Kannammaa Writes

  🚨 Me: Men need to cultivate self-control. What a woman wears isn't an invitation for assault.  🚨 Men: If men start building self-control, women will start roaming nude. Isn't this a blatant acceptance that r@pe is based on control, not lust and men's natural hormones?  A man was explaining why men must not build "too much control" to me .  As if s*xual vi0lence is some sort of necessary leash to keep women in check. Let that sink in. He wasn’t exposing women. He was confessing how men control women through the fear of violence. That one sentence carried a systemic mindset : - That women’s freedom is dangerous - That men’s violence is justified as gatekeeper against women's choices  - That fear is an acceptable method of social order This is not new. It’s ancient. This is what rape culture looks like when it takes off its polite mask and speaks honestly. 🟥 The Logic of a Threat Disguised as Morality 🔴 “If men control themselves, women wi...

On TikTok, Malay people are singing praises for Maharaja. And I am swept by it too. So, here’s my review of the touted best film of the year! The humor and “Lakshmi” the dustbin had me in stitches and established an emotional connection. After Pannaiyarum Padminiyum, I feel Lakshmi’s anthropomorphism is the best. The owner joke is a twist and reveals Maharaja’s nonchalance about things like ownership and authority. It sets the stage for his characterization and what matters to him - his small family and a few friends. Ilayaraja and “Police” comedy are legendary. First, they confuse you. Then they engage you. You can feel your brain growing to brain the back-and-forth non-linear screenplay. To ease the confusion, they sprinkled humor and ingrained Maharaja’s persistent personality. Lakshmi is the red herring that carries the story and what happened - Maharaja’s daughter being raped and the enmity on Selvam’s behalf, unbeknownst to Maharaja. Manikandan’s comeback. I root for underdogs an...