Glorifying motherhood and mom guilt have been happening in our cinema ever since the 60s and 70s, says senior journalist Kavitha Muralidharan. “In Parasakthi (1952), we have a widow with a kid, and a ...
In Dhanush’s recent release Vaathi (2023), the Tamil star plays a committed school teacher who is against the commodification of education. The school is located on the Andhra-Tamil Nadu border, and ...