Flix FlashbackThe 1981 film written by Mt Vasudevan Nair and directed by Hariharan reveals the abuse and exploitation that goes on in circus life.Neelima MenonFacebookThe poignant symbolism of Mt Vasudevan Nair’s writing meets the unsparing eye of director Hariharan in Valarthumrigangal, the 1981 film that peeled the curtains back on the grim lives of circus artistes. The co-habitation of humans and animals lends some heavy irony to this film that reveals the marvel of human ability and the horror of our moral degradation. Let us rewind to this classic masterpiece of socially conscious ‘80s Malayalam cinema. The titles unspool before the backdrop of a street circus. A man smilingly beats a drum, another plays a flute, a kid is doing cartwheels, and a woman holds a long wooden stick, deftly walking the tightrope. Back home in their small hut, it is not a rosy picture. They know their meagre earnings won’t suffice.
- 7/1/2021
- by AjayR
- The News Minute
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