Film: What ‘Kaatru Veliyidai’ says about psychologically toxic relationships

By Anjali Bhavan
Perhaps the main problem is that the film celebrates this romance – VC is a lovable hero, and Leela our delicate heroine. This is an abusive relationship that mustn’t be romanticized, but we are instead shown dance sequences and VC sliding his finger down her nose, her face, her neck, then further down.