Achcham Madam Naanam Payirppu trailer: Akshara Hassan starrer shines mild on sex-positive tradition

Amazon Prime Video on Monday unveiled the trailer of its newest Tamil providing Achcham Madam Naanam Payirppu. Written and directed by Raja Ramamurthy, the movie stars Akshara Hassan within the lead.

Judging from the trailer, Akshara Hassan performs the position of a woman who grew up in a really conservative family. Given the way in which any discuss of intercourse or sexuality is frowned upon in India, the impressionable teenager is sort of confused. Unable to make sense of her sexuality and raging hormones, and egged on by her pals, she units out to do issues which can be thought-about taboo for her age. The opening scene of the trailer captures the sexism that women are subjected to each day. In a scene, a shopkeeper addresses her as ‘papa’ aka child and makes it arduous for her to specific her wants. The shopkeeper additional provides to the stigma round menstruation by providing to cowl the sanitary pads in a darkish packet as whether it is one thing to be ashamed of.

Achcham Madam Naanam Payirppu (concern, innocence, coyness, chastity), that are the qualities historically anticipated in an ‘ideal Indian girl’, appears to emphasize the significance of nurturing a sex-positive tradition each at house and within the society. The lack of it’s more likely to end in younger folks making unsuitable selections.

The movie was screened in a number of worldwide movie festivals, together with HBO’s South Asian International Film Festival, Caleidoscope Indian Film Festival at Boston, Chicago South Asian Film Festival, Atlanta Indian Film Festival, Tasveer South Asian Film Festival at Seattle and the Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival in Canada.

“When Raja narrated the story to me, I instantly knew I wanted to be a part of this film. Achcham Madam Naanam Payirppu is a slice-of-life, light hearted watch. It’s a coming-of-age drama where a young girl struggles to find a balance between her desires and family pressures. I believe that every young adult will relate to my character in the film,” Akshara mentioned.

The movie additionally stars Usha Uthup, Anjana Jayaprakash, Malgudi Subha, Janaki Sabesh, and Suresh Chandra Menon. Achcham Madam Naanam Payirppu is about to premiere on Amazon Prime Video on March 25.