My Top 5 Impactful Moments in Tamil Movies
My Top 5 Impactful Moments in Tamil Movies Tamil movies play a huge role in shaping my worldview on a lot of aspects. In this blog, I will share five moments in Tamil cinema that left a lasting impression in me. 1. Avvai Shanmugi on Brahmin hypocrisy After finding out that Baasha the cook is a Muslim, the "pure vegetarian" Brahmin household gets antsy. Then, Shanmugi pinpoints their cow skin shoemaking family business, and hooks the oppressive castes' hypocrisy. India is one of the major exporters of beef. The meat businesses are predominantly owned by "upper caste" Hindus, including the "pure vegetarian" Brahmins. Meanwhile, poor, oppressed caste Hindus mobilize the Gau Raksha (Cow Protection) movement to harass and even kill Indian Muslims under suspicion of beef possession, consumption, and cow slaughter, not growing economically themselves or letting others grow. As these Gau Raksha groups live hand to mouth, those oppressive caste beef busin...