Sex and Aesthetics
Posted by Kalyan Kumar
As you all recall, the 80s were remembered for the tidal wave of A certificate movies in Malayalam. The run away success of "Avaluday Ravugal", directed by IV Sasi triggered this wave. In that movie, a new comer Seema literally stole the box office thunder with her role
as a young prostitute. Forget the titillating poster of the movie, where Seema lifts her shirt and curiously looks inside her thighs for a scratch, which she had while jumping the iron fencing.
But Avaluday Ravaugal had a poignant story and soul-stirring songs to captivate the viewer. That was not the case with many of the movies that followed like a Sathrathil Oru Rathri or Thamburati-which had only raw passion for woman's body as their USP.
Even the mass media too got into this sex frenzy, particularly n some magazines where this sexulaization of content became explicit. Some titles I remember are: Ethreythra Madalasa Rathrikal in Kerala Sabdam by Indrajit and some P. Ayyaneth's novels.
Recently I read a scathing indictment of Adoor Gopalakrishnan in his portrayal of a scene in Nizhal koothu, where a teenage girl attaining her maturity is shown in embarrassment with blood oozing down her legs.
These instances I have quoted indicate the shortcomings in our creative people on the portrayal of sexuality and the failure of our audience in evolving to appreciate the core aesthetics of sex sans its beastiality.
As you all recall, the 80s were remembered for the tidal wave of A certificate movies in Malayalam. The run away success of "Avaluday Ravugal", directed by IV Sasi triggered this wave. In that movie, a new comer Seema literally stole the box office thunder with her role
as a young prostitute. Forget the titillating poster of the movie, where Seema lifts her shirt and curiously looks inside her thighs for a scratch, which she had while jumping the iron fencing.
But Avaluday Ravaugal had a poignant story and soul-stirring songs to captivate the viewer. That was not the case with many of the movies that followed like a Sathrathil Oru Rathri or Thamburati-which had only raw passion for woman's body as their USP.
Even the mass media too got into this sex frenzy, particularly n some magazines where this sexulaization of content became explicit. Some titles I remember are: Ethreythra Madalasa Rathrikal in Kerala Sabdam by Indrajit and some P. Ayyaneth's novels.
Recently I read a scathing indictment of Adoor Gopalakrishnan in his portrayal of a scene in Nizhal koothu, where a teenage girl attaining her maturity is shown in embarrassment with blood oozing down her legs.
These instances I have quoted indicate the shortcomings in our creative people on the portrayal of sexuality and the failure of our audience in evolving to appreciate the core aesthetics of sex sans its beastiality.
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