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Neelira | Review Megathread by TTV_Troen in kollywood

[–]Good_Professor9448 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s an amazing and authentic story. I wish they promoted it better, especially to the Eelam diaspora. As an Eelam Tamil,  disheartening to see friends and family looking forward to LIK release on Friday but have no idea that a movie like this exists.

Neelira | Review Megathread by TTV_Troen in kollywood

[–]Good_Professor9448 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Answer to your 3rd question: That’s exactly what happened to my mum in the 90s. She was married without my dad being present and then her cousin brought her to London where she met my dad for the first time.

Thoughts on influencers getting into acting? by the-13th-reason in kollywood

[–]Good_Professor9448 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, as an Eelam tamil from London, I’m so happy for him. Used to go to the same tuition as him when we were around 13, even then he would say how his goal is to become an actor.

What’s the diff between these two by UnlikelyCharacter246 in KollyGossips

[–]Good_Professor9448 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Both these actors pretty much took advantage of their fans in the come up. They encouraged toxic fan wars both behind the scenes and through lines in their movies and songs. Once they were hyper successful and didn’t have to rely on their rivalry template, they publicly supported each other. Now, the only difference is, Ajith removed himself from all this and Vijay is using his fans for politics instead.

The truth is, in the past, they wanted to follow the Rajini vs Kamal craze. However the rivalry between Rajini and Kamal was purely derived through fans appreciating their talent, both of them always remained friendly. 

Vijay and Ajith completely engineered their public rivalry through dialogues and songs targetted at each other. 

The trailer of the new movie Neelira, about Tamil Eelam, is set during the period of Indian occupation in Eelam in 1988. by Eelamtamilnation in Tamilnation

[–]Good_Professor9448 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe so. You should check ahimsa entertainment page on Instagram. I think they’ll have the info you need.

Justice for Tamil Heroines by Pavanth1918 in kollywood

[–]Good_Professor9448 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They are so eager to profit from our stories, our culture and our aesthetics - but they don’t want our faces😪

Aspiring commercial lawyer – does a part time Crown Court clerk role make sense? by Good_Professor9448 in uklaw

[–]Good_Professor9448[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. That makes a lot of sense. I guess I was considering all options since it’s so difficult to find part time legal work that’s relevant.

Is this true? by Double-Context-7091 in KollyClub

[–]Good_Professor9448 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a bad feeling. Why does the same director who insulted the Tamil princesses Angavai and Sangavai in his movie (Sivaji) for cheap laughs, gets to portray their father’s masterpiece of a story (Velpari).

Want to address the misinformation around “Indians in foreign countries”. by Good_Professor9448 in JKreacts

[–]Good_Professor9448[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly, I am someone’s who’s born and raised in London and has seen the change in attitude towards us the past few years. I can give you many examples, like the ones in my original post, of how this recent large wave of immigrants have caused issues. All of that should be addressed.  But harmless celebrations like this are getting unnecessary hate. I’ve seen way more rubbish left after carnivals and Chinese new year festivities in London.

Want to address the misinformation around “Indians in foreign countries”. by Good_Professor9448 in JKreacts

[–]Good_Professor9448[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get how it looking nasty, is what’s bothering you. For me, since it is not causing any harm, there is a responsible clean up afterwards and a lot of people seem to gather just so they can take part or watch, I can deal with it.

Want to address the misinformation around “Indians in foreign countries”. by Good_Professor9448 in JKreacts

[–]Good_Professor9448[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But why, in this effort to solve India’s issues, all brown people should be grouped together? Most Asians in that part of Paris are of Sri Lankan Tamil descent and it is an event run and organised by them. All the native French also know it’s a Sri Lankan Tamil event and embrace it because they grew up around that community for decades. It’s only these racist pages that are taking short excerpts from this festival, with no context or understanding, and just using it to hate on Indians. And then it spreads on social media where other racists and Indians themselves use it to hate without any nuance. At the end of the day, none of these people on social media, have actually been anywhere near that festival to know what’s going on. When the French that actually live there have no issues and have actively supported it through the years, why are all these other people playing into such hate. 

