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Kakkoos is a 2017 Tamil-language documentary directed by activist Divya Bharathi. [1] The film follows the daily lives of people engaged in manual scavenging, [2] a practice officially abolished since 2013 but which is still a common practice. This practice has its roots deeply embedded in the caste system in India. Common notion has it that ...
The case was a case study for honour killing in Tamil Nadu even in modern times. Thevar is a strong community in the state. The heinous crime was not condemned by the major state parties considering the vote bank of the community and the upcoming 2016 Assembly elections. [ 9 ]
Malini Jeevarathnam was born in Paramakudi, Tamil Nadu Ramanathapuram district. They studied Master's in Media Arts from Loyola College, Chennai and assisted Pa. Ranjith on his movie Madras (film), and in 2016 film Aruvi, directed by Arun Prabu Purushothaman. [1] [2]
In 1995, he began the non-profit organisation The George Foundation. Shanti Bhavan was established in August 1997 as a project of The George Foundation to help economically and socially disadvantaged children, mostly Dalit, in rural India - specifically in the Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka regions. [4]
The 2017 Tamil Nadu farmers' protest was a protest against the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government by farmers from Tamil Nadu demanding waiver of their farm loans among other demands due to crop failures. The protests started after the 2016–2017 Drought in Tamil Nadu, which was caused after the worst rainfall to the state after 140 ...
Daughters of Destiny is a 2017 English-language original Netflix documentary series created by Oscar-winning filmmaker Vanessa Roth. It follows a group of disadvantaged children in rural India enrolled in the Shanti Bhavan residential school located in Tamil Nadu, India. [1]
The film was released on 15 June 2017 across Tamil Nadu and earned a positive review from the critic at The Hindu. [3] A critic from Times of India noted Peechaankai is driven by its high-concept premise — what if our hand starts to have a mind of its own!
The film premiered in the Orrizonti (Horizons) section of the 72nd Venice Film Festival, [4] where it won the Amnesty International Italia Award. [5] The film was released in India on 5 February 2016 and received critical acclaim from both critics and audience [6] [7] but faced controversy regarding its portrayal of the Tamil Nadu police force. [8]