I had not made any research about Bharathiraja's background until now and I assumed he was from a Dalit caste (because of his proverbial friendship with Ilayaraja). Turns out he is from the Thevar caste.
Now that I know the truth about Bharathiraja's caste, I'm so embarrassed by the misjudment. Damn! His movies and characters...it all makes sense now.
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Curious... Why does it matter?
In any case, majority of his films are affected by simplistic instinctive naive discernment (incl. politics), slanted caste characterizations, and inferior aesthetic. But I realize my special weakness for "Mudhal mariyadhai" and few other films.
-TPSK
You already said it. But I can't help wondering how you were unaware of this. It's written all over in his movies and characters, especially in all his classics.
Anu - It does, if you look at it from a certain perspective. Try to read the article I had linked in my previous post's comments section (if you're interested, that is).
Thilak - Ok.
Ganesh - I know. It's one of 'those' things.
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