Parvathy Thiruvothu PODCAST: On taking a stand against Mammootty, facing d*ath threats, Prithviraj

0:00 – Introduction 1:20 - Parvathy opens up about taking a stand for her college from the Malayalam industry in the sexual assault case and starting the ‘Women in Cinema Collective’ 2:45 - Parvathy says that Feminism is not just for men and women but also for the queer community 5:15 - Parvathy: In my career, the most powerful forces came together to eliminate me because I have a strong voice. They were powerful enough to scare me 6:00 - Parvathy: I had the privilege to raise my voice; a lot of women don’t. My mum and dad were extremely privileged and understanding. 6:15 - Parvathy opens up about getting death and rape threats 7:30 - Parvathy: I’ve had a lot of big projects taken away from me. Maybe that wasn’t meant for me, and those are people I don’t want to work with 8:00 - Parvathy: I judge those people in the industry who replaced me in projects for standing up against what’s right. They are exploitative and are using their privilege to ensure that some people stay suppressed 8:50 - Parvathy: It’s been 20 years, and you can’t get rid of me till I want to leave 9:15 - Parvathy: I have an army of women, people from different queer communities standing by me 9:45 - Parvathy - Even if you stand up against bullies privately, you have done enough. Even if you don’t laugh at a sexist joke, you have done enough 10:20 - Parvathy: Transgenders are standing up for themselves at the risk of their lives at this time 10:40 - Parvathy: I have always thought that if this is not the job that gives me dignity, equality and fairness, either I’ll clean up my film industry or find another job 12:00 - Parvathy on standing up against the superstar like Mammootty for problematic portrayal of women and misogyny in his films 12:15 - Parvathy: I realised 20 days post my statement that it was about all women and not just me. 12:45 - Parvathy: Even though there were ‘Boycott Parvathy’ trends and trolling going on, my movie ‘Uyare’ became a huge hit. People in Kerala can hate or love you, but if you’ve done a good job in your movie, they will still celebrate you 13:35 - Parvathy: Today, I see women coming into this industry calling out problematic behaviour. WCC has stood up in a very systemic way - going to the CM and putting policies in place 14:00 - Parvathy: The film industry is a male-dominated space. Women’s safety is not on their agenda. Lack of our safety benefits them 14:50 - Parvathy on how the Malayalam film industry dealt with the MeToo movement better than the Hindi Film Industry did 16:20 - Parvathy on making suggestions in scripts and roles to make it better and less problematic 16:40 - Parvathy: I know the impact of wrongful depiction of transgender and queer community in cinema has done. The way it has translated to real-life bullying has ended people’s lives 17:00 - Parvathy: I ask questions to directors to understand if my value system aligns with theirs. Only then will I be able to join forces with you. 17:40 - Parvathy: Celebrating bullying, misogyny, and mocking transgender people is a really low level of humour 19:30 - Parvathy on being a jury member of the ‘Kashish Pride Film Festival’ 21:00 - Parvathy: The transgender community is under attack in our country. If we think we are safe, then they are coming for us 21:40 - Parvathy reacts to Bollywood films having demeaning/problematic portrayals of transgender and queer community 22:00 - Parvathy: Actors like me will slowly muster the courage to say no to such problematic films. I hope that our audience will keep our directors and actors accountable. The Malayalam industry has shown that it’s possible 22:15 - Parvathy: I hope we don’t get into a mob land of deifying our superstars and agreeing to whatever they do 24:20 - Parvathy talks about the films from her career that truly impacted her 25:30 - Parvathy: I hope my legacy is the fact that you can’t take me out 26:00 - Parvathy on working with Chiyaan Vikram in Thangalaan 26:30 - Parvathy gives us details about ‘I, nobody’ and working with Prithviraj Sukumaran again #parvathythiruvothu #podcast #mammootty #prithvirajsukumaran #malayalamindustry #zoomspotlightsessions 27:00 - Parvathy opens up about her future projects 28:30 - Parvathy opens up about dealing with the trauma of going through physical abuse in her life