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Aishwarya Lekshmi Describes Casteist Attitudes During Erode Shoot
Aishwarya Lekshmi was filming a movie in Erode, Tamil Nadu.
The scene was supposed to take place in 1996.
She said the village felt like it belonged to a much older time.
She noticed cultural practices that were very different from what she knew.
Some of the attitudes she encountered were casteist and made her uncomfortable.
She asked the director whether people might think the movie was set in another era.
She described the experience in a conversation with Rajini Haridas.
Her comments show how different social environments can feel while making a film.
Aishwarya Lekshmi described her experience shooting in a village in Erode as culturally jarring and uncomfortable.
She said she encountered casteist attitudes during the film’s schedule in rural Tamil Nadu.
The sequence being filmed was set in 1996, but Lekshmi felt the location itself seemed much older.
She questioned director whether audiences might mistake the film for being set in a different era.
Lekshmi shared the account during a conversation with Rajini Haridas.
- Who
- Actor Aishwarya Lekshmi, speaking with Rajini Haridas.
- What
- Lekshmi described encountering casteist attitudes and a markedly different cultural environment while filming.
- Where
- A village in Erode, Tamil Nadu.
- When
- During a schedule for her upcoming film; the portion being filmed was set in 1996.
- Why
- She was discussing how the location’s culture and social attitudes affected her experience during filming.
Key facts
- Speaker
- Aishwarya Lekshmi
- Location
- Erode, Tamil Nadu
- Setting filmed
- A portion set in 1996
- Experience described
- Culturally jarring and uncomfortable
- Issue raised
- Casteist attitudes
- Conversation partner
- Rajini Haridas
- Production context
- A schedule for Lekshmi’s upcoming film
Quotes
Aishwarya Lekshmi
Actor discussing her interaction with villagers during a film shoot in Erode, Tamil Nadu
“It was a very different life. We were shooting for a portion set in 1996. I kept asking the director, ‘Will people mistake this for a different era?’ The place felt very old. It had a very different culture.”
indianexpress.com
“People over there have asked me what my gotra is, and I had newfound appreciation for Malayalees because nobody has asked me that in my life. I don't even know my gotra.”
NDTV
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