7.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Thevar Magan (1992)
Thevar Magan (1992)
Overview
London-educated Saktivelu returns to India and wants to open a chain of restaurants in Chennai. His father, however, wishes that he would stay back and help the villagers.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Hinduism: Negative
Viewer Rating
7.8
Overview
London-educated Saktivelu returns to India and wants to open a chain of restaurants in Chennai. His father, however, wishes that he would stay back and help the villagers.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
While acknowledging the destructive aspects of rigid tradition, the film's solution champions individual duty, the preservation of a modified traditional social order, and the necessity of strong, benevolent patriarchal leadership, aligning it with right-leaning values.
The film features traditional casting that authentically reflects its specific cultural and regional setting, without any intentional race or gender swaps of roles. Its narrative explores themes of tradition and male leadership within a rural context, often valorizing the idea of a strong leader while depicting the complexities and burdens of such roles, rather than offering a critical portrayal of traditional identities.
Secondary
The film portrays the rigid caste system and associated traditions within a Hindu societal context as a source of oppression, violence, and inter-community conflict. It depicts how adherence to these traditions, often in the name of honor, leads to tragic outcomes and perpetuates cycles of revenge, highlighting the destructive aspects of such social structures.
Thevar Magan does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative is centered on traditional family dynamics, village politics, and duty within a patriarchal rural setting, thus rendering the LGBTQ+ portrayal as N/A.
The film "Thevar Magan" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative. The story primarily focuses on family dynamics, village leadership, and traditional values, without engaging with transgender identity in any capacity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Thevar Magan is an original film with no prior source material, historical figures, or legacy characters. Therefore, no character's gender could have been pre-established and subsequently changed.
Thevar Magan is an original Indian film set in Tamil Nadu, featuring characters and actors of Indian descent. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous adaptation establishing any character as a different race, thus no race swap occurs.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.7
6.9
Critic Ratings
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