6.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Aalavandhan (2001)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.9
Overview
Nandu and Vijay are brothers who were abused by their stepmother during their younger days. Nandhu, who is mentally ill, decides to kill Vijay's fiancee as he visualizes her as his stepmother.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Negative
Hinduism: Positive
Overview
Nandu and Vijay are brothers who were abused by their stepmother during their younger days. Nandhu, who is mentally ill, decides to kill Vijay's fiancee as he visualizes her as his stepmother.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film primarily explores the devastating effects of psychological trauma and mental illness on an individual and his family, without advocating for any specific political solution or framing the issues within a broader ideological context.
The film features traditional casting for its cultural context, with no intentional race or gender swaps of roles that would typically be considered 'white' in a Western context. Its narrative primarily explores psychological themes and individual character arcs, without explicitly critiquing or negatively framing traditional identities from a DEI perspective.
Secondary
The film features a transgender character, Tejaswini, who is portrayed as a violent and predatory antagonist. Her gender identity is conflated with her villainy, reinforcing harmful stereotypes and contributing to a negative and fear-mongering depiction without narrative critique or counterbalance.
The film portrays Hinduism positively through the character of Major Vijayakumar, who is depicted as a devout and morally upright individual. While his schizophrenic brother Nandu distorts Hindu mythological figures to justify his violent delusions, the narrative clearly frames this as a symptom of Nandu's mental illness, not a critique of the religion itself. The film aligns with the dignity of the faith through Vijayakumar's positive portrayal.
Aalavandhan does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The story primarily deals with the protagonist's psychological issues stemming from childhood trauma, an imaginary friend, and subsequent violent actions, with no elements related to gender identity or transsexual experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Aalavandhan is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no pre-existing source material or historical record from which characters' genders could have been altered.
Aalavandhan is an original Tamil-language film, not an adaptation of existing material or a biopic. Therefore, its characters do not have a pre-established canonical or historical race that could be subject to a race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.2
6.7
Critic Ratings
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