At a recent Indian actors’ round-table which featured performers from all over the country, Malayalam film actor Parvathy Thiruvothu stood out for voicing her mind and calling out the misogyny in Indian films. The show featured three actors from south Indian films and five from Hindi cinema, of whom at least four were successful mainstream stars. Speaking for publicityTypically, most Indian actors speak before film releases or parrot tailor made publicity statements. At times, purported social concerns of Indian actors are reflected through dalliances with electoral politics but that’s often done primarily for personal gains. Along with other comrades, she later contributed to the establishment of the Women in Cinema Collective (WCC), which comprises some of the finest talent in contemporary Malayalam cinema.

Source: The Hindu December 31, 2019 18:33 UTC