My Son Is Gay Explained

My Son Is Gay
Director:Lokesh Kumar
Starring:Anupama Kumar
Ashwinjith
Abishek Joseph George
Kishore
Jayaprakash
Music:Santhan Anebajagane
Cinematography:Rathina Kumar
Editing:Dani Charles
Studio:Beyond The Limit Creations
Producer:Anil Saxena
Lokesh Kumar
Runtime:115 Minutes[1]
Country:India
Language:Tamil

My Son Is Gay, also known as En Magan Magizhvan in India (Tamil: என் மகன் மகிழ்வன்|Eṉ Makaṉ Makiḻvaṉ), is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language film. It is a tale of a gay man coming out and the impact it has on his relationship with his mother and other people around them. Lokesh Kumar, a filmmaker from Chennai, India, wrote and directed the film.[2] The film is about acceptance, tolerance, and the right of marginalized people to live with dignity in mainstream of society.[3] [4] The film has won 4 awards.[5]

Plot

Lakshmi is a mother and a no-nonsense school principal. Her life is uncomplicated and safe and she is blissfully unaware of the storm brewing that will threaten everything she believes in. She loves her son Varun, a cheerful and a carefree young man who is devoted to her. Varun always knew he was different from other boys, but felt secure in his mother's love. That security is shattered when Lakshmi discovers Varun is gay and rejects him. Varun finds love with Karthik, but he will never be as happy as he once was. Lakshmi can't bear the loss of her son and sets out to find him.[6] [7]

Cast

Production

The project began as a Hindi-language feature film in 2013.[8] [9] The makers made an unsuccessful attempt at crowd-funding and put the film on hold for almost two years.[10] By 2016 the director Lokesh Kumar and Anil Saxena (producer) decided to produce it in Tamil.[2] The movie was shot at Malabar Cove (near the famous Drive-in Beach of Muzhappilangad) in Kannur, Kerala, South India. The film was completed by early 2017 and saw its world premiere at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne. It was selected to be shown at the New York LGBT Film Festival in October 2017. The film was also selected in Dialogues Kolkata LGBT fest and had its Indian Premiere there. The film had its Chennai Premiere in 15th Chennai International Film Festival by December 2017. The film had great response in Kolkata and Chennai.

In 2018, the rights of the film was acquired by a Mumbai based company called Select Media & the film was dubbed in Hindi language, which was further sold to Star India for their television streaming. The Hindi dubbed version was released on 4 October 2020 and the original Tamil version was released on 4 November 2020 in Youtube.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beyond Bollywood My Son Is Gay. Indian Film Festival of Melbourne. September 20, 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190320221810/http://www.iffm.com.au/iffm2018/iffm2017/gay.html. March 20, 2019.
  2. Web site: A film on gay love in Tamil. Logesh. Balachandran. The Times of India. January 6, 2017. September 20, 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160229200237/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/A-film-on-gay-love-in-Tamil/articleshow/51122401.cms. February 29, 2016.
  3. Web site: Crowd-funding a talking point. Suhas. Yellapantula. The New Indian Express. May 9, 2014. September 20, 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190819013744/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2014/may/09/Crowd-funding-a-talking-point-610265.html. August 19, 2019.
  4. Web site: Filmmaker Lokesh: "My Son is Gay", about an emotional relationship between a mother and her gay son. Indiatv. PTI. India TV. April 10, 2014. September 20, 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20141019012807/https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/my-son-is-gay-movie-director-lokesh-interview-13340.html. October 19, 2014.
  5. Web site: 'En Magan Magizhvan' wins Best Film at Indian World Film Festival. TNM. Staff. The News Minute. March 21, 2018. September 20, 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190201033638/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/en-magan-magizhvan-wins-best-film-indian-world-film-festival-78279. February 1, 2019.
  6. Web site: Film Review : My Son Is Gay (2018) by Lokesh Kumar. Sankha. Ray. Asian Movie Pulse. June 25, 2018. September 20, 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200831040346/https://asianmoviepulse.com/2018/06/film-review-my-son-is-gay-2018-by-lokesh-kumar. August 31, 2020.
  7. Web site: BIFF 2018: My Son is Gay: a bold story defeated by its packaging. Lavanya Lakshmi. Narayanan. Medium. July 4, 2018. September 20, 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180826171221/https://medium.com/@lav1411/my-son-is-gay-biff-liff-homosexuality-lgbtq-cinema-india-tamil-b89519b86014. August 26, 2018.
  8. Web site: A look at 'My Son Is Gay' - India's first crowd-funded LGBT film . Yogesh. Pawar. DNA. May 18, 2014. September 20, 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200702084839/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-a-look-at-my-son-is-gay-india-s-first-crowd-funded-lgbt-film-1989399. July 2, 2020.
  9. Web site: My Son is Gay: How A Bold New Feature Is Taking Indian Queer Cinema By Storm . Dhrubo. Jyoti. Gaylaxy. May 14, 2014. September 20, 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200204233747if_/http://www.gaylaxymag.com/articles/current-affairs/my-son-is-gay-how-a-bold-new-feature-is-taking-indian-queer-cinema-by-storm/#gs.glm5fe. February 4, 2020.
  10. Web site: The other angle. Subha J. Rao. The Hindu. March 13, 2017. September 20, 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190819013734/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/lokesh-kumar-on-my-son-is-gay/article17456323.ece. August 19, 2019.

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