YouвЂ™dВ be surprised at the number of films that use womenвЂ™s clothing as a layer to the script вЂ“ not to add depth to their characterisation but to typecast them.В вЂњYou watch the man being introduced as a thinking individual with a vision and a philosophy to boot, but when it comes to the woman in the film, watch as the camera lovingly caresses every contour of her body. And unfortunately confining female characters to such simplistic duality isnвЂ™t the only problem with how Tamil cinema portrays the relationship between its вЂheroinesвЂ™ and their clothing. However, the same cannot be said about earlier Tamil films that had used the вЂModern vs TraditionalВ GirlвЂ™В formula to typecast womenВ on the basis ofВ how they dress.В Films likeВ K ho, ParthibanВ KanavuВ and GopurangalВ SaivathillaiВ serve as examples. InВ a number ofВ films in the past, one of the female protagonists is shown as a вЂtraditionalвЂ™ woman who is usually associated with attributes like soft-spoken, reserved, conventional and вЂhomelyвЂ™,В and at the other end of the spectrum, we find the вЂmodernвЂ™ woman, who is often outspoken, fun-loving, boldВ and вЂprogressiveвЂ™.В ItвЂ™dВ be premature toВ ascertainВ if there is any truth to the speculations made by fans about KaathuvaakulaВ Rendu KaadhalВ as itвЂ™s yet to release.

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