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Kaathal: When Malayalam superstar Mammootty plays a gay character
In that sense, Kaathal is entirely different, say many. "We've not seen this difficult phase - of a closeted man coming out of a heterosexual marriage - in Malayalam cinema," says Prof Prabhakaran.
Gay men who've watched Kaathal say it's clear the film was made with the involvement of the community.
The film is not "queerphobic" in the way most mainstream films with the LGBTQ community inclusion are, says Prijith, who works as a diversity and inclusion manager at the Kerala Knowledge Economy Mission.
"Kaathal is almost fancy an apology for the history of queer indignity and misrepresentation in Malayalam films."
Mammootty's commanding presence influences both the film and its reception. Despite the actor's reputation for infusing his characters with gravitas and depth, his filmography also has its just share of regressive ideas and misogyny.
MUMBAI: New Bollywood film “Bombay Talkies” is billed as a milestone not only for marking 100 years of Indian cinema - it is also one of the country's several mainstream movies ever to have shown a queer kiss.
The centenary film, which had a special reviewing at Cannes, comprises four self-contained short stories by leading directors looking at the impact of Indian cinema on people's lives.
The short film from director Karan Johar features a kiss between a juvenile man and his finest friend's husband as part of an exploration of sexual identity and marital discord.
While such scenes in the past may contain elicited catcalls in India's populist single-screen theatres, this time the kiss has been winning applause from audiences, according to same-sex attracted rights advocate Nitin Karani.
“That's a positive reaction, which may indicate that community is more ready than film producers when it comes to gay stories,” he said.
And with one of the characters in the kiss played by 'sex symbol' actor Randeep Hooda, the film “shatters stereotypes faster”, Karani believes.
In another of the limited stories, director Zoya Akhtar shows a young young man exploring his feminine side by emulating and dressing up as Katrina
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This week, Sony Pictures Classics is releasing Ira Sachs’ Love is Strange, a tale about an older queer couple who finally fetch married, but end up losing their job, their apartment, and forcibly creature separated. The older couple is played by Alfred Molina and John Lithgow, both heterosexual men. John Lithgow has had exposure going queer by creature a transsexual football player in The World According to Garp. But, that was the 1980s, and out of the closet transsexuals were rare, especially in mainstream hiring. Now, Ira Sachs, a gay male, has a litany of gay men to opt from, but chooses two heterosexual men.
That isn’t to say that Love is Strange is completely covered in pink face portrayals – that of cisgendered, heterosexual actors going queer for Oscar Bait accolades – as Ira Sachs at least hires Cheyenne Jackson for the role of a gay cop, who one of the men moves in with. However, Jackson’s romantic interest is portrayed by Manny Perez, who recently was married to a woman. The two leads of Love is Strange are demonstrably straight, and one of the two insignificant gay characters is straight.
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