Kerala State Film Awards analysis | Jury foregrounds gender politics, artistic value
The Hindu
This year, one can sense the jury rooting for films with women protagonists who assert their rights in an emphatic manner
Awards, by their patterns, often send out a message, although the ones giving it out rather dismiss it all as a coincidence. Over the past few years, there has been a conscious shift towards awarding non-superstars while choosing the best actor at the State Film Awards.
This year, one can sense the jury rooting for films with women protagonists who assert their rights in an emphatic manner. That the jury picked The Great Indian Kitchen as the best film is perhaps the biggest pointer towards how it foregrounded gender politics, along with artistic value.
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