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Sex & Nudity
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- A courtesan sings suggestively and dances. Nothing explicit is seen.
- Some mild flirtations.
- Some non-sexual instances of topless men.
- Some mild sexual references.
Violence & Gore
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- A wooden curtain falls on a man. He screams in pain.
- At one instance, the young Periyar is hit by his father multiple times with a slipper.
- A toddy shop is picketed by a group of women as part of the temperance movement in India. Some toddy pots are broken.
- Two cops push a man to the ground while trying to evict him.
- A rag doll is stabbed with a knife as part of a black magic ritual.
- Periyar mildly slaps Maniammai.
- Some men throw a pair of slippers at Periyar.
Profanity
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- Multiple instances of caste references
- 1 scatological reference
- Some general curses
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
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- A drunken man flirts with a courtesan
- A reference to cigar-smoking.
- A reference to cannabis-smoking.
- Some men are seen drinking at a toddy shop.
- A man stealthily takes snuff while giving a speech.
Frightening & Intense Scenes
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- Periyar's late brother-in-law is mourned by the household. Later, the bride (Periyar's younger sister) undergoes widowhood rites. At a point she tearfully protests the process. The whole sequence is significantly emotional.
- Nagammai's parents and neighbours are disturbed by her attempted suicide.
- Periyar's mother and Nagammai are mortified to find meat hidden in cooked rice meant for a vegetarian meal.
- Periyar's father becomes emotional on meeting his son again.
- A boy sobs while recounting his experience of discrimination.
- Periyar suddenly jabs the ground with his walking stick before making an impassioned speech.
- Periyar suffers a heart attack twice.
- In a prolonged scene, a pregnant woman screams in labour pain
