Kollywood is renowned for its diverse storytelling and emotional depth. Among its many thematic explorations, the portrayal of complex and often tragic familial relationships stands out. There are various movies in which the dynamics between a father is son is explored including the recently released ‘The Goat’ starring Vijay and directed by Venkat Prabhu. Let us take a look at some of the other movies which focusses on the conflict between a father and son.
Thangappathakkam:
Starring Shivaji in the lead role, the movie which was released in 1974 is directed by P Madhavan and directed by Mahendran. It focuses on a disciplined police officer who is dedicated to his job, while his son, on the contrary, is rebellious by nature and resents his father. Shivaji plays the iconic role of Choudhry who shoots his own son to prevent him from selling sensitive military documents to a foreign country.
Indian:
Directed by Shankar and starring Kamal Haasan in the lead role. The movie is about a freedom fighter Senapathy enraged with the rising crime and corruption in the society murders all the wrong does one by one using an ancient martial arts technique. But soon his mission takes a personal turn as he finds out that his son is also corrupt and is responsible for the death of many school children. Utlimately Senapathy kills his own son.
Mahaan:
This movie which has Vikram in the lead role is directed by Karthik Subbaraj. Vikram is a commerce teacher, who follows Gandhian values until he meets his childhood friend Bobby Simha, who brews liquor. In no time, Vikram joins the liquor business and starts ruling the liquor mafia. But things change when his son Dhruv Vikram , a Gandhian follower, comes back as a policeman to wipe out his father’s liquor business. Did Dhruv complete his mission? How did Gandhi face his son forms the main plot of the movie.
Jilla:
Mohan Lal is a ruthless local goon in Madurai. He adopts Vijay as his son. Due to circumstances Mohan Lal decides to make Shakti a police officer to continue his criminal activities. Vijay reluctantly takes up the role of a police officer. During his tenure, Vijay regrets his misdeeds and decides to follow the path of honesty. He also requests Moah Lal to change but everything goes in vain as differences arise between the both of them. What happens between the father and the son forms the core plot of the story.
Jailer:
Rajinikanth, is a retired jailer who leads a simple life with his family. His son Vasanth Ravi is a sincere police officer. Vasanth gets into a tussle with Vinakayan, who smuggles antique pieces and idols of God. One day Vasanth goes missing, which causes tension in the police department. Rajinikanth gets to know that his son is murdered, and hence he goes on a killing spree. During this, Rajinikanth learns a surprising fact about his son which changes his path. How did Rajinikanth handle the situation with his son forms the crux of the movie.
