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Paranthu Po on OTT: Here’s why Ram’s Tamil Film is a must-watch for parents and kids

Entertainment desk | August 05, 2025 / 20:56 IST
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Paranthu Po, a Tamil musical comedy that Ram wrote and directed, came out in theaters in July. You may now watch it on JioHotstar. Shiva, Grace Antony, Mithul Ryan, Anjali, Aju Varghese, and others are in the movie. It offers a good balance of humor, feeling, and criticism of society.
Paranthu Po, a Tamil musical comedy that Ram wrote and directed, came out in theaters in July. You may now watch it on JioHotstar. Shiva, Grace Antony, Mithul Ryan, Anjali, Aju Varghese, and others are in the movie. It offers a good balance of humor, feeling, and criticism of society.
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Gokul (Shiva), a city parent, has to take care of his vivacious eight-year-old son Anbu (Mithul Ryan) while the boy's mother, Glory (Grace Antony), is away on a business trip. At first, it's just a few busy days, but then it turns into an amazing road trip where father and son reunite, meet strange people, and learn some essential things.
Gokul (Shiva), a city parent, has to take care of his vivacious eight-year-old son Anbu (Mithul Ryan) while the boy's mother, Glory (Grace Antony), is away on a business trip. At first, it's just a few busy days, but then it turns into an amazing road trip where father and son reunite, meet strange people, and learn some essential things.
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A Movie Everyone Can Enjoy Paranthu Po is far less serious than Ram's other movies, which deal with very sensitive subjects. It features a lot of situational and light humor that kids, adults, and everyone in between will enjoy. It talks with issues like being a parent, feeling alone in the city, and being emotionally lonely without being preachy.
A Movie Everyone Can Enjoy
Paranthu Po is far less serious than Ram's other movies, which deal with very sensitive subjects. It features a lot of situational and light humour that kids, adults, and everyone in between will enjoy. It talks about issues like being a parent, feeling alone in the city, and being emotionally lonely without being preachy.
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A Musical Road Trip That Is Fun Paranthu Po is a lighthearted musical about a road trip that happens on a whim. The movie doesn't try to make its arguments tougher to understand. Instead, it makes people think and laugh by using funny parts, like when they discuss about whether a dinosaur can come out of a duck's egg. The story is both enjoyable and deep, encouraging innovation while also being realistic.
A Musical Road Trip That Is Fun
Paranthu Po is a lighthearted musical about a road trip that happens on a whim. The movie doesn't try to make its arguments tougher to understand. Instead, it makes people think and laugh by using funny parts, like when they discuss whether a dinosaur can come out of a duck's egg. The story is both enjoyable and deep, encouraging innovation while also being realistic.
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A Caring and Kind Way to Raise Kids What does it mean to be a parent in the digital age, when kids are more aware and interested? Paranthu Po gently tells parents to spend more time with their kids, embark on experiences like climbing trees and chasing sunsets, and pay attention to their kids' small interests. Gokul and Anbu's adventures in the movie are like a mirror for many modern families who are attempting to stay close in a world that moves swiftly.
A Caring and Kind Way to Raise Kids
What does it mean to be a parent in the digital age, when kids are more aware and interested? Paranthu Po gently tells parents to spend more time with their kids, embark on experiences like climbing trees and chasing sunsets, and pay attention to their kids' small interests. Gokul and Anbu's adventures in the movie are like a mirror for many modern families who are attempting to stay close in a world that moves swiftly.
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Characters that stick with you for a long time On their voyage, Gokul and Anbu meet a number of interesting people, and each one makes a small but lasting imprint on them. The fundamental idea of the movie is that even the tiniest contacts may teach us important things. This is seen in the little exchanges between Gokul's ex-girlfriend and her husband and a bizarre person named Emperor Dharma the Great.
Characters that stick with you for a long time
On their voyage, Gokul and Anbu meet a number of interesting people, and each one makes a small but lasting imprint on them. The fundamental idea of the movie is that even the tiniest contacts may teach us important things. This is seen in the little exchanges between Gokul's ex-girlfriend and her husband and a bizarre person named Emperor Dharma the Great.
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Lessons about life that are fun Paranthu Po urges people to be okay with taking diversions in life and on the road. We can stop and think about things and let our minds wander, even when we have a lot to do and deadlines to meet. As the filmmaker Ram's poetic voiceover at the end reminds us, it's more important to take the time to enjoy the little things in your child's life than to always give them what they want.
Lessons about life that are fun
Paranthu Po urges people to be okay with taking diversions in life and on the road. We can stop and think about things and let our minds wander, even when we have a lot to do and deadlines to meet. As the filmmaker Ram's poetic voiceover at the end reminds us, it's more important to take the time to enjoy the little things in your child's life than to always give them what they want.

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