Balu mahendran's 1988 film Veedu based on a childhood event of him watching his mother build a house when he was eight years old is a very humane and careful weaving of various social dilemmas faced by the Indian middle class.
The film touches on various aspects of society through the lens of various characters of different age and social divides. From women in workplace, water scarcity, bribery, to troubles in old age, relationship, family and friends, which is carefully constructed into a seemingly smooth story telling with heavenly music scored by Ilaiyaraja makes this a timeless classic.
