In Annapoorani, Nayanthara’s titular character aspires to become a chef but is forced to get married. While her friends suggest she elope, she hesitates and doesn’t want to upset her father. Annapoorani gets scared when her grandmother overhears this conversation. But in a change of events, her grandmother encourages her to fly the coop. “I wanted to become a famous dancer but I was forced to get married just like you. But you should pursue your dreams and become India’s best chef,” she says, helping her escape.
In most of our films, the grandmother is portrayed as the most conventional person like in Rajinikanth’s Arunachalam (1997) where she doesn’t treat Arunchalam well because he is an adopted kid. But grandmothers are always special, right? Like the paati in Kaaka Muttai (2014) who makes Pizza dosa or Chittu Kuruvi appatha who makes snarky counters in Mersal (2017). Here are some of our favourite, adorable grandmothers from Tamil cinema.