Parvathy Stands up to Misogyny & Mammootty’s “Fans”

The ‘Qarib Qarib Singlle’ star got trolled for commenting against misogyny in Malayalam films.

Parvathy is in no mood for nonsense. 

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You might deliver one swell performance after another, playing strong, individualistic women on screen. But speak out against misogyny, and the trolls would be after you. Malayalam star Parvathy, who won us over recently as Jaya in Qarib Qarib Singlle, found herself at the receiving end of the wrath of trolls when she commented on the misogyny in films like Mammootty's Kasaba at the 22nd International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK). The actor was speaking at an Open Forum at the festival.

“With all respect to the makers, the film (<i>Kasaba</i>) disappointed me, as it featured a great actor uttering misogynistic dialogues. A lot of people feel and believe that cinema reflects life and the society. When a superstar utters such a dialogue, people obviously tend to think that it is cool to make sexist remarks.” &nbsp;

Parvathy, Actor

She also spoke about how cinema conditions people to think in a certain way.

“The unfairness works at various levels. Even if you take a look at the various film organisations, you can see how only a few women are part of it. It is part of the conditioning of women too that some of them even think they need not be part of it. We need to have proper education on these issues. Cinema is not just an artistic activity, it is a political activity too.”

Think she’s making a lot of sense? Well, think again. Mammootty fans took it upon themselves to defend the superstar and his films. But Parvathy is not one to be intimidated and stood by her statement in a series of tweets.

You go, girl!

(Inputs: India Today, Hindu)