![]() ![]() He should be seen an example, right? Why should I not see Babasaheb Dr. Chatting in his Egmore office in the midst of working on his next film about boxing in North Chennai, Ranjith says that ‘assertive Dalit characters’ are a plenty in real life too, but they have been deliberately sidelined in cinema. ![]() Many critics feel that the success of Ranjith’s films has resulted in a situation where ‘assertive’ Dalit characters in movies such as Vetrimaaran’s smash hitĪsuran, featuring Dhanush, are here to stay. Ranjith has faced much criticism that he is trying to create a certain narrative of ‘assertive, heroic Dalit’ characters simply to suit a commercial film narrative rather than reflect the actually reality. The major shift in thinking has been the fact that the Dalits -who were represented as passive victims for long in cinema - have become assertive heroes.
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