Kollywood These Tamil films, both old and new, discuss topics ranging from institutionalised caste discrimination to the daily struggles faced by people from marginalised communities. Saradha UInstagram/ Leena Manimekalai, Facebook/ Suriya Actor Suriya’s latest outing Jai Bhim is a legal drama based on true events and revolves around the unfair treatment and discrimination of people from the Irular tribe. The film has been critically acclaimed and largely received a positive response from viewers for portraying the frightening realities of discrimination that people from marginalised communities face. The success of the movie, which was recently released on Amazon Prime Video, has inspired many to look at popular Tamil movies from over the years that have an anti-caste narrative. Tamil cinema has had a complicated history with respect to anti-caste films. While the 80s saw a couple of films like Sivappu Malli and Alai Osai with Dalit protagonists, these types of...
- 11/16/2021
- by SaradhaU
- The News Minute
Kollywood‘Manusangada’ is based on one of the most inhumane practises – of denying someone the right to bury, cremate their kin with dignity on the basis of caste.Anjana ShekarFilmmaker Amshan Kumar’s second feature, Manusangada, that won critical acclaim in international film festivals, has released almost a year after its world premiere at the 19th Jio Mami Mumbai Film Festival, 2017. The film is based on one of the most inhumane practises followed even today – of denying someone the right to bury or cremate their kin with dignity on the basis of caste. Manusangada (which translates to Cry Humanity!) follows Kolappan (Rajeev Anand) who has just lost his father and is fighting tooth and nail to give him a dignified burial. Kolappan, who is employed in Chennai, wakes up to the news of his father’s sudden demise. He immediately rushes to his village only to be confronted with the...
- 10/12/2018
- by Anjana
- The News Minute
Interview The filmmaker talks to Tnm about his upcoming film, which is based on the practice of denying those from lower caste groups access to burial grounds.Anjana Shekar“I travel to rural areas often as part of my work and whenever I do, I talk to villagers and ask them about their pressing problems. I was expecting they’d tell me about the lack of infrastructure like schools, hospitals, connectivity and lack of facilities like good drinking water, etc. But to my surprise many of them invariably said that they wanted good burial sites,” begins documentary filmmaker Amshan Kumar. “Now this did not mean that they had other facilities. Maybe they had learnt to live without them but the humiliation that they undergo every time someone dies is far more berating, far more pressing. When someone dies, there’s fear in their minds. Where to bury the dead now?...
- 10/7/2018
- by Anjana
- The News Minute
A still from Khargosh
What:
Doordarshan Best of Indian Cinema Film Festival –2nd Edition
A festival of films that Doordarshan has acquired and telecast under the “Best of Indian cinema” programme. All the screenings will be followed by interaction with the director.
When:
July 12-13
Where:
Prasad Preview Theatre
Banjara Hills
Road No 2, Hyderabad.
Entry:
Free to all
Schedule:
12th July 2014, Saturday
11:15 a.m. Mee Sreyobhilashi (Telugu)
1.25 p.m. Conversation With Dir. V. Eshwar Reddy
2:30 p.m. Herbert (Bengali)
4.55 p.m. Conversation With Dir. Suman Mukhopadhyaya
5:35 p.m. One More (Hindi)
7:10 p.m. Conversation With Dir. Shivajee Chandrabhushan
13th July 2014, Sunday
11:00 a.m. Khargosh (Hindi)
12:35 p.m. Conversation With Dir. Paresh Kamdar
1:30 p.m. Yenning Amadi Likla (Manipuri)
3:45 p.m. Conversation With Dir. Makhonmani Mongsaba
4:30 p.m. Oruththi
6:05 p.m. Conversation With Dir. Amshan Kumar...
What:
Doordarshan Best of Indian Cinema Film Festival –2nd Edition
A festival of films that Doordarshan has acquired and telecast under the “Best of Indian cinema” programme. All the screenings will be followed by interaction with the director.
When:
July 12-13
Where:
Prasad Preview Theatre
Banjara Hills
Road No 2, Hyderabad.
Entry:
Free to all
Schedule:
12th July 2014, Saturday
11:15 a.m. Mee Sreyobhilashi (Telugu)
1.25 p.m. Conversation With Dir. V. Eshwar Reddy
2:30 p.m. Herbert (Bengali)
4.55 p.m. Conversation With Dir. Suman Mukhopadhyaya
5:35 p.m. One More (Hindi)
7:10 p.m. Conversation With Dir. Shivajee Chandrabhushan
13th July 2014, Sunday
11:00 a.m. Khargosh (Hindi)
12:35 p.m. Conversation With Dir. Paresh Kamdar
1:30 p.m. Yenning Amadi Likla (Manipuri)
3:45 p.m. Conversation With Dir. Makhonmani Mongsaba
4:30 p.m. Oruththi
6:05 p.m. Conversation With Dir. Amshan Kumar...
- 7/11/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
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