Aneethi Movie Review: A Disturbing Tale of Capitalism Crippled By A Contrived Screenplay

For a film that focuses so much on his psychological condition, its representation of a psychiatrist is disappointing. Not only does the film fail to show any further treatment or counselling undertaken by Thiru, but the very first time Thiru opens up about his thoughts to a psychiatrist, the doctor laughs at his sufferings before diagnosing his condition. 

Besides Thiru’s personal problems, Aneethi addresses numerous social issues. It discusses the abuse a delivery person and domestic help have to endure, the perils of privatisation, police brutality, and the suffocating loneliness of old age. There are the usual scenes where the delivery guy is accused of eating and not delivering right in time, but there are also a few others like the one where these guys discuss the need for a union to fight against the private enterprise. 

While the director manages to masterfully piece the different issues together, several instances appear contrived. Right after the interval, you get a series of sequences involving Aranthangi Nisha, Vanitha Vijaykumar and a few others that make you wonder if you’re watching a different film. Likewise, the character arc of the old woman who torments Subha is uneven. In one scene, she is ready to give all of her wealth to Subha and in another, she slaps and mistreats her.