Chitra Varga

  “ They tried to bury us; they did not know we were the seeds ”! That Mexican proverb has a pertinent message in the backdrop of women's emancipation. " ಜಟ್ಟ " (' Jatta '), a 2013 Kannada film delves into prevalent perceptions about the stereotyping of women. The suspense thriller, which won widespread critical acclaim, uses the clash of cultures as the context for its narrative. The male protagonist of the suspense thriller is Jatta (Kishore), a forest ranger. He is leading a secluded life deep in the forest... alone, for his wife, Belli (Pavana) has eloped with a tourist. The incident has shattered him and he is a mental wreck; so, he falls easy prey to the propaganda of male chauvinists, who radicalise him. Jatta rescues an inebriated young lady, Sagarika (Sukrutha Wagle) from a car crash. It is an opportunity for him to reform Sagarika and make her traditional in her beliefs and behavior. So he chains her in his shack. But, Sagarika turns out to be mo...

“ Humanity has the stars in its future, and that future is too important to be lost under the burden of juvenile folly..., ” said Isaac Asimov very insightfully. " ಮೈತ್ರಿ " (' m ythri ', which translates to ' Alliance ') is a 2015 critically-acclaimed Kannada film , which won awards for its strong social message about our crumbling juvenile justice system. The film was remade in Malayalam as “ My Hero - Mythri” . The plot is centred around Siddarama (Adithya Bharadwaj N), an impoverished, slum-dwelling boy. The intelligent child lives with his single mother, who works hard to make both ends meet. A big fan of actor, Puneeth Rajkumar, the little fella shares his scrapbook with the matinee idol during the shooting of a film. But then, an innocent prank gets the kid on the wrong side of law. His mother seeks the help of Gooli Prathapa ( Ravi Kale) , a gangster, who not only runs a human trafficking racket, but also has political ambitions. Once Siddarama is...