Sanal Haridas

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MODI AND A BEER: THE MICRO POLITICS OF DOMINATIONS Critical analysis of the Tamil short film

Power conflicts reach its peak and manifests fully, as the dialogue revolves around marriage. Sruthi says, “I never imagined that ‘my family’ would say yes to an intercaste marriage”. This statement spites Arun, who feels she had insulted both his family and community. He understands it as an expression of ‘caste pride’ alive inside her.