Being a cook in Srirangam temple itself is the highest and an immeasurable privilege one can ask for. And being born in such highly respected family is a collective good karma of innumerable lives. But, the storyline showing that being a Chef in a material place self-claiming it to be the idealistic is merely sabotaging a lineage and it is not at all correct.
In fact, the girl showing see her father as an Idol but not some outsider. Her father is the one who has to be looked upon as the food that her father prepares is offered to the Lord itself and is considered sacred. People bow to the prasadam before eating so who is the Idol she should consider now ?