Paava Kadhaigal: Confused vision elevated by stellar performances Kalidas Jayaram gives a heartbreaking performance in Thangam, and Prakash Raj's ruthlessness feels lived in and too close to reality in Oor Iravu. Updated: December 26, 2020 7:49:39 pm Paava Kadhaigal is streaming on Netflix. SPOILER ALERT! Loosely translated, Paava Kadhaigal means sin stories. And it is these ‘acts of sin’ that is explored in Netflix’s new anthology Paava Kadhaigal. Four acclaimed filmmakers try to decipher and interpret the loaded word. The point is not whether they have succeeded or failed, but it is about the attempt. We always ask of our directors and actors – ‘What else could they have given us within the format?’ And we come up with so many possibilities. At least in Paava Kadhaigal, the makers are willing to push the envelope in their own small ways, and that has to be commended.