Director M B Padmakumar says people 'threw stones' at him when he made a film on homosexual love

Filmmaker M B Padmakumar has spoken out about the difficult experience he had while making a film about homosexual love, while also praising the new Malayalam film Kaathal-The Core, which deals with the same subject. In 2014, Padmakumar directed My Life Partner' a film about a gay relationship. He revealed that not only were theaters unwilling to show the film because it lacked any superstars, but many locations where it was shown removed it and replaced it with another film titled Garbha Shriman.

What did Padmakumar say?

As per Onmanorama, Padmakuma was saddened by the fact that no one came to watch his film based on homosexual relationship. However, he lauded Kaathal movie and said "there is a scene in the movie 'Kaathal' where Mammootty's character washes his face while looking at the mirror. He does this not once but several times. How beautifully he has portrayed that scene! This is proof of how deeply he understood and studied the character. He has conceived and acted out the scene to reinforce the idea that the labels imposed by society on people will not change, no matter how many times they try to wash it away."

He added, "Many directors and filmmakers are still struggling to bring out these stories into the mainstream but have not been as lucky as Jeo Baby. ‘My Life Partner’ narrated homosexual love differently. It was a mirror held against society. The story and the characters of the film are still alive. I wrote the script for the film after a lot of research. The mental pressure I experienced in 2014 was extreme. Society threw stones at me, accusing me of making a film that was based on homosexual love. When my children went to school, they were told in plain Malayalam that their father was a director of a sleazy movie. It hurt them very much. When my film got released, I tried to approach many superstars, asking them to watch the film and comment on it. However, many of them turned their back on me."

Padmakumar reveals approaching top actors for his film

During the same interaction, Padmakumar said that he had approached several actors with the script and requested them to give their dates for the shooting of the film. He further revealed his experience of visiting the Lulu mall after his film's release. "When the movie was released, I went to the theatre in Lulu Mall, hoping that someone would open the door and come in to watch the film. But not many people came to see the movie," he said.