http://videos.oneindia.in/watch/35776/avvai-shanmugi-vs-mrs-doubtfire.html
http://www.boddunan.com/component/content/article/7-movies/5966-avvai-shanmugi.html?directory=104
The article about Temporary Transvestites by Straayer, which mentioned the film Mrs. Doubtfire as an example, reminded me of another film called Avvai Shanmugi. Avvai Shanmugi is basically an Indian remake in the Tamil language of Mrs.Doubtfire and I like both films. It’s about a man (Pandian) who has a divorce with his wife (Janaki) and dresses up as a housekeeper so he can secretly see his daughter who is in his wife’s custody. Eventually he reveals his disguise and makes up with his wife. It’s a really funny and entertaining movie that adapts the Hollywood film.The first link is a video comparing the two movies with clips. The second link is a summary of Avvai Shanmugi with photos.It shares some common characteristics of Temporary Transvestite Films like the need for disguise, the diegetic characters’ belief in the disguise, heterosexual/homosexual love, the temporary nature of the disguise, and the eventual failure of the disguise. Eventually, the temporary transvestite is “corrected” and returns to his/her former gender role without the disguise.
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ReplyDeleteI think this is really interesting because I have also seen a remake of Mrs. Doubtfire, an Indian remake in Hindi called "Chachi 420." It has the exact same plot line, with a man Jaiprakash Paswan and his wife Janki Paswan are fighting for divorce so he dresses like a female maid and stays in her home to keep in contact with his daughter. This movie is exactly like Mrs. Doubtfire and the movie that Aishwarya mentioned above.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPTbFNtzkds
This film also makes use of a temporary transvestite. What is the purpose of making use of temporary transvestites in Indian films? Is there a specific purpose like promoting tolerance or is this just for humor?
This movie sounds interesting! By any chance would you happen to know where i could find it?
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