Thinking aloud

Yesterday, there was a news story in visual media regarding the suicide of a nun in Kerala. The family of the deceased has alleged that the nun was abused sexually and physically by a senior nun, and this was the reason for the suicide. This might be the first high profile lesbian crime case in our state, though such incidents have occurred before also. Today morning, as I sat down to read the newspaper, I had a premonition that I would have to search for this story. I was sure the same would not be in the front page of the number one daily. And guess what, I was right. The story was found in the centre page and it was reported as an allegation by the family and there were hints to suggest the same was baseless. Contrast this with the amount of print space that was taken up by the Santhosh Madhavans in the front page for nearly two weeks. I have become accustomed to expecting such partisan behavior from the Malayalam dailies, but still it hurts me when the same dailies pride themse...

Like the rest of the nation, malayalees too like their movies.Movies with good story, script and direction have always succeeded in the box office, regardless of the star value, I dare say.Still time and again, we come across instances that reveal the crisis in malayalam film industry.The MACTA - Dileep controversy is the latest one. Without going in to the details of the issue, as an ordinary malayalee , I feel most of the characters in this story have shown highly irresponsible, and more importantly un -professional attitude.I cant help noticing that, Kerala has become a state where controversies rule the day.So much energy and time is spent on controversies, even by the media.For a state which is reeling under rampant price rise, low growth rate and poor fiscal management, the limelight is often hogged by controversies which follow one after the other in quick succession.