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In this listicle, we bring you some works from the regional cinema that manage to cross the barrier of language and capture the need for acceptance and desire for love that LGBTQIA+ community feels.

This film brings to the forefront the story of a small town, in regional language immersed in the traditional art form of Yakshagana. This allows for a local audience specifically based in Karnataka to access the world of gender and sexuality through their mother tongue.