But what they did do is steered clear of stalking. They didn't preach lessons on feminism to the audience. When Balachander made Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974) or when Bhimsingh made Kalathur Kannama (1959), they didn't glorify women. The point here is not about women-centric films or that of propagating feminism through films. Considering the glaring trend that is steadily catching up, it's safe to say that the coffin has received its last nail. The seeds we plant today are the legacy we leave for the generations to follow.
Unfortunately, cinema isn't social media, where one has the luxury to erase one's words. However, considering the current political climate, one wonders if filmmakers can even make a film without the sarakku songs, misogynist dialogues and woman-bashing lyrics. The two Bollywood maestros recently were seen in Bigg Boss 15, one of the most popular shows in India, airing on Colors. When ‘Dabangg’ Salman Khan and Remo D’souza come together on stage, it is euphoria unlimited. They can't be blamed for stalking because cinema is a mirror image of the society and filmmakers depict what someone somewhere is doing, in real life. Remo Dsouza joins Salman Khan in the Bigg Boss house for MojBanaHitHoJa challenge. Having said that, it is not Tamil cinema, the actors or the directors who are to be blamed for people like Ramkumar's actions. And we're guessing Sivakarthikeyan wouldn't want his audience to emulate his hero and end up doing something terrible when things don't go the way they do in his film. More than entertainment, cinema has the potential to plant ideas in the minds of people, especially youngsters. Your films cater to a wide range of audience, Sivakarthikeyan. Bhagyaraj Kannan, the director, has given a whole new dimension to stalking and has succeeded in giving false hope to people like Ramkumar, that if they continue to stalk the person they are in love with, the latter has to give in to his 'charms' some day.Īnother common streak in these Tamil films is that most of the films are passed with a 'U' certificate, which means children get to watch them. The recently-released Remo, which has the 'rising star' of Tamil cinema Sivakarthikeyan playing the lead, had the actor dressing in drag to win the heart of his lover Kavya (Keerthy Suresh). Misogyny hit a rock-bottom when singer-turned-actor GV Prakash Kumar went on to compose a song called Nee Enn Bittu Padam Di (You're My Porn Star). Top stars of Tamil cinema- Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Vijay, Ajith, Vikram and Suriya have equally contributed to misogyny in films. This goes the same for his contemporary, actor Simbu, who pioneered the art of stalking and misogyny in films.