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Leena Manimekalai’s Maadathy Releases On OTT Streaming Platform

Manimekalai’s Tamil film Maadathy from 2019 is all set to release on the Malayalam OTT streaming platform, Neestream.

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Tamil film Maadathy by Leena Manimekalai released on a Malayalam platform Neestream on Thursday, June 24. It is produced under the banner of Karuvachy Films.
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Maadathy is a movie that attempts to touch upon the sensitive social issues that exist in the Indian society. These are related to the discrimination faced by the Puthirai Vannar community in Tamil Nadu. Leena Manimekalai came across an article that described the Puthirai Vannar community as the last on the ladder of the caste system.

Further, the movie addresses how it gets worse for a girl or a woman in the same community. The film is based on social issues like caste and gender discrimination, violence and crimes against women.

Leena Manimekalai said in her statement that the community's plight continues to this date. She further added that they are the ones perpetually on the move, displaced because they are unable to protect their women. The director further addressed a crucial question and said, "My question is how long are we going to allow this injustice to continue? This question led me to the film." The director also calls the movie, "Maadathy: An Unfairy Tale."

Maadathy is a critically acclaimed movie and was shown at Busan International Film Festival, Kolkata International Film Festival and Latin American FICCI 60 among others. The story revolves around the life of a fictional adolescent girl from the Puthirai Vannar community in Tamil Nadu.

Leena Manimekalai, Rafiq Ismail and Yavanika Sriram are seen in the screenplay. While the music is done by Karthik Raja. The movie was honoured with FIPRESCI Jury Award, and three more awards Best Film, Best Actress, and Best Cinematography at Aurangabad International Film Festival in 2020. The cinematography for Maadathy is done by Jeff Dolen, Abinandhan Ramanujan, and Karthik Muthukumar.

Leena shared the release of the film on the OTT platform Neestream and said, "Friends, we are going exclusive with Neestream for the first sixty days and more news on the go. June 24 onwards, on your own screens."

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