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ONE DAY IN THE LIFE OF… THE MADRAS BOAT CLUB
A ride you’ll always remember
What’s it like to be pitch-forked into a coxswain’s job? Ask PRINCE FREDERICK

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ROUND & ABOUT
The twist in the story
Bits and pieces from the reporters’ diary that didn’t make it to the main stories.

The movie publicist promptly tipped us off about the latest Jackie Chan movie preview, “Police Story 5”. Once, ...

Arts And Entertainment

The face as a mask
Sultana Hasan’s visual language is dynamic

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DEPICTION OF WOMEN IN FILMS -- VOICE YOUR VIEWS
THEY SAID IT

The word “woman” includes “man”, which means she combines the qualities of both. Unfortunately on the screen, she is depicted as a weak and meek person. The tinsel world should try to show the reality. Portray woman as ...

Vulgar dances, love scenes and outfits, women in today’s films cannot be watched by people of all age groups. A few years back there were films such as “Magalir Matum”, “Pudhumai Penn”, “Snegithiyae” ...

The strong medium of films can be used to talk about women’s problems, atrocities against them and raise awareness about their rights. Sadly, most films today show them as glam-dolls to attract public attention and gain publicity. Film ...

It is the women of our country who have protected and sustained it since ancient times. How much respect and reverence we must show towards them! On the contrary, women are not depicted as chaste and noble in films. They are treated as sex ...

When it comes to murder of a woman or rape, it is dramatised in films for box-office appeal. For the sake of revenue producers should not portray female characters in a disrespectful manner.

Leelavati Shunmugam

Chennai ...

Today’s heroines may be independent and courageous individuals, but they are sometimes shown as lacking virtues and stooping to any level to get things done. Though film makers may argue that cinema is a slice of contemporary society, ...

Once a symbol of dignity, beauty and pride, women in films seem to be losing it all for the sake of money, recognition and fame. It’s absurd that Indian women known for their bravery and intelligence are reduced to objects of sex appeal ...

Nice costumes, make-up, songs and dances and emotional scenes! This is how women are depicted in cinema. It is okay if all these are in the right proportion. Only few female actors get strong character roles to play. Better roles for women ...

Very few films showcase the acting capacity of women in a male-dominated industry. The clichéd portrayal leaves the discerning viewers whining and frowning.

S. ...

Cinema is one of the most powerful networks that can change the society. We need more directors with innovative ideas and daring producers The audience should also welcome films that are different.

Bharathi Murali ...

Feminine, graceful and virtuous are passé. The tinsel world has played a major role in painting the image of women as lustful and evil-incarnate. When will the cine world stop this heinous crime of depicting the power that holds a family ...

Bollywood or Kollywood, women are used as attractive fillers and hardly get any scope to showcase their talent and intellect. Is there any hope that this system would change?

Leo Charles. A

Chennai ...

The depiction is totally wrong and erodes women’s dignity and confidence. The portrayal could also be a bad influence on youngsters and does little to help women get a respectful position in the society.

Aditi Ramesh ...

The hero/anti-hero is smart, courageous and a go-getter, while the heroine is attractive, emotional, sometimes meek and dumb. She would perfectly know about the hero’s wrong ways, but still support him. She would be a cop, but will fall ...

Public criticism about vulgar portrayal of women in films is evident. Women’s organisations and other forums raise protests against such depiction. But there are also films that highlight women’s issues. It is not wrong to show ...

Entertainment and commercialism are the two saleable mantras in the tinsel town for which women are depicted obscenely. Like films with Tamil titles get tax concession, so should films that do not portray vulgarity.

Beena Anil ...

Earlier, films mostly depicted women as meek and ambitionless individuals who were confined to the four walls of their house and entirely dependent on men for survival. Now, with the changing perspective of film makers, women are portrayed in ...

Lifestyle

Barbie brainwash
Barbie, with the killer figure and fancy life, works insidiously on young girl’s minds, going way beyond being just a plaything

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