WCC lauds Urvashi, Sandra & Pushpavathy
Urvashi
and producer Sandra Thomas for raising their voices to challenge the authorities on various issues.
In a social media post, WCC pointed out on Friday that filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan once again exposed his upper-caste, gender-biased views through comments about the cinematic experiences of new women and Dalit directors in Malayalam cinema.
"We fully support Pushpavathy, who courageously raised her voice against the dominant male power that marginalizes women and those living on the fringes," it said.
WCC also commended Urvashi and Thomas for standing tall with their opinions. Urvashi is challenging central govt's film award decision, while Thomas is fighting against the organisation's anti-women stance. WCC condemns the positions held against women coming to the forefront of film organizations, including Shwetha Menon, the statement said. tnn
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