Chithi had everything in it. comedy drama love thirl suspense and action. And above all a story. And so gripping. Annamalai looks like a poor cousin of chithi. It is too tragic and pessimistic. god only knows what they are trying to convey. A family keeps suffering for ages now, sister thinks she is widowed, brother is in jail for some one else mistake, daughter in law is plotting, father is worrying. All schemers keep winning and all good are made to look like dumb and fit for nothing types.
And the worst thing is as if it is a ritual every one in house is adamant to see it through. This is the mental torture of mental this century.