Representation of the disabled in Tamil cinema is not all it’s cracked up to be
Tamil lyricist with cerebral palsy, who worked on Sivakarthikeyan’s Nenjamundu Nermayundu Odu Raja, believes that the differently abled are mostly used by writers to create ‘sympathy’.
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Though hundreds of films get released every year, barely a few feature such characters, and an even lesser number gets the portrayal right.
Express News Service
Back in 1964, Satyen Bose made a path-breaking film—Dosti. Focussing on the friendship between two disabled boys—one blind and the other physically handicapped—the film became a box office sensation and went on to win hearts at the 4th Moscow International Film Festival. Since then, Hindi cinema has seen quite a few strong roles written for characters with disability. From Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro in 1989 to Margarita with a Straw in 2014.