We know of Dalit cinema by big-name Tamil filmmakers like Pa. Ranjith and Mari Selvaraj. Parallely and interestingly, a smaller stream of Dalit cinema has begun to emerge in Tamil. Foremost among these is Leena Manimekalai's wonderful Maadathy - The Unfairy Tale. If you haven't seen the film you should do so at once, because, to my knowledge, it is the only Tamil Dalit film which has a female gaze, not just the director's but also the protagonist's.
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