Ashameera Aiyappan
Ms. Representation: Kidnapping the Girl Friend
This weekly column is a rumination on how women are portrayed in cinema and this week the author discusses 'Pan-Indian films'
26 Apr 2022
Ms Representation: Glamour and gaze
This weekly column is a rumination on how women are portrayed in cinema, and this week the author discusses actresses getting trolled for their attire choices
29 Mar 2022
Ms Representation: Gangubhai Kathiawadi-The woman bears the brunt
This weekly column is a rumination on how women are portrayed in cinema, and this week the author discusses Gangubai Kathiawadi
15 Mar 2022
Ms Representation: Growing up and girl camaraderie
This weekly column is a rumination on how women are portrayed in cinema, and this week the author discusses Hridhayam and Mudhalum Nee Mudivum Nee
14 Mar 2022
Ms. Representation: Are the parts worth more than the whole?
This weekly column is a rumination on how women are portrayed in cinema, and this week the author discusses how director Sukumar-Allu Arjun’s recent release Pushpa sees its women
28 Dec 2021
Ms. Representation: Sivaranjaniyum Inum Sila Pengalum- Dissent in the drawing room
This weekly column is a rumination on how women are portrayed in cinema, and this week the author discusses director Vasanth’s Sivaranjaniyum Inum Sila Pengalum
30 Nov 2021
Films in and about a pandemic
The writer speaks of her experience at the recently concluded 52nd International Film Festival of India, and the films she caught there, including India’s Oscar submission, PS Vinothraj’s Koozhangal
29 Nov 2021
Ms. Representation: Where are the older heroines?
This weekly column is a rumination on how women are portrayed in cinema, and this week the author discusses the evident lack of older heroines in Indian cinema
17 Nov 2021
Ms. Representation: MeToo from the Medieval times
This weekly column is a rumination on how women are portrayed in cinema, and this week the author discusses Ridley Scott’s The Last Duel
02 Nov 2021
Ms Representation: What makes a woman?
This weekly column is a rumination on how women are portrayed in cinema, and this week the author discusses Taapsee Pannu's Rashmi Rocket
19 Oct 2021
Ms. Representation: Danger in disguise
This weekly column is a rumination on how women are portrayed in cinema, and this week the author discusses Mohan G's Rudra Thandavam
05 Oct 2021
Ms Representation: A journey through time to denigrate women
This weekly column is a rumination on how women are portrayed in cinema, and this week the author discusses Dikkiloona
21 Sep 2021
Ms. Representation: When life is war
This weekly column is a rumination on how women are portrayed in cinema, and this week the author discusses Carrey Mulligan's Promising Young Woman
07 Sep 2021
Ms. Representation: Terminator: Judgment Day
This weekly column is a rumination on how women are portrayed in cinema, and this week the author discusses the portrayal of pregnancy and abortion in recent films
24 Aug 2021
Ms. Representation: The Perfect Wife Syndrome
This weekly column is a rumination on how women are portrayed in cinema, and this week the author discusses Sarpatta Parambarai, and a bit of Soorarai Pottru and Mayakkam Enna
11 Aug 2021