Lesbian themes in Malayalam cinema
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Asha Prakash, The Times of India
The Journey/ Sancharramil (2004)
The Journey/ Sancharramil (സഞ്ചാരം; written, directed and produced by Ligy J. Pullappally): MovieMail writes: Award-winning Indian drama telling the [true] story of two young women from an idyllic rural village in Kerala: the studious and reserved Kiran and her lifelong best friend, the playful mischief-maker Delilah. Kiran expresses her love through mutual friend and neighbour Rajan by helping him compose passionate, poetic love letters to Delilah in his name. Delilah, however, suspects that Rajan might not be the author, and soon unearths her friend's secret. Kiran fears that this will end their friendship, but Delilah thrills her by confessing similar feelings. They embark upon a beautiful romance that proves an evolution for both women but scandal sweeps the town when their secret is discovered by Rajan. Delilah's mortified mother confronts her and demands that the relationship end. Worse still, to save her reputation and the family name, an arranged marriage is planned.
Director Ligy J. Pullappally had earlier made Uli, a short film on the same theme.
Silent Valley (2012)
(Dir: Syed Usman) Cast: debutants Nidheesh and Roopasree are in the heterosexual lead. The lesbian couple is played by Rithu Mangal and Agatha Magnes.
The story: The heterosexual couple goes to a remote valley [the film was shot in scenic Wagamon and Kuttikkanam] for their honeymoon. Two young women rescue them from their isolated accommodation. However, this is a trap.
Buddy (2013)
Director Raaj Prabavathy Menon’s debut film, Buddy, was inspired by The Kids Are All Right (2010/ USA), which had been nominated for the Oscars. The film’s teenaged hero Vishnu (Mithun Murali) is not sure if his mother is Meenakshi (Asha Sarath) or Padma (Bhumika Chawla), because both brought him up.
These two intellectual women are rumoured to be lesbians and, far from getting annoyed by the rumours, they like such localised fame as comes with them. To make things more curious, the boy learns that he was born out of artificial insemination, so he sets out to look for his father…
See also
Adult content in Bengali cinema Adult content in Hindi-Urdu cinema Adult content in Kannada cinema Adult content in Malayalam cinema Lesbian themes in Bengali films Lesbian themes in Hindi-Urdu films Lesbian themes in Malayalam cinema
