Archive · 26 Jul 2026
Malavika Mohanan Advocates for More Women Directors in Cinema
Malavika Mohanan, an actress, talked about how important it is to have more women directors in Indian movies.
She said that right now, there aren't enough women making films, which means the stories and characters for women aren't very diverse.
She believes that just having more actresses isn't enough; we need more women behind the scenes writing and directing to make real changes.
Malavika Mohanan emphasizes the need for more female directors in Indian cinema.
She believes actresses alone cannot bring about meaningful change.
The industry has a limited number of female filmmakers.
This lack of diversity affects the stories and characters available to women on screen.
She spoke to Variety India about these issues.
- Who
- Malavika Mohanan
- What
- Advocacy for more female directors in Indian cinema
- When
- Not specified
- Where
- India
- Why
- To improve representation and diversity of women in cinema
Need for More Female Directors
Current Industry Standards
Representation of Women
Need for More Female Directors
More female directors and writers are needed to better represent women in Indian cinema.
Current Industry Standards
The industry currently has a limited number of female filmmakers, which restricts the diversity of stories and characters for women.
- Actor
- Malavika Mohanan
- Publication
- Variety India
- Issue
- Lack of female directors and writers in Indian cinema
- Impact
- Limited diversity of stories and characters for women