Ladies and Gentlewomen

Ladies And Gentlewomen
Directed by Malini Jeevarathnam [1]
Produced by Pa. Ranjith's Neelam Productions
Music by Justin Prabhakaran
Cinematography Vipinkumar Waghmare[2]
Release date
  • January 2017 (2017-01) (Chennai Rainbow)
  • 21 January 2018 (2018-01-21) (India)
Running time
 47 minutes[3]
Country India
Language English, Tamil

Ladies and Gentlewomen is a Tamil language, Indian documentary by Malini Jeevarathnam and produced by Pa. Ranjith[4]. It is about love, life, and suicide among lesbians.[5] The documentary also features a "Lesbian Anthem" for which the music was composed by Justin Prabhakaran[6] and lyrics were penned by Kutti Revati and Damayanthi. [7][8]

Plot

The documentary narrates the tale of Tija and Bija, a lesbian couple believed to be from Rajasthan, and is also about a Tamil folktale that features the lovers Pappathi and Karupaayi. [9]. It also features different perspectives on lesbian women from LGBTQ activists, journalists, lawyers and common people. [10] She says her main aim is to increase the visibility of queer women and to save lesbian women from committing suicide or them being a subject of honor killings. [11][12]

Production

Director claimed the research for the film took her one-and-a-half years, and the movie took three years to complete altogether. Her main intention, she claims, is to bring focus to the deaths of LGBT persons and their sufferings.[13]. As a part of the research, Malini met around 85 women from the Queer community. Many were not ready to talk about their sexuality in front of the camera. [10] The film premiered at the Chennai Rainbow Film Festival in Chennai on 8 January 2017.[14]

Awards and nominations

This documentary has received Best Documentary awards at the Norway Tamil Film Festival, nominated for an award at the Pune International Queer Film Festival Out & Loud, and received many other accolades around the world. [7] It has been screening at seven different international film festivals and has won the Best Documentary award at three of them.[15] In India, the movie has been screen at Chennai International Queer Film Festival, Bangalore Queer Film Festival, Hyderabad chapter of Queer Campus Bangalore and received rave reviews in many other cities.[16]

2017 Chennai Rainbow Film Festival[17]
  • Won: Best Documentary
2017 Norway Tamil Film Festival
  • Won: Best Documentary

References

  1. ↑ Shajini S R (1 Aug 2017). "LGBTQ art fest blurs boundaries, garners ovation". Retrieved 24 Aug 2017.
  2. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6934933/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
  3. ↑ Priya Menon (3 Dec 2016). "A rich fare for Chennai rainbow film fete". Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "from Chennai, an anthem for lesbian love". 2 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "When love is gay and sundry". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  6. ↑ "It ends with a hug". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  7. 1 2 "Watch: This Tamil lesbian anthem is a challenge to all those who are illiberal about love". 7 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "Pa Ranjith launches 'Ladies and Gentlewomen', story of queen meets queen". The News Minute. 2018-01-17. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  9. ↑ "'Ladies And Gentlewomen' – Malini Jeevarathnam Helms A Documentary About Lesbian Relationships".
  10. 1 2 Vijayta Lalwani (7 April 2017). "Malini Jeevarathnam – Bringing Lesbian Rights to the Fore". Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  11. ↑ KaeLyn (9 April 2017). "Sunday Funday Is Swiping Left on LGBTQ Discrimination". Retrieved 24 Aug 2017.
  12. ↑ "Queer Film Festival brings 88 unusual works to city". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  13. ↑ M Suganth (31 March 2017). "This Lesbian Anthem sings a tune of change".
  14. ↑ "3RD CHENNAI RAINBOW FILM FESTIVAL HELD FROM 4TH TO 8TH JAN". 13 January 2017.
  15. ↑ "Pushing boundaries: 88 films from 30 countries at Bengaluru Queer Film Festival". The News Minute. 2018-03-07. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  16. ↑ "A queer carnival to remember". www.deccanchronicle.com/. 2017-09-12. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  17. ↑ "Celebrating queer pride". The Hindu. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 24 Aug 2017.
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