Comments on: Queering Kamal Haasan

By: Vishnu

Vishnu — Sun, 04 Sep 2016 14:40:38 +0000

In reply to prakash. It would be interesting to read that short story. Remember which magazine by any chance ?

By: prakash

prakash — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 04:36:39 +0000

Happened to read this post just now. There is something more deeper with Kamal when it comes to homosexuality. Could be repressed…could be abuse in his younger days..many years ago, could be more than 20 to 25 years now , Kamal had written a short story which was published in some Tamil magazine where a homosexual character was depicted in a negative manner through the eyes of his wife…

By: Shri

Shri — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 04:28:29 +0000

In reply to Shri.

Raghu: I guess you haven’t seen Kamal’s homophobic piece of crap called Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu. Please read Aniruddhan’s critique here: https://new2.orinam.net/games-up/

By: Raghu

Raghu — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 04:16:43 +0000

In reply to Shri. " Kamal obvly offended the LGBT community " How ?

By: bala

bala — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 06:23:02 +0000

interesting read. It is true we are yet to see a gay character depicted well in a mainstream movie. If it did, what would it be like?
If it were Barathiraja, Nattaamai’s son gets chased and harassed by muraippoNNu only for him to fall in love with the poor school teacher guy. When she comes to know the night before her arranged marriage with the guy, she helps him elope with the school teacher and sees them go off with tears. he he

By: Saurabh

Saurabh — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 07:49:53 +0000

Although we might not feel that its necessary for celebrities to support us, their positive and active support can surely accelerate our journey towards our goal. A huge section of the society relates themselves with cinema/tv/print media and its negligent to say that the media does not play any role in shaping the society’s opinion about anything. There are so many people in the society, even educated ones, who, only after watching movies and tv realize that LGBTIQ people even exist in the society. So a positive portrayal of such characters is surely necessary in the media. If at all Kamal or any other actor is deliberately or coincidentally doing something about this, it is surely of significant, whether negative or positive.

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By: Shri

Shri — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 15:45:32 +0000

In reply to Anand Kumar Panneer Selvam. @Anand Kumar: I don't think the author is saying that we need the approval of actors to be recognized by the society. This is just a balanced take on the actor, who has obviously offended the LGBT community. On a side note, it is important to remember the influence that cinema and actors have on Indians, especially Tamilians.

By: Josh

Josh — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 12:17:52 +0000

Well written article. At the end the actors have to worry about their bread and butter and play characters they won’t otherwise. It reminded me of Om Puri who stated the same reason while asked by the audience about playing a character in the film Narsimha years back at the India Habitat Center, New Delhi. Another actress (not a well known one of course) quoted that the male actors are given importance in Tamil cinema and the female actors are largely ignored. No wonder the way Tamilians worship Rajnikant and others. Sounds ridiculous to most intellectuals though but it’s a fact.

By: Anand Kumar Panneer Selvam

Anand Kumar Panneer Selvam — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 11:46:40 +0000

That’s a keen observation about an actor which is highly appreciable. Coz when i see a star or celebrity ….. i consider them as a matter of entertainment. But still Nice one Mr.Vishnu. I just have a simple question. Do we really require the views and comments of them to be recognized by this society?