FlixFeaturing hard-hitting stories of young girls and women negotiating patriarchal power structures to college students questioning authority with memes, these web series make for a refreshing watch.Screenshot/Zee5Away from conventional television soap operas and mainstream Kollywood films, Tamil filmmakers are increasingly turning to the internet to explore nuanced plotlines and compelling narratives. From hard-hitting stories of young girls and women negotiating patriarchal power structures to college students questioning authority with memes, here are five refreshing Tamil web series you can watch on Ott platforms. Ayali (2023) In a village which believes that a goddess will curse girls who aren’t married off as soon as they get their first period, Tamil (played by Abi Natchatra) is a young girl who aspires to become a doctor. Written and directed by Muthukumar, Ayali explores the regressive idealisations of gender, outlining a realistic depiction of patriarchy that strips girls and women of their power,...
- 7/11/2023
- by NidharshanaR
- The News Minute
ReviewSet in a small fictional village in Pudukkottai district, the series, now streaming on Zee 5, challenges the practice of marrying off underage girls as soon as they hit puberty.Body 2:
Ayali goes where Kollywood has rarely gone: the years that follow a young girl’s first period. Set in a small fictional village in Pudukkottai district, the series, now streaming on Zee 5, challenges the practice of marrying off underage girls as soon as they hit puberty. It is a moving, claustrophobic tale told through the eyes of Tamil (Abi Natchatra), who has dreams of becoming a doctor. But in her village, no girl has even made it to Class 10. An open dialogue about periods and its grave costs is a rare sight on screen. Ayali starts off by setting up a village myth, surrounding the curse of a goddess. Fearing this curse, girls are married off as soon...
Ayali goes where Kollywood has rarely gone: the years that follow a young girl’s first period. Set in a small fictional village in Pudukkottai district, the series, now streaming on Zee 5, challenges the practice of marrying off underage girls as soon as they hit puberty. It is a moving, claustrophobic tale told through the eyes of Tamil (Abi Natchatra), who has dreams of becoming a doctor. But in her village, no girl has even made it to Class 10. An open dialogue about periods and its grave costs is a rare sight on screen. Ayali starts off by setting up a village myth, surrounding the curse of a goddess. Fearing this curse, girls are married off as soon...
- 1/30/2023
- by BharathyS
- The News Minute
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