Some of us have been running to full houses in CPI (M) television network's
"saakshi" for the past six weeks.
This, avid media watchers would definitely agree, is a feat not even
K.karunakaran or M.M Hassan could achieve.
Does this signify the emergence of "extra" actors ? (If so it might invert
the fashionable proposition put forward by - again, some of us - "any
publicity is good publicity".)
Of course the "extras" are totally disappointed with the roles assigned to
them.
I'm sure, had the producers asked, none of us would have accepted those
stale and stereotypical roles - anarchist, Maoist, smoking woman, sex
freedom fighter...
Anyway, it is evident that this film was "made" as part of a grand project to
topple something that is neither film, nor reality television, but a poignant
subversion called "chengara"- an amazing insurrection of little selves that
refuses to accept or tolerate hegemonic scripts, producers and directors.
They don't give a damn about such representations, obviously.
But does that mean the "extra" actors should quit performing?
Does that mean the "extra" actors should stop looking for better scripts and
roles?
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