No rational Animal of the ‘Film Farm’ in Mollywood should escape reading the novel ‘Animal Farm’ by George Orwell
Raju G. Mendez
The ethos of it all is!
It’s high time the Cinema of Mollywood, as a workspace be defined within a fortitude, strengthened to commit the moral and omit the immoral even under temptations or pressures of any sort, with the perception of benefit to everyone.
As everyone is grappling with the limitations of one’s own, suffering his or her conditions, there shall exist no one, vulnerable to the atrocities of the patriarchal dominance of any kind, anymore.
Of course! there were women who had succumbed. There were men who yielded to the ‘tenants’ who enacted themselves the land owners of ‘Film Farm’
In the novel ‘Animal Farm’ by George Orwell The ‘Penal Codes’ are as follows:
1. Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy.
(Whoever doesn’t fall for ‘adjustments’ are enemies)
2. Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend.
(Whoever is a Celebrity or has positions, are friends)
3 No animal shall wear clothes.
(No actress shall wear ‘Uprightness’)
4. No animal shall sleep in a bed.
( No actress shall sleep in Caravans)
5.No animal shall drink alcohol.
( No actress shall drink anything other than H2O’)
6. No animal shall kill any other animal. (No actress shall complain against Celebrities)
7. All animals are equal.
(All male actors are more equal)
How true and transcending George Orwell was! However, being an Eulogy to these fictional Commandments, there are empirical laws engraved in the Constitution of India to ensure the safety of everyone in the work field.
The logos of it all is, Article 14 of the constitution!
The Right to Equality under Article 14 of the Indian Constitution: The Indian Constitution guarantees the right to equality, and this can be invoked when mental harassment is based on factors like caste, gender, religion, or other discriminatory grounds. Article 14 ensures that all individuals are equal before the law and protects them from any form of discrimination, including mental Conclusion.
Mental harassment in the workplace is a serious issue that can have lasting effects on an individual’s mental health and overall well-being.
As their stories tell, It’s hard to succeed in the film Industry. “It’s a jungle out there” of adversity, blow, chagrin, defeat, discontent, disillusionment, dissatisfaction, failure, frustration, and letdown…
“IT’S A JUNGLE OUT THERE” is also the title of a song by Randy Newman, the theme song for the TV series Monk.
The song’s lyrics allude to Adrian Monk’s fears and warn that people need to be cautious and pay attention to stay safe in everyday life.
Nevertheless, Article 14 says, the ‘hideouts’ are no more needed to escape the sight of ‘wild beasts’ in the human work field.
In India, regulations regarding sexual harassment in the workplace have evolved over the past several decades.
With the development of the Visakha judgement, and later the passing of the PoSH Act legislation. In order to mitigate workplace harassment, training became mandatory for Indian companies with more than 10 employees.
Various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) can be used to address mental harassment in the workplace. For instance, Section 503 and Section 504 deal with criminal intimidation and intentional insult with intent to provoke a breach of peace, respectively. harassment laws.
Legal provisions and mechanisms are in place to prevent such harassment, ensuring that employees can work in a safe and respectful environment. Both employers and employees need to strictly abide by these laws and actions to be taken appropriate to the gravity when someone faced with mental
harassment, to protect the dignity and well-being of all individuals in the workplace banning lewd, obscene, rude, coarse, indecent, offensive, gross, filthy, vulgar, pornographic, and sleazy comments.
There are multiple matches for Article 14, including a provision in the Constitution of India and a publication:
Article 14 of the Constitution
states that everyone in India is entitled to equality before the law and equal protection of the law. It protects people from discrimination based on caste, race, religion, place of birth, and sex.
Equality before the law: This part states that everyone should be treated equally in the eyes of the law.
Equal protection of the laws: “Mala fide intention” 9 January 2020. The term “mala fide” is Latin for “bad faith”. ‘Mala fide’ means in bad faith. A mala fide action is one that is performed with dishonest intent; a person purposely attempts to cheat or deceive another This part states that the same law will be applied to all people equally.
In a nutshell, having a bad or wrong intention, or acting with dishonest intent. It can also refer to a situation where someone is trying to cheat or deceive others, such as by lying or intentionally misleading them.
The pathos of it all is,
In the wake of the tight dispute between the dyspotics and despondent, there are spates of pleas for bail from actors, directors, technicians…. the accused!
In his petition, 60-year-old Ranjith, an acclaimed film director, has expressed apprehensions, pointing out that an actress filed the complaint against him after a delay of 15 years for, she was not cast to act in his movie.
The Ernakulam Town North Police registered an FIR for the offense under section 354 of the IPC( Assault or use of criminal force against a woman with intent to outrage her modesty) Let the law of the Land decide the truth behind it. We do not know what. That’s not the issue here as it is only an allegation.
But, he was also sacked from the position as the chairperson of the Kerala State Chalchithra Academy.
Given that the alleged incident occurred 15 years back, his custodial interrogation was unwarranted, he argued. An ‘ethical’ journey of Yudhisthira impeded by a Shakuni! Let that not be!
He has in fact, as a film director achieved a lot more..!
He created movies that depicted the culture of the elite who ruled the roost pre-independence, but a sentimental fallout of an era long gone by.
The ethos of heroes in his movies was ‘ Madampees’ (Malayalam) hydrated with infused positive thoughts resembling the Aryans braggartly going about their health, wealth, beauty and power, as charismatic as Arjuna in Mahabharatha,an aristocratic title that translates to “lord” the uppermost strata of Nairs in Kerala, at Travancore and Cochin in the bygone days.
In addition, the Pillai title was given to many during the pre-independence era. ‘Madampees’served as landlords or Jenmis but only under the scrutiny and self-declared caste superiority of Brahmins.
However, he couldn’t comprehend a thing inside the pages of dyspotic novels like ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ by Margaret Atwood.
The ongoing phenomenon of social stigma to be put an end to?
Some of Ranjith`s best-known writing credits include the Mohanlal starrer Devasuram (1993), Aaraam Thampuran (1997), Summer in Bethlehem (1998) and Narasimham (2000) Ravanaprabhu (2001), Ranjith has helmed hits like Nandanam (2002), Thirakkatha (2008), Pranchiyettan and The Saint (2010), Indian Rupee (2011) and Spirit (2012). Of these, Thirakkatha and Indian Rupee won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam.
We need to appreciate him as a person who has contributed outstandingly as the Director of movies as art forms, that still create ripples in society,
The sun had risen early in his life but the moon has risen late with its shadows confusing! A natural sense of keeping a balance between the Laws of the land and Personal Instinct is a must for everyone. “No one is above the Law”(Roosevelt) for a peaceful, equitable, and prosperous society.
The Right to Equality under Article 14 of the Indian Constitution should be a reminder for everyone who still dares to stick to the divisions or disastrous economic strata of the society.
In fact, does there exist any discrimination like caste, religion, color, or creed? Isn’t that only what really exists is subsistence, co-existence, and sustenance? Aren’t we doomed to receive death, the inevitable factor either today or tomorrow?
Moreover, life is full of uncertainties. We are all simply the travelers in the world. Therefore, let us enjoy the travel singing, and dancing along with the “Beasts of England” By George Orwell.
“People of India, People of Kerala
People of every land and clime
Hearken to our joyful tidings
Of the golden future time…..!”
( About the Author: Raju G. Mendez is a language and life skills trainer, writer, and Journalist based in Thiruvananthapuram )
