PMK is a rare kind of political party in Tamil Nadu. We have many parties floated and run by film personalities. In fact most of the parties have strong connections with Tamil film world. PMK, however, chooses to be different. This is one of the few parties that is always critical on films.
The party launched a campaign against English titles in Tamil films a couple of years back. Then everyone joined the debate and eventually TN Govt had announced a concession to the films with Tamil titles. Now we have all movies in Tamil, thanks to the debate initiated by PMK and Liberation Panthers.
The party leader Dr. Ramadoss is known for his uncompromising and sharp comments on various issues. He doesn't mince words when he chooses to criticize something. It was evident when he launched an attack over smoking on screen.
Now the warrior is up against the 'obscenity' in Tamil films. Yesterday (February 13) the Women wing of the party staged a demonstration in Chennai against portraying women in 'obscene' manner in films and TV channels.
Whether this stir would become a big issue is yet to be seen.
Meanwhile, Dr Ramadass has shown some interest in a Tamil film that has a theme on Tamil nationalism. Thamilselvan, a film institute student is set to direct a film titled 'Thamizh Thesam'. When he met the leader and explained about his film, the doctor gave a proscription regarding the title. He made a grammar correction in the title by suggesting to add a letter ('th') in between the two words to conjunct the two words smoothly.
