Malayalees have a special love for actress Parvathy Thiruvoth. Parvathy who constantly speaks for the rights of women in the film industry is a member of the WCC organization. Parvathy talks about her family and her experiences during her studies. The actress opened up in an interview with Dhanya Verma. My father and mother are the greatest equal partners I have ever met in my life. My father was the first feminist man I met. Father and mother do all the work together. Amma is main admin. The mother is the CEO of the family. My father had the impression that he was in a place where he deserved that title.
If you are cooking at home from olden days, it is your father who kneads the chapatis. It is the mother who spreads it. When mother washes the dishes, father wipes them. They were still together. They have told us that when there is no money, money is so scarce that we cannot buy it. Both she and Etan are convinced of bringing up the middle class. Parvathy also answered the question of when she realized she was a feminist. Parvathy says she has always been a feminist. Always asking questions, getting backlash and coming back again.
I realized that I was a feminist when things became actionable. When I was in school, I went on a trip to Veegaland. A guy morphed my photos. I took some photos and morphed them and gave them to the class. He got into trouble at school saying that Parvati had morphed images. My face was changed to a wedding girl’s face. Nude photos are nothing. When I went to the vice principal with that boy, I was told that both of you should be suspended. Asked why he was allowed to take the photo. I said that I only lived because there were teachers. Later there was a fight with the boy. I was warned and suspended. It is now that we understand the difficulty of having to respond for ourselves.
