Instead, Shashi’s daughter makes fun of Shashi’s pronunciation of an English word, and her husband joins in on the joke. Despite all that she does, there isn’t any depiction of gratitude from her family members. She makes four or five different dishes to suit the dietary requirements and taste buds of her husband, her kids, and her mother-in-law. When we first meet Shashi (played by Sridevi) in the opening credits of English Vinglish, she’s catering to the early morning needs of all of her family members. In this essay, I will argue that English Vinglish, unlike what most reviews said, doesn’t just peddle patriarchy, but also tries to push women to be better trained and learned only to serve their family. But far from being a film about a woman finding freedom through education and life-changing experiences, the film turns out to be a primer in new-age conformity for housewives in twenty-first-century India. Through the journey of a married, homely Indian woman’s quest to learn English after her circumstances force her to be alone in US for two weeks, we get to experience the unique challenges faced by someone who is not only linguistically limited, but also culturally inept at navigating the multicultural environment of New York (representing the outer world forbidden to women). There was a buzz that Kamal and Sridevi would reunite for a film in 2016-2017 but unfortunately that did not materialize.English Vinglish (2012) was touted as a film furthering women’s causes with its portrayal of a married woman’s aspirations and her willingness to adapt to a dynamic world by learning English.
The 'Puli' team went to great lengths to get Sridevi to star as a queen in the 2015 film in which she costarred with Vijay and Shruti Haasan, the daughter of her most frequent costar. Sridevi requested Thala Ajith to make a cameo in her 2012 'English Vinglish' Tamil version for which the mass hero obliged without any renumeration due to the respect he had for her. Starting from 1976 'Moondru Mudichi' to 'Naan Adimai Illai' in 1986 which was her last Tamil film in that era, Sridevi alternated between a Rajini film and a Kamal film and did only one or two projects with others. Sridevi is one of the very few leading ladies who has costarred with Sivaji-MGR, Rajini-Kamal and Vijay-Ajith. The duo who were colleagues since '16 Vayadhinile' however worked as director and heroine in 'Aakhri Raasta ' starring Amitabh Bachan. Sridevi was on the verge of starring as the heroine opposite K.Bhagyaraj in 'En Rathathin Rathame' which is the remake of her Hindi super hit 'Mr.India' but couldnt do the film due to date clashes. Sridevi has starred in 'Nam Naadu' as a child artiste with MGR and in films like 'Aathi Parasakthi' and 'Thirumangalyam' she shared screenspace with former chief minister J.
With Rajini, Sridevi has starred in 13 Tamil films and 9 Hindi films and the two are such good friends that the late actress even took on a week of fasting prayers when the superstar took ill in 2011. Sridevi has done a record number of 27 films with Kamal Haasan and the pair have been considered as one of the most popular ever in Tamil cinema. It was widely reported at the time that Sivaji was reluctant to act as her pair but it was Sridevi's dream to star opposite the legend and did so in 'Vishwaroopam' and 'Santhippu' while she has costarred with him in a number of films. Sridevi after playing a child artiste with Sivaji, Jaishankar and Sivakumar in various films in later years has also played their lovers. Sridevi again played Lord Muruga in 'Aadhi Parashakthi' and 'Agathiyar' making it five films as the Tamil god and also playing a boy.
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Sridevi made her acting debut in Tamil in the movie 'Thunaivan' in which she played Lord Muruga and later she also reprised the role in 'Thiruvilaiyadal' starring Sivaji and Savithri and Kumara Sambavam starring Gemini Ganesan and Padmini. For our Tuesday trivia we have chosen to provide tidbits about the legendary actress pertaining to Tamil cinema as a tribute. Sridevi may have left for the heavenly abode but she would continue to live in the hearts of millions of movie lovers through the characters she has portrayed in innumerable films.
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