A riveting take on gender, power, and perception

HY is it always 'Ladies and gentlemen' and not 'Gentlewomen and gentlemen'? Is it because men need to be reminded to be gentle? Or because women are expected to be gentle by default? With his directorial debut, Gentlewoman, Joshua Sethuraman paints a picture that contradicts conventional expectations of women and their so-called gentleness.

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HY is it always 'Ladies and gentlemen' and not 'Gentlewomen and gentlemen'? Is it because men need to be reminded to be gentle? Or because women are expected to be gentle by default? With his directorial debut, Gentlewoman, Joshua Sethuraman paints a picture that contradicts conventional expectations of women and their so-called gentleness. Characters defy stereotypes, appearances betray assumptions, and societal norms are questioned indirectly.

In Gentlewoman, Lijomol's Poorni is happily married to Hari Krishnan's Aravind until he goes missing, and Losliya's Anna comes into the picture searching for him. The film holds an introspective lens on both overt and subtle forms of male dominance. Perhaps the most interesting aspect of