In this episode, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Raghunath are joined by journalist M Rajshekhar and writer Nadika Nadja.
On Adani’s alleged bribery case, Rajshekhar says, “This is the first time we’ve seen evidence of money flowing back to politicians in exchange for favours.” Dhanya questions, “Why does every political party avoid confronting Adani?”
The conversation then moves to actor Siddique’s controversial bail in a sexual assault case. Pooja says, “There’s so much focus on the victim, how they spoke to the alleged perpetrator or whether they were smiling, that the real issue gets overlooked.” Leena reflects on how this judgment impacts women in the film industry, questioning the challenges they face in coming forward with complaints.
Finally, Nadika and the hosts discuss the movie industry’s push to delay reviews. Nadika observes, “Cinema is art, but it’s also a consumer product. If you want audiences to watch, you have to allow them the space to critique it.”
All this and more—tune in to South Central for an insightful conversation!
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Audio Timecodes
00:00:00:00 - Introductions
00:01:50:00 - Announcements
00:03:00:01 - Headlines
00:12:34:02 - Adani indictment
00:35:22:04 - Actor Siddique bail
00:53:45:08 - Pushback against movie reviews
01:12:47:01 - Recommendations
References
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