Real Life Stalking is Inspired by Films Says Actor Siddharth

Actor Siddharth admitted that Kollywood films sell “a terrible dream.” The rest of the industry has remained quiet

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Activists, feminists, film lovers and even the Madras High Court have all weighed in on the glorification of stalking and violence against women in Tamil cinema.

This after the brutal murder of Swathi, a techie in Chennai, by an alleged stalker at the Nungambakkam railway station last month.

While Kollywood has been largely silent on the debate, actor Siddharth on Sunday tweeted admitting that the film industry has been “selling a terrible dream”.

In reply to TNM’s Dhanya Rajendran, the star acknowledged that stalking in real life is inspired by what is shown in films.

He pointed out that the film industry is collectively responsible for encouraging stalking and that no one, including him, could shift blame for this.

Highlighting the skewed narrative in most films, where women stalking men in films are branded as “vamps”, Siddharth tweeted saying it was time the industry had a discussion on what it was promoting.

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