‘Kumbalangi Nights’: A Film that Disrupts Your Masculine Identity
The QuintSumeesha is clear and determined in proposing to Bobby’s friend despite comments by Bobby on her fiancé’s appearance. When Shammi justifies his language, reminding Babymol that he is like his elder brother, Simi sheds of her timidity and states, ‘Ethu type chettanayalum maryadakku samsarikanam’, which is beyond the capacity of the ‘complete man’ to tolerate. It raises serious questions on male superiority and patriarchy, which need not be of that variety where a ‘karanavar’ sits majestically on a throne or when a powerful male utters despicable dialogues about women. The Bechdel test emphasises female relationships as ‘true’ feminist representations in film while the Mako Mori test emphasises on female independence and self-reliance. The Mako Mori test asks whether the film has “ one female character who gets her own narrative arc that is not about supporting a man’s story.” Kumbalangi Nights creates its own narrative on feminism.
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