Born of mind

Last month actress Ms. Revathy Menon was here.. @ University of Hyderabad (I know I should have blogged about it much earlier). As a part of the program called ‘Women’s March‘, she was invited to give a talk. The actress well known (in south India especially) for her acting talent also has two movies to her credit as a director, ‘Mitra-myfriend‘ and ‘Phir milenge‘. I have seen the second one and I thought it was courageous on her part to make a movie such as this one. She didn’t speak much about this movie though. The focus was on Mitra-myfriend and I thought the talk was very much insightful. What I liked about her talk was the clarity with which she spoke. I seriously doubt if any of the current generation actresses can speak with such authenticity.. And what can I say about her charisma.. She is one of the four gorgeous ladies I have seen.. { My mom and my elder sisters are the first three in the list.. }. I had an opportunity to ask a question to her and I don’t miss many. Though my question was a twisted one, she gave a straight forward answer to that one.

The question was a bit out of context kinda thing and i didn’t expect her to answer.. but to my surprise she could get what i had intended to ask and she even answered it. It was regarding the issue of “Being Single”. In India if a woman wants to remain single it is considered to be a taboo (?? H–0$—-Lity or Impotency is what they think of when one says he/she prefers to remain single {even though he/she may not be so..} !!). Its true that only a small (in fact very small) percentage of women would like to be so but the point i wanted to make was “Why does the Indian society not allow this concept of being single and how can the issue be addressed through the media ?”. She made a statement.. “The relationship between a man n a woman is the most beautiful one and its more important that he/she appreciates the differences and accept the other person for what she/he is”. Honestly speaking, I have different views about relationships and all.. but I agree to some extent with what she said. After all, its not all about compromises we have to make in life. I would say it is sufficient but not the necessary condition for longevity of a relationship (I had a long discussion also with one of the bloggers, Barath on this topic). Finally what I want to say is this. Ms Revathy isn’t like what you would expect a (stereotypical) actress to be. The humility and simplicity aren’t what we generally associate with actresses. But she is an epitome of these qualities and the fact that she is constantly working to contribute to the society by addressing different issues related to women through media, tells a lot about her. She indeed is a role model for many.

P.S. : Fellow blogger Barath also has blogged about the visit.This is the LiNk. I thank Barath for he was the one who told me about the talk and Sudarshan anna for having taken some lovely snaps.