The Invisible Other: Caste in Tamil Cinema

The Invisible Other is a documentary film that explores the presence of caste in films and film production in Tamil cinema, especially since the 1990s. (All the interviews were shot between September and November 2011.)

The documentary is just a central node that is meant to connect the corollaries [1] that are to follow in the coming weeks/months. Hence there are several lose ends in films that are intentional; it’s meant to trigger tangential questions (possibly directed towards one of the corollaries). The collection's chief purpose is to serve as a knowledge base of sorts -- if it doesn't do much towards social change, it would at least serve as an archive, I hope.

[1] Some of the planned corollaries include:

Awareness of caste in general and within cinema - interviews from various students.

Thevar Magan's influence on the film industry, Tamil audience, politics and its legacy.

Challenges for aspiring film makers

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Acknowledgment: This documentary contains content that belongs to Sun Network, Star India, Eros India, Autechre and Raj Videos. The clips are purely for educational purposes and I do not own the copyrights to any of the said content. I wish to thank the contents owners for their help and contribution in making this documentary.