Summary:
“I was just one among the other MLAs and it so happens that I am a trans woman. Earlier this year, it was reported that the lead actress for a Malayalam film opposite superstar Mammooty would be a trans woman. In a welcome move for the community, trans people are finally being given opportunities to play themselves in the film industry. To bring out the emotion, I thought about the time my parents threw me out of the house.”However, the character description didn’t explicitly say that she was playing a trans woman. Closer to home too, this started a conversation about the representation of trans people in the film and television industry..