Raveena Joseph of The Hindu noted that films in the 1980s and 1990s which featured men stalking women, hoping to get them, were reflective of ``the times where romances were covert and such discretion was necessary even in consensual encounters'', citing Mouna Ragam as an example. The theme of a heroine moving to a strange place where she does not know the local language is replicated in Ratnam's later films, Roja (1992) and Bombay (1995).
Raveena Joseph of The Hindu noted that films in the 1980s and 1990s which featured men stalking women, hoping to get them, were reflective of ``the times where romances were covert and such discretion was necessary even in consensual encounters'', citing Mouna Ragam as an example.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Raveena
Raveena
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Joseph
Joseph
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
Hindu
Hindu
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
note
noted
VERB
VBD
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Plur
film
films
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Plur
1980s
1980s
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Plur
1990s
1990s
NOUN
NNS
nsubj
PronType=Rel
which
which
PRON
WDT
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
feature
featured
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Plur
man
men
NOUN
NNS
acl
VerbForm=Ger
stalk
stalking
VERB
VBG
obj
Number=Plur
woman
women
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
acl
VerbForm=Ger
hope
hoping
VERB
VBG
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
get
get
VERB
VB
obj
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
them
PRON
PRP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
ccomp
Degree=Pos
reflective
reflective
ADJ
JJ
case
of
of
ADP
IN
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Plur
time
times
NOUN
NNS
advmod
PronType=Rel
where
where
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Number=Plur
romance
romances
NOUN
NNS
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
acl:relcl
Degree=Pos
covert
covert
ADJ
JJ
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
amod
Degree=Pos
such
such
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
discretion
discretion
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
conj
Degree=Pos
necessary
necessary
ADJ
JJ
advmod
even
even
ADV
RB
case
in
in
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
consensual
consensual
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
encounter
encounters
NOUN
NNS
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
cite
citing
VERB
VBG
obj
Number=Sing
Mouna
Mouna
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Ragam
Ragam
PROPN
NNP
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
example
example
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
The theme of a heroine moving to a strange place where she does not know the local language is replicated in Ratnam's later films, Roja (1992) and Bombay (1995).
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
theme
theme
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
heroine
heroine
NOUN
NN
acl
VerbForm=Ger
move
moving
VERB
VBG
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
strange
strange
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
place
place
NOUN
NN
advmod
PronType=Rel
where
where
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
do
does
AUX
VBZ
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
acl:relcl
VerbForm=Inf
know
know
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
local
local
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
language
language
NOUN
NN
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
replicate
replicated
VERB
VBN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Ratnam
Ratnam
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
amod
Degree=Cmp
late
later
ADJ
JJR
obl
Number=Plur
film
films
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Roja
Roja
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
nmod:tmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1992
1992
NUM
CD
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Bombay
Bombay
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
nmod:tmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1995
1995
NUM
CD
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.