Kannammaa Writes

  One of the reasons I liked Mani Ratnam's filmmaking is how he portrays women in his films, even in gangster films. In the former decade, however, Mani steadily succumbed to gangster movies where he normalizes gangsters having mistresses. I know that men will come and say that having affairs are a part of life for gangsters - Mani Ratnam is just showing "realism." But I grew up watching Nayagan and Thalapathy. In fact, I used Thalapathy for plenty of feministic referrals. Mani Ratnam proved previously that gangsters needn't use women as side chicks and have wives who tolerate their cheating to prove their "Thug Life" status. And quite frankly, the honoring of women in Mani's Nayagan and Thalapathy is what elevated the films to a whole new level. I do have a bone with the "item" songs in Nayagan and Thalapathy. Nonetheless, the movies hold women in a league where they needn't be a gangster's notoriety enhancers. They exist, as they are,...

So, this is my share of negative reviews of Indian 2 . Hope you all enjoy it. Being a woman is the worst insult for a man? Pativrata karmam. Also, from where did the eyeliner, lipstick, and blush come from all of a sudden? Wow, who needs makeup when Pativrata karmam is here? What a villain character Gulshan Grover was, and Shankar made him a comedy piece. One can’t expect better than Shankar even in 2024, I guess. He’s still perpetuating the regressive idea that men who behave like women are contemptible. He didn’t learn a thing from the backlash for the transgender portrayal in the movie I . Also, Bharathanatyam dancers and belly dancers (including male dancers) show such a nalinam body language. Normal women, men, transwomen, transmen, gays, lesbians—all have neutral body language. Someone sue this Brahman_a director like Imane Khelif did JK Rowling and Elon Musk. Dear moms, if you want to move your child to include your name in their names, you must climb 365 stairs on your knees an...