I heard of this movie from a mallu str8 friend of mine. but he did not mention that there is a gay tint in the movie. Anyways... I would like to go for the movie with some mallu guy... (as I am huge fan of Prithviraj Sukumaran). I heard there is no version of the movie with English subtitles.
--- Reuse Paper by Both Sided Printing ---- On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 2:48 PM, gay_bombay moderator <modera...@gaybombay.in > wrote: > ** > > > > Alternate lives scorch silver screens this season > > By Parvathy Nambidi | ENS - KOCHI > > 04th June 2013 11:46 AM > > - > > <http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/Alternate-lives-scorch-silver-screens-this-season/2013/06/04/article1618401.ece#tabs-275876-1> > > > - [image: A still from the movie 'Mumbai Police'] > A still from the movie 'Mumbai Police' > > Over the years, Malayalam film viewers have grown up watching crimes, > including murders and heinous rapes, onscreen. And, they have been > accustomed to watching every possible human emotion, ranging from wild > passion to vehement hatred to unruly violence, through these films. The > contours of human psyche have always been a favourite topic for the > directors. But curiously, our mainstream filmmakers have always shied away > from helming films that speak about the life and relationships of > homosexuals, while stories and articles about them frequently appear in > newspapers and books. > > Except in Sancharam, a film by Ligy J Pullappally released in 2004 which > portrays the story of two lesbian lovers, and some fleeting glimpses and > indirect hints in some movies, the subject has rarely been a choice of our > filmmakers. But, if indications are anything to go by, the trend in > Malayalam films is definitely changing. Some of the recently released films > like Mumbai Police and English chose to travel on different path. Though in > totally different contexts, both these films have shown an audacity to give > space to a subject which was hitherto considered a taboo. > > “Homosexuals have always been there in this society. But our film makers > either don’t make films about such people, or picture them in a ridiculing > way,” says director Shyamaprasad. The director who has shown glimpses of > the lives of gay people in his two films, Ritu’ and English says, “I have > not taken films that directly focus on the lives of homosexuals, but there > are shades of such people here and there. It was not a deliberate attempt, > but was added because of the requirement of the story. The existence of > them is a social reality, but even if we don’t make film about them, we > should at least stay away from jeering at them.” He says that it is a big > social mistake to portray them as funny characters, indirectly mentioning a > Malayalam movie that was about an effeminate man. > > Mumbai Police has been noticed for its audacity to introduce a gay hero > for the first time in Malayalam cinema. Scenarist Sanjay, who scripted the > film along with his brother Bobby says, they had zero per cent apprehension > while thinking about such a climax. “After all ours is an industry that had > welcomed films like Randu Penkuttikal and Deshadanakkili Karayaarilla, > though in those movies the subject was discussed in a subtle way.” > > Discussing how the idea came their way, he says, “While penning the story > of a policeman, we wanted to present him in a different way, unlike the > usual cliched ruffian image. And that lead us to think about the reason > behind the ferocity of men. According to the theory of Sigmund Freud, if a > man shows extreme masculinity, he is concealing something about his > character. We developed our character based on that theory and that was > instrumental in shaping ‘Antony Moses’.” > > The scenarist says that Prithviraj who played ‘Antony Moses’ had no > apprehension in playing such a character. “He was extremely excited after > hearing the storyline. Both Prithviraj and Nihal Pillai, who enacted gay > pairs in the film, had researched about such characters and enacted their > roles brilliantly,” says Sanjay. > > While Shyamaprasad says that it will take five to ten years for the > Malayali society to accept such people and movies about them > wholeheartedly, Sanjay says that a certain section of the society will > never accept such themes. > > “We should make films based on our own convictions. There were people who > were skeptical when we took Notebook based on the pregnancy issue of a > teenage girl, and Ente Veedu Appoonteyum that was about a small boy who > kills his younger brother. > > A section of people may never accept such themes, but film makers should > have the courage to bring out realities.” > > Citing the example of 22 Female Kottayam, he says, “There are a bunch of > directors who are ready to experiment, therefore, even if some attempts may > be failure, more and more films with bolder themes will come out.” > > -- > *Email: modera...@gaybombay.in > > E Groups: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gay_bombay > > http://groups.google.com/group/Gaybombay > > http://groups.google.com/group/GayIndia > > Public archives at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gay_bombay%40yahoogroups.com/maillist.html > > Rss feed: > http://www.mail-archive.com/gay_bombay@yahoogroups.com/maillist.xml > > GB Internet Radio at http://www.gaybombay.in/gbradio > > Web Sites: > > www.gaybombay.in > > www.gayindia.org > > Orkut: > > http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#Profile?uid=15084918632470824129 > > Blogs: > > http://gaybombay.blogspot.com > > http://gaybombay.wordpress.com > > Twitter: > > http://twitter.com/gaybombay > > http://twitter.com/gayindia > > Facebook: > > http://www.facebook.com/gaybombay > > http://www.facebook.com/gayindia* > > >
