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Movie portraying the theme of exploitation of young girls in the name of Devadasi tradition. Set in villages of Maharashtra and Karnataka. Starring Om Puri and Smita Patil. [54] movie 1987 Mahananda, a Hindi film on the life of a Devadasi in Maharashtra, Produced and directed by Mohan Kavia. [55] documentary 2000-2001 Krishnadasi.
A handmaiden (nowadays less commonly handmaid or maidservant) is a personal maid or female servant. [1] The term is also used metaphorically for something whose primary role is to serve or assist. [1] Depending on culture or historical period, a handmaiden may be of enslaved status or may be simply an employee. The terms handmaiden and handmaid ...
Magalir Mattum (transl. Ladies Only) is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language satirical film directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao, produced by Kamal Haasan, and written by Crazy Mohan. The film stars Nassar, Revathi, Urvashi and Rohini. It revolves around three women deciding to gang up on their lecherous office boss who constantly harasses them.
Velaikari (transl. Servant Maid) is a 1949 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by A. S. A. Sami and produced by M. Somasundaram under Jupiter Pictures.It was based on the play of the same name written by C. N. Annadurai, while incorporating plot details from the Alexandre Dumas novel The Count of Monte Cristo (1844).
This is a list of characters featured in the Baahubali franchise which consists of two films, a novel, a comic and two television series. They are all characters which have appeared in The Beginning (2015), The Conclusion (2017), The Lost Legends (2017), [1] Crown of Blood (2024), [2] and the novels The Rise of Sivagami (2017), Chaturanga (2020) and Queen of Mahishmathi (2020).
The first mainstream Indian film to feature a lesbian relationship and one of the first to show homosexual love. India, Canada [112] Radha Shabana Azmi: 1996 The First Wives Club: Christine Paradis Jennifer Dundas: Christine is Annie's feminist daughter. United States [113] 1996 Freeway: Rhonda Brittany Murphy: Rhonda is a heroin addict. United ...
Tara is the queen consort of Kishkindha and wife of the vanara-king Vali.After being widowed, she maintains her title after marrying Sugriva, Vali's brother.Tara is described as the daughter of the vanara physician, Sushena, in the Ramayana; in later sources, she is stated to be an apsara (celestial nymph) who emerged from the Samudra Manthana (churning of the ocean).
Working Girls: Filmmaker Lizze Borden's movie shows a day in life of a small Manhattan bordello, including a vivid domination scene. 1985 Germany: Seduction: The Cruel Woman: Inspired by Venus in Furs, this is a study of a dominatrix who takes on both male and female slaves. 1986 UK: Sid and Nancy: Nancy works with a dominatrix 1987 UK ...