One of the most powerful filmmaking voices in Tamil cinema today, Pa Ranjith is influential for his distinctive brand of reformist cinema. His films exist to question. In Kaala, he weaves a story around the gentrification of Dharavi. Sarpatta Parambarai is an intensive sports drama about an oppressed, underdog wrestler. In Natchathiram Nagargiradhu, a group of young theatre folks navigate homophobia, caste bias, and adulthood. Alongside the indomitable social conscience that characterises Pa Ranjith as a director, his films also contribute as a line of brilliantly-staged modern classics.
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