ListicleHeadlined by stars like Rajinikanth, Ram Charan, Mammootty, and Fahadh Faasil, these films challenge how Dalit and Adivasi lives have so far been represented in cinema from the southern states.Cinema from the southern states have seen a wave of anti-caste films that challenge how caste is represented on our screens. Kollywood in particular has seen many such movies in recent years, with several helmed by Dalit directors such as Pa Ranjith and Mari Selvaraj among others. The success of these films in both box office takings and wide-spread popularity among audiences and critics alike have certainly created a trend of anti-caste movies. These films have banked on some of the biggest stars in their respective industries like Rajinikanth, Ram Charan, Mammootty, and Fahadh Faasil to draw in movie-goers, while simultaneously challenging how Dalit and Adivasi lives have been represented so far. Here’s a list of films in Telugu,...
- 7/9/2023
- by BharathyS
- The News Minute
One of Tamil cinema’s popular directors Pa Ranjith has said that ‘Jai Bhim’ is the phrase that got him to where he is now.
Participating in the audio launch event of his upcoming film, ‘Natchathiram Nagargiradhu’, Ranjith said, “‘Jai Bhim’ is the phrase that got me here. The journey which started in ‘Attakathi’ (his first film) has now come up till ‘Natchathiram Nagargiradhu’.”
Ranjith also downplayed the compliment that he had helped many people in the film industry grow by giving them opportunities.
He said, “I haven’t made anybody grow. They are skillful people and I have made use of them, that is all. I am happy that I worked with them.”
Showering praises on three directors and two producers, Ranjith said that he wanted them to be there at the audio launch event of the film.
“It is from director Venkat Prabhu that I learnt. His film...
Participating in the audio launch event of his upcoming film, ‘Natchathiram Nagargiradhu’, Ranjith said, “‘Jai Bhim’ is the phrase that got me here. The journey which started in ‘Attakathi’ (his first film) has now come up till ‘Natchathiram Nagargiradhu’.”
Ranjith also downplayed the compliment that he had helped many people in the film industry grow by giving them opportunities.
He said, “I haven’t made anybody grow. They are skillful people and I have made use of them, that is all. I am happy that I worked with them.”
Showering praises on three directors and two producers, Ranjith said that he wanted them to be there at the audio launch event of the film.
“It is from director Venkat Prabhu that I learnt. His film...
- 8/23/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
InterviewFor director Athiyan Athirai, the scrapyard is a metaphor for ostracism and exploitation. He would know, considering he has worked in one previously.Sowmya RajendranThe trailer of Pa Ranjith’s second feature production, Irandam Ulaga Porin Kadaisi Gundu, released on Wednesday, showing Dinesh playing an enraged young man fighting for the rights of workers at a scrapyard. For 36-year-old director Athiyan Athirai – his last name is his wife’s first name – the scrapyard is not just an unjust workplace; it is a metaphor for ostracism and exploitation. He would know, considering he has worked in one previously, before making it to the Tamil film industry. Athiyan comes from Siruvalai village in Villupuram, where his parents are employed as agricultural labourers. After his schooling, he went on to study BSc Botany at the Periyar Arts College in Cuddalore, and later shifted to Ma Tamil at Annamalai University. It was after this that Athiyan came to Chennai,...
- 8/29/2019
- by Sowmya
- The News Minute
TollywoodBeing directed by Nv Nirmal Kumar, the film will see Aishwarya as a village woman who belongs to a family of wrestlers.Digital NativeAfter impressing fans and critics alike with a noteworthy performance as a cricketer in Kanaa, Aishwarya Rajesh is all set to play a wrestler in her second Telugu film. Being directed by Nv Nirmal Kumar, the film will see Aishwarya as a village woman who belongs to a family of wrestlers. Aishwarya, who recently signed her maiden Telugu film opposite Vijay Deverakonda, has already commenced shooting for this project which will be predominantly shot against the backdrop of Rajahmundry and Hyderabad. Uday Shankar plays the leading man. According to a report by Cinema Express, the film will be a family entertainer with wrestling as the backdrop. “Aishwarya plays a village character, who belongs to a family of professional wrestlers, in the film. She is very tomboyish and loves the thrills of wrestling.
- 2/22/2019
- by Anjana
- The News Minute
KollywoodThe two directors have only a handful of films to their credit but they have created a space for themselves in the industry.CV AravindThere is hardly any dearth in numbers as far as the release of Tamil films is concerned, only a handful of films have impacted the box office while the others have returned to the cans in record time. But, the silver lining is that the industry now boasts of a number of young filmmakers who can be counted on to hold the banner of Tamil cinema aloft in the coming days. Themes considered taboo are being tackled with gusto, and audiences which were lulled into a soporific slumber by the monotonous fare now have something to cheer for. Two directors who have already made a name for themselves though they have helmed only a handful of films are Vetri Maaran and Pa Ranjith. To the former,...
- 9/1/2018
- by Sowmya
- The News Minute
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