South Central Episode 3: Adani Bribery Case, Hema Committee, and Fear of Movie Reviews

Welcome to South Central, a brand-new TNM podcast that delves into the stories shaping southern India.

In the third episode, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Raghunath are joined by journalist M. Rajshekhar and writer Nadika Nadja.

On Adani’s alleged bribery case, Rajshekhar explains, “This is the first time we’ve seen evidence of money flowing back to politicians in exchange for favors.” Dhanya questions, “Why does every political party avoid confronting Adani?”

The conversation then moves to actor Siddique’s controversial bail in a sexual assault case. Pooja remarks, "There’s so much focus on the victim, how they spoke to the alleged perpetrator or whether they were smiling, that the real issue gets overlooked." Leena reflects on how this judgment impacts women in the film industry, questioning the challenges they face in coming forward with complaints.

Finally, Nadika and the hosts discuss the movie industry’s push to delay reviews. Nadika observes, “Cinema is art, but it’s also a consumer product. If you want audiences to watch, you have to allow them the space to critique it.”

All this and more—tune in to South Central for an insightful conversation!

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Audio Timecodes 

00:00:00:00 - Introductions 

00:01:50:00 - Announcements

00:03:00:01- Headlines

00:12:34:02 - Adani Indictment 

00:35:22:04 -Actor Siddique bail 

00:53:45:08 - Pushback against movie reviews 

01:12:47:01 - Recommendations

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Produced by Bhuvan Malik, edited by Jaseem Ali.

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