MollywoodOne of the most popular instances of stereotyping was in the 1975 film 'Chattakkari' which had the Anglo-Indian heroine fall for a Hindu man and end up an unwed mother. Aradhya KurupAs with Hindi cinema, where Anglo-Indians had certain token roles, Malayalam cinema too has spared no expenses to constantly typecast the community since time immemorial. Their women have been labelled promiscuous, men lazy, inept and heavy drinkers and the language a blend of heavily accented English and Malayalam. They were also stuck with the same names—Peter, Tony or called Saiyippu to underline their English roots. The women were called Madhama. One of the most popular instances of stereotyping was in the 1975 film Chattakkari directed by Ks Sethumadhavan which had the heroine Julie (played by Lakshmi) fall in love with a Hindu man and end up an unwed mother. The entire family was an exercise in typecasting—the alcoholic subservient father,...
- 7/25/2019
- by Sowmya
- The News Minute
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