Karpaga is an actress who made her debut in a Tamil movie called Paal. She is the first trans person ever in India to perform a leading role in a mainstream movie.[1][2]
Personal life
editKarpaga was born in a middle-class family of Erode in western Tamil Nadu, an only child, and left home at 17 for Mumbai. Karpaga worked at a beauty parlour as a beautician after finishing schooling. After returning to her family, five years later, her family was shattered but eventually accepted her.[3][4]
Paal
editHistorically, transgender people have been shown in a poor light in Indian movies.[5] Karpaga acts as an intellectual woman who has difficulty in revealing her identity to her lover.[5] The film stresses the need for families to accept transgender people.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ indiaglitz.com, 9 July 2008, "MAN-TURNED-WOMAN to star in a film"
- ^ tamilmegatube.com Archived 27 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine, 8 July 2008, "Transgender in lead role!"
- ^ scribd.com, reprint of 19 August 2008 "Ergo" article "The Other Gender"
- ^ by Firoze Shakir, firozeshakir.com Archived 17 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine, 18 May 2008, "A beautiful story titled Paal", Retrieved 26 September 2008
- ^ a b c kollywoodtoday.com, 18 May 2008, "A beautiful story titled Paal"
- ^ timesofindia.com, 8 July 2008, "Transgender to play lead in Tamil film"
External links
edit- timesofinda.indiatimes.com, 8 July 2008, "Transgender to play lead in Tamil film"
- bharatstudent.com, "Transgender becomes a hero!!!"
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