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Sweet Kaaram Coffee is an equal-part serving of sugar, spice and bitterness. Created by Reshma Ghatala, the Tamil-language Prime Video show is an engaging exploration of three generations of affluent women in the throes of frustration, remorse, guilt and a yearning for freedom.

The cast includes the acting legend Lakshmi, Roja star Madhoo, and Santhy (recently seen in Gulmohar). Although the series surrounds the trio with male actors, it keeps the concerns of the women at the centre, gifting them the best lines and most memorable moments.

The recently widowed Sundari (Lakshmi) lives with her son Rajaratnam (Kavin Jay Babu), her daughter-in-law Kaveri (Madhoo), her grandson Bala (Bala Suresh) and her granddaughter Niveditha (Santhy). While the household is notionally oriented towards Sundari’s needs, it is Rajaratnam’s writ that runs large and Bala who gets more attention than his sister.

A promising cricketer, Niveditha is seeing Karthik (Dev). His cavalier attitude towards Niveditha coincides with Sundari’s desire to meet a figure from her past. Granddaughter and grandmother all but kidnap Kaveri into accompanying them on a road trip.

Absence certainly makes the heart grow fonder. Rajaratnam and Bala, suddenly bereft of the women who have been running their lives, re-examine their relationship with each other.

The secondary actors include Vikram, a hunky…

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