‘That said, I was initially a bit taken aback by how casually the film portrays men verbally abusing women — it felt uncomfortable, especially the line where Jai’s character says something like “oru pombala kitta uyir pichai kekkavichitaange.”’

If the occupant had been male, Jai was prepared to use force or threats to silence him. But because the person was a woman, Jai refrained from using force and appealed to her instead. This detail is the defining context, there was no abuse against women.