Mollywood 2017 adds more Red tone (Communism): Not at all Right, say critic

MALAYALAM cinema has loved to wax eloquent about social issues,  often  perceiving  them through  the  prism  of   politics.However, the emphasis given of late to themes based on Left ideology, in movies like Oru Mexican Aparatha, CIA, Sagavu, and the latest flick Ramaleela, has made right-wingers feel if  there was an overdose of  “Red” tone in them. Thrissur District Congress Committee general secretary John Daniel, who posted a Face book post regarding the new trend in Malayalam films, said several movies released in the past few years were actively discussing the Left themes. Movies like Arabikkatha or Left Right Left would be an exception in terms of supporting the Left,but Oru Mexican Aparatha, CIA,Sagavu,andRamaleela seem to be setting a new trend in terms of  in fluencing the younger generation, said. AICC secretary P C Vishnunath said the attempt was deliberate.

“There has been a deliberate attempt to propagate the Left themes though the medium of cinema and movies like Oru Mexican Aparatha have been misguiding the younger generation as it twists the history. Obviously, these kinds of movies would influence them to some extent. We hope these trends are short lived and the cinema, as a medium, will keep its unbiased nature while portraying the social and political issues of a state,” said Vishnunath. Noted film critic C S Venkiteswaran said ‘Left’ theme had always enjoyed a relatively good position in the medium of cinema or literature as it was relevant in the state’s social order.