MUMBAI: Parvathy Thiruvothu, a celebrated actress in Malayalam and Tamil, highlighted incidents of "honour killings," rape, and oppression of minorities to argue that cinema should address everything that is wrong with our society.

The actress, who is preparing for the release of her soon-to-be-streamed film "Wonder Women," spoke to IANS on Tuesday and discussed the importance of bringing attention to these concerns as a moral duty.

Anjali Menon's English-language film "Wonder Woman" stars only female actors. While attending pre-natal classes together, five expectant women address their ingrained issues.

The actress noted: "When our sisters are raped and hung on trees by upper-caste goons, there's scarcely any word about it" in reference to the brutality caste prejudice causes to women. She then alluded to the Karnataka hijab controversy without really bringing it out. "There is barely any controversy surrounding ladies who want to dress according to their views. After all, ours is a democratic nation "She said.

Parvathy said: "When Palestinians are attacked and there is widespread oppression in the Gaza Strip, there are numerous social media reactions, but when oppression occurs in our neighbouring villages, there is less of a reaction. For example, caste killings are still referred to as "honour killings" even though they are really caste homicides." She said: "I'm not saying we shouldn't talk about what's going on globally, but it is our responsibility to speak up against oppression wherever. And I've always advocated being as local as possible if you want to be global. Let's start by taking care of domestic problems, and then we may cross international boundaries and aid those in need by preventing oppression as a cascading consequence." On November 18, "Wonder Women" will be available on SonyLIV.

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