his only connect with life.

Silk lusting for kamal is the other extreme where he strongly pushes her back saying 'Naa nandri uLLa naai'