If realism means having to watch a woman puke into the camera, then (we've said this before, and we'll say this again) here's the thing - keep it away from those of us who don't care. Malligadu, the second Tamil film to have been released in general theatres this weekend, is formula-driven National Award bait that does nothing for audiences who expect to be entertained.
It is set in a village, it has suffering, it has a violently tragic ending, and it has "hard-hitting moments" like the aforementioned incident of camera-targeted sickness. Heck, what more could an art critic want....