Kannammaa Writes

  What if I told you that Neelambari isn't Ramya Krishnan's most legendary character? You have to believe me! And, it's not Sivagami Devi from Bahubali either. I am talking about her role as Vasantha in Paarai where she plays an orphaned woman who runs a tea stall to educate her brother. It's a pity that this role played brilliantly by Ramya Krishnan didn't get the recognition it deserved. Thus, this is me seeking justice. Vasantha is an independent woman who has to deal with lascivious men in the village - to protect herself, she comes across as a loudmouth, belligerent woman who constantly accosts voyeuristic men who swarm her tea stall day in and day out. I think women need to have such a mouth to keep men from bothering them. It's fine if we're called "undesirable and unwomanly." What women got for being desirable and womanly isn't fantastic either, so might as well, you know, be like Vasantha. A shrewd, yet honest businesswoman, and a re...

Many men think that educated and feminist women are embodiments of Neelambari - I beg to differ! Her character embodies any male villain in Tamil cinema. 1. Sh e’s a classist, elitist, and entitled. She mistreats her servants and acts like how male villains have been portrayed all this time - “if I don’t get what I want, no one else should get it so I will destroy it." Almost all Tamil movie villains display this thought process and no one batted an eye. A female character does the same and suddenly, she’s a feminist. 2. She thinks the world must fulfill her wishes and the consent and desires of others don’t matter. Many male villains came in this mold - they only care about their desires. When you find feminists not supporting such characters, IDK how can you conclude Neelambari who displays the same character as feminist. 3. She’s vengeful and quite frankly, weak-minded. Despite her education, sass, and worldly knowledge, she behaves like she has no choice in a life partner exce...