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The fences of traditions

விண்ணைத்தாண்டி வருவாயா? (2009)
During two treadmill sessions, I managed to run through (no pun intended) a 2 and half hour Tamil movie with the volume way down low but music still audible and dialogue understandable with English subtitle. It did not need too much of brain power to map out what was going on. A typical Kollywood story of love at first sight between Simbu and Trisha who are occupants of a same house. Trisha's parents were the owners of the house and occupied the top floor whilst Simbu's family rented the ground floor. The cardinal sin was that Trisha was Malayalee Christian and Simbu Tamil. It is massive fireworks on the Malayalee side of the fence. 
The initially resistant Trisha gradually melts down to the persistent juvenile impulsive antics of the love struck hero. A good a hour goes into showcase the efforts of hero to woo his 'victim'.
Simbu is in show-biz, a hated profession by both families, but hero tries to work himself up to prove a point.  
As predicted, upon discovery of the forbidden liaison, Trisha's family network produces an overseas well-to-do comfortable prospective groom on the spot and an almost shot-gun wedding is arranged. Luckily, it is a Christian wedding where the bride's consent is requested. Trisha answers to the negative, much to the humiliation of family members. Trisha does not follow Simbu but decides to migrate overseas instead. Simbu, heartbroken, concentrates on his work and in 2 years directs his own movie with his love life as he theme. His colleague takes a liking to him but Simbu rejects her advances.
During the launch of his movie in New York, Simbu bumps into Trisha. They talk and profess undying love to each other and decide to marry on the spot and turn up as man and wife at her father's doorstep in India..... but STOP!!!
That is twist in the story. This is how Simbu's movie ended but in reality, Trisha is married to an arranged groom and life goes on. Simbu goes back home and works on his next movie.
Same story different time and setting that is all, from 'Sinna Thambi' to 'Bombay'. At one point of the movie, towards the end when they met in USA and got married, I thought, "All these fences that contained us and refrain us from so many desires of mind and heart go missing when we cross the Atlantic Ocean. Like the title suggests, 'Will you cross the skies for me?', when you cross the seas, there is no more prohibitions any more. But then, I realised it was all a mirage, it is still status quo - heroine succumbed to societal pressure, married some guy and carried on doing things that is expected from her, i.e. to perform as a wife, companion, punching bag , mother, home maker and bosom for the family members to pour their tears while she suppresses her tears. By then, this juvenile madness will be forgotten and different priorities would set in.......
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