Re: [AI] From regional to bollywood: Films that show world in a new light

Hi, Just to add there are quite a few Malayalam films that follow the stereotypical portrayal of the disabled. Some of them too were box office hits as Vasanthiyum, Lakshmiyum Pinne Nhanum, OOmapenninu, Uriyaada Payyan and the like. Yet another Dilip film where the stereotype is used as a ploy to

Re: [AI] From regional to bollywood: Films that show world in a new light

Hi Shireen, Please do not get me wrong, my intention to reply to your mail was just to inform the list that Malayalam films are not being harsh while dealing with disability related subjects. Of course it was not a bebate, but sharing our views. Kindly excuse me if it seemed to you otherwise..On

Re: [AI] From regional to bollywood: Films that show world in a new light

disability need not be the main theme/ focus of these movies. but the points that i mentioned, about the disabled being the nice guy and the second role having an evil streak etc, are too much of a pattern to just ignore. in any case, this was just an observation by a Malayali herself, which i

Re: [AI] From regional to bollywood: Films that show world in a new light

Will be unbeaten to prove that all these films are comedy entertainers and it has nothing to do with disability nor disability related issues. As you may be knowing, Malayalam industry has good comedy entertainers and such films do not go beyond a certain level hence fail to carry any message. In

Re: [AI] From regional to bollywood: Films that show world in a new light

I have seen these movies. But, when Shirene mentioned them, it did not sound to be about them, and I could not understand which were the mentioned ones. On 2/21/17, Shireen Irani wrote: > hi, > > pasting below, the list of 4 movies which my friend was talking about, >

Re: [AI] From regional to bollywood: Films that show world in a new light

hi, pasting below, the list of 4 movies which my friend was talking about, but just a small correction: the characters in these movies are not blind, but have other disabilities, or belong to other marginalised groups, and all these roles are played by the Malayalam actor Dileep. in 1 of the

Re: [AI] From regional to bollywood: Films that show world in a new light

Hmm. Interesting. Usually inactivity is associated with goodness, and presumably blind are associated with inactivity. -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Shireen Irani Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2017 12:33 PM To:

Re: [AI] From regional to bollywood: Films that show world in a new light

Hi, Sorry to write against your views, but would like to draw your attention to the fact that in Malayalam there are number of films that depict the real strength and caliber of a disabled. The challenges that we’ve been facing in our day-to-day life is well mentioned in such films that its been

Re: [AI] From regional to bollywood: Films that show world in a new light

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 wrote: > while on the subject of regional films, here's something i got to know > the

Re: [AI] From regional to bollywood: Films that show world in a new light

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,

[AI] From regional to bollywood: Films that show world in a new light

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.