Lakshmy Ramakrishnan trains the camera on herself in ‘Are You Ok Baby’, but the meta-commentary struggles to coexist with a story about adoption
- Trinity Auditorium
- Sep 22, 2023
- 1 min read
Spoilers ahead…
Lakshmy Ramakrishnan is a one-woman indie-filmmaker industry, and she has made a number of films – , – that range from solid to superb. Her latest venture, , is her most ambitious yet, because it is, in part, a meta-movie. It features a TV show named . The name of its anchor is Rashmi Ramakrishnan, and her husband is played by the director’s real-life husband. The show is bashed as sensation-seeking, TRP-hungry. One person Rashmi phones during the show asks, “Why should I answer your questions? Are you police or judge?” Rashmi is bashed for being a Brahmin. She is bashed for interfering in “poorer people’s” lives while wearing silk saris. Her interview quotes are twisted. Even as a cop makes cynical comments about the show, we see a woman claim that she is a big fan. In short, Rashmi, like Lakshmy, is a controversy magnet.
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