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Poke at social norms from a leftist!

Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal (Sometimes Some people, Tamil;1975) Director Bhimsingh I have heard of this film, its rave reviews and how it catapulted actress Lakshmi into superstardom, unlike her contemporaries who stayed afloat because of their willingness to shed more to reveal more skin than they ought to rather than flash the acting prowess. Of course, there were the demure actress Vanishree who stayed away from the Tamil movie scene as she only wanted to show off her acting talent, that is all. SNSM is a movie based on a controversial journalist/writer from Tamil Nadu named Jayakanthan. He is a self-professed leftist and communist accused of being arrogant for his crossing path with most known leaders of his era, including EV Ramaswamy and DMK and D.K. leaders. The story starts on a wet rainy evening when the evening is eager to return home. At a bus station waits a Brahmin college girl, Ganga (Lakshmi)- (it had to be Brahmin to incur the wrath of the Brahmins as this...