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Pooja Pillai

Pooja Pillai

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The real Kerala story – without 'love jihad' fiction

What is the real Kerala story? Perhaps it’s a film which offers a slice of life from Malappuram, where a local Muslim family ends up nursing — and...

11.04.2024 30

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Pooja Pillai

It does not allow its protagonist's ambition to become a weapon in the hands of a society that cannot understand her

Nearly seven years ago, a comic titled Fallait Demander (in English, You Should’ve Asked) by French artist Emma went viral. It explained the concept...

04.03.2024 8

Indian Express

Pooja Pillai

Violence, even on screen, cannot be an end in itself.

Among the many ideas that the recently-concluded series A Murder at the End of the World explores — the climate crisis and the looming disaster of...

08.01.2024 10

Indian Express

Pooja Pillai

The biggest problem with ‘Animal’ isn’t its misogyny or violence. It’s just plain boring

The sins of Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Animal are many: It glorifies violent masculinity, violates the dignity of women characters and is far too...

07.12.2023 10

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Pooja Pillai

Mammootty's 'Kaathal' has the courage to explore the oppressions of matrimony

Happiness, in Jeo Baby’s new film Kaathal — The Core , comes quietly, padding in on tip-toe, respecting the fact that its middle-aged...

28.11.2023 10

Indian Express

Pooja Pillai

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan inspires as she shrugs off ageism, sexism, body shaming that comes her way

What is not to love about the sight of a woman who is, to repurpose the words of a popular meme (while jettisoning its ironic intent), “unbothered,...

09.10.2023 10

Indian Express

Pooja Pillai

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