more-in“You never know how strong you are, until being strong is the only choice you have,” Dr. Vidya Chathoth quotes iconic musician Bob Marley to suggest that some characters in mainstream Malayalam films embody the spirit of self-actualisation – resilience. “They gave me a new perspective to life and they are for sure ordinary films with extraordinary characterisation,” says Dr. Vidya. “I’ve only chosen characters that have a certain degree of imagination or are fantasy-prone. To cite an instance, Deshadanakkili Karayarilla, though with a depressing ending, has the central characters live a life of their liking. Dr. Vidya’s priority right now is to give talks in colleges, based on her work, to drive home to young people the importance of emotional responses.

Source: The Hindu April 16, 2017 13:51 UTC