ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the popular directors who signify the major trends through the narratives of their significant films and their aesthetics. It aims to interrogate the works of a generation of such significant directors who are caught between two distinct periods. The chapter also focuses on the significant directors from the transitional generation whose work carries the traces of the pre-millennial Tamil cinema which, nonetheless, resonates with the younger generation and contemporary audiences. It considers them as key signifiers of the new generation of young film-makers, who have made a significant impact during the last decade. Other important classical element in Mysskin's films is the intricately knit family, which is predominantly absent in post-millennial Tamil cinema, particularly in most of the significant films that challenge the stereotypes.
