What are those films? I cannot recollect any such film. In Malayalam films, not only blinds, but no impaired person is depicted realistically though.
Renuka. On 2/18/17, Shireen Irani <shireen....@gmail.com> wrote: > while on the subject of regional films, here's something i got to know > the other day which i found very interesting: > > there is a bunch of Malayalam movies, having the following characteristics: > 1. the male protagonist/ hero, is blind. > 2. the actor playing the blind hero, always has a double role, where > his other role is of a sighted guy. > 3. the sighted guy is always a villain/ bad guy, while the blind > character is always good/ likable, and morally correct. > 4. as a result, the audience is always left hating the sighted guy, > and liking, or siding with the blind guy, by the end of the movie. > > this seems to have been a pattern in quite a few Malayalam movies, and > it'd be interesting to dig deeper into the audiences mind to find out > how exactly they interpret these situations. what is it that they > really feel for the blind characters. is it mere sympathy/ empathy, or > do such movies leave lasting impressions about blind people being > generally lovely, well-meaning, nice people, with no evil streak? > what is the intention of directors of such movies. to have made so > many movies with similar themes? > i believe my friend had written a small paper on this issue, and i'm > trying to get hold of it. > i found this whole thing quite fascinating though. > > Shireen. > > On 2/18/17, avinash shahi <shahi88avin...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Can any NGO do an audio description in English of all these regional >> movies discussed in the piece? that's a huge task but worth-doing. >> Regional cinema has a lot to offer which should be taken seriously. >> http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Films-that-show-world-in-a-new-light/article17312903.ece >> >> >> >> In Mohanlal’s latest release Kanupapa where he plays Jayaram, a >> visually-impaired character, he is a lift-operator, teaches >> Kalaripayattu, plays the violin, sings like a dream and has a crack at >> a Punjabi number too. He hears better than an average human and given >> all his abilities, the need for any sympathy is eliminated from the >> picture. So is the case of spirited Rohan Bhatnagar from Kaabil; >> despite his inability to see, he outsmarts the baddies Amit Shellar >> and Madhavrao Shellar to seek revenge. In Nagesh Kukunoor ’s Dhanak, >> ït’s hard not to connect with Chotu, beautifully essayed by the child >> artiste Krrish Chhabria. >> >> >> >> Click Here! >> >> >> >> >> All these films with chirpy commercial elements received warm public >> responses, a Tamil film Cuckoo that had two visually-challenged >> protagonists falling in love, went onto win a National Award. >> (Oppam-the Malayalam version of Kanupapa was a success, while the >> Telugu version tanked) The positive and vibrant portrayal of these >> characters is a marked departure from the eerie stereotypes that films >> have otherwise reduced them to. >> >> Films are a reflection of the society, adds writer-director Mahesh >> Kathi. “Change comes across when the society turns sensitive about the >> way they treat the differently abled. We don’t call people blind any >> more, they are visually challenged. Most directors who take the middle >> path do well to add nuances. Actors too take it all the more seriously >> now, they are trying their best to live their roles.” >> >> Actor Vikram played a character whos loses his eyesight in Siva >> Thandavam and is reported to be donning the lead role of a visually >> impaired man in a Tamil remake of the Hollywood film Don’t Breathe. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> “A few decades ago, many actors considered such parts a dream,” Mahesh >> feels, adding that with actors like Ravi Teja and Raj Tarun playing >> visually impaired roles in Raja-The Great and Andagadu that the trend >> might return. >> >> Producer-director Tammareddy Bharadwaj has a different take on this >> trend: “ We have always had strong visually-impaired characters even >> in the past, sample NTR’s portrayal in the 1956-starrer Chiranjeevulu, >> for a brief portion in Raktha Sambandham, Laya’s good job in Preminchu >> for a similar role won her a Nandi Award.” . >> >> However these and also Kamal Haasan’s role in Amavasya Chandrudu or >> Sarvadaman Banerjee in Sirivennela, though strong, were overshadowed >> by the melodramatic treatment. >> >> Even for Srinivas Murthy, the executive producer of Kanupapa in >> Telugu, it was the novelty of the theme that convinced him to dub >> regionally. “It was Priyadarshan’s comeback film in Malayalam and I >> was bowled over by the way he approached a subject that was quite >> universal. What convinced me also was the actor’s adeptness in >> essaying the character, similar to what he played in the Telugu-dubbed >> film Yodha.” >> >> >> >> >> >> At a time when staying true to the sensitivities of particular >> community is a widely debated issue, the trend, despite commercial >> liberties, i >> >> >> -- >> Avinash Shahi >> Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU >> >> >> Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of >> mobile phones / Tabs on: >> http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> >> >> Search for old postings at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to >> accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please >> visit the list home page at >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> >> >> Disclaimer: >> 1. 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