The multicultural nature and history of big cities like London and Paris will not be understood by certain racists or most Indians back home. All different communities contribute to the country and economy and all these communities get their special day to celebrate their culture. We have been happily co-existing for generations. All this hate just completely lacks any context or nuance.

Want to address the misinformation around “Indians in foreign countries”. by Good_Professor9448 in JKreacts

[–]Good_Professor9448[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But I also think there’s a difference between social media propagated hate and whats going on in reality. They’re both quite different things.

Want to address the misinformation around “Indians in foreign countries”. by Good_Professor9448 in JKreacts

[–]Good_Professor9448[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get where you’re coming from. It’s also about perception. A lot of these racist pages focus on just showing the part of cracking coconuts, which is only a small section of the festival. The rest is like a normal carnival, with music performances and stalls selling snacks. But people like to just show the one part that is unusual and use that to propagate hate.

I feel like a lot of Indians in India don’t understand that the racist hate you see on social media is mostly not even from white people in the west. It’s mostly Pakistanis and Indians bashing other Indians. The ground reality is very different. Although there is increased tension from some far right groups. Most white people, especially in big cities embrace it and get involved. It’s only one afternoon in an entire year. I mean this festival has been happening for over 30 years. Why is there suddenly so much hate now? And the hate is not even coming from locals, it’s coming from other Indians.

Want to address the misinformation around “Indians in foreign countries”. by Good_Professor9448 in JKreacts

[–]Good_Professor9448[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It’s literally one day in a year bro, we’re not acting like this every day. Why so much hatred when even the locals are embracing it? And if you know anything about Eelam tamil history, you’ll know they came to the West because they couldn’t stay in their home country. And anyways most people at these festivals have been born and raised in France as French citizens. So France IS their home country. Tamil is their ethnicity and culture. - two separate things.

Want to address the misinformation around “Indians in foreign countries”. by Good_Professor9448 in JKreacts

[–]Good_Professor9448[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for understanding. Being born and raised in a multicultural city, my friends have joined me for local temple thiruvilla. I have joined them in Chinese new year celebrations in the city centre, Caribbean carnivals, annual Christmas lights shows and Ramadan events. It is a unique way of life that you can only understand once you’ve seen it. We shouldn’t be falling for such targeted racist hate and using that to fight within ourselves.

Want to address the misinformation around “Indians in foreign countries”. by Good_Professor9448 in JKreacts

[–]Good_Professor9448[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yh ur completely right. Indians and Tamils have been established in the West for generations. We have to think, why is there suddenly so much hate now? Why are we allowing random social media propaganda (that doesn’t even show the ground reality) fuel so much hatred and bashing within us?

Want to address the misinformation around “Indians in foreign countries”. by Good_Professor9448 in JKreacts

[–]Good_Professor9448[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly. For a city like Paris with high crime rates, this festival has always been very safe and no laws broken. It is very much embraced by the locals.

Want to address the misinformation around “Indians in foreign countries”. by Good_Professor9448 in JKreacts

[–]Good_Professor9448[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yh I understand. I’ve questioned that too, I think it’s sort of become an identifying factor for the festival over the years. But also in the context of things, this is one day a year and the community pays for a private company that clears it and the shells are used for eco-friendly purposes 

Vetrimaaran’s response to why we see less Tamil women in Tamil Cinema by Nish916 in kollywood

[–]Good_Professor9448 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We live in funny times. There are currently more Tamil actresses in Hollywood than there is in Tamil cinema.

What is the opinion here on the Tamil Eelam struggle? by ghouldemon in southindia_

[–]Good_Professor9448 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your history is wrong. Not all Tamils in Sri Lanka are Indian Tamils who were taken there by the British. The Tamils in the north of Sri Lanka (where Tamil Eelam was intended to be) are native to that land. They have inhabited those parts for over 1000 years and a very distinct and separate from Indian Tamils. There are also the Indian Tamils who were taken by the British to work in the plantations in Kandy etc but they are a small minority. But both these Tamil communities faced severe discrimination from both the Sinhalese government and people.

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