Director Jeo Baby says he is affected by what happens in families and wants his cinema to reflect that reality, whether it’s his critically-acclaimed The Great Indian Kitchen or his latest Kaathal: The Core, which is making waves for its portrayal of a marriage in crisis.
Kaathal, starring Mammootty and Jyotika, revolves around Mathew Devassy, a retired bank manager who decides to contest local elections. Omana, his wife of 20 years, shocks him with her decision to file for divorce alleging he is gay.
“My society affects me a lot and that’s the reason why (I explore it). Family is the most important thing in a society. There are a lot of issues. Women are not happy. That’s why I am always thinking about family and society. I want it to be better,” Baby told PTI in an interview.
“A woman’s perspective is important in every aspect, everywhere. But decision makers are mostly men,” he added.
The director, who made his feature debut with 2 Penkuttikal in 2016, said he learned a lot from the reviews and writeups for The Great Indian Kitchen, which was praised for showing how women are chained to household chores like slaves.
Baby believes he received ‘good parenting’ but it was a gradual process to become a feminist, one that has continued even after The Great Indian Kitchen, his fourth Malayalam film that’s already being remade in Hindi. A Tamil version of the movie released this year.
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