Re: g_b Alternate lives scorch silver screens this season

[Tintin Mumbai India]

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.

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On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 2:48 PM, gay_bombay moderator  wrote:

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> Alternate lives scorch silver screens this season
>
> By Parvathy Nambidi | ENS - KOCHI
>
> 04th June 2013 11:46 AM
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>
>-  [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.”
>
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g_b Alternate lives scorch silver screens this season

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Alternate lives scorch silver screens this season

By Parvathy Nambidi | ENS - KOCHI

04th June 2013 11:46 AM

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   -  [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.”

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