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{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}{{Infobox film
| name = Ladies And Gentlewomen
| image =
| caption =
| director = Malini Jeevarathnam <ref>{{cite web| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/lgbtq-art-fest-blurs-boundaries-garners-ovation/articleshow/59848044.cms|title=LGBTQ art fest blurs boundaries, garners ovation|author=Shajini S R|date= 1 Aug 2017|accessdate= 24 Aug 2017}}</ref>
| producer = [[Pa. Ranjith]]'s Neelam Productions
| music = Justin Prabhakaran
| cinematography = Sri Balaji
| editing =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2017|01||Chennai Rainbow|2018|01|21|India}}
| runtime = 47 minutes<ref>{{cite web|title=A rich fare for Chennai rainbow film fete | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/A-rich-fare-for-Chennai-rainbow-film-fete/articleshow/55764419.cms|author=Priya Menon|date=3 Dec 2016|accessdate=5 August 2017}}</ref>
| country = India
| language = [[English language|English]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| budget =
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'''''Ladies and Gentlewomen''''' is a [[Tamil language|Tamil]] language, Indian documentary by Malini Jeevarathnam and produced by [[Pa. Ranjith]].<ref name="Orinam">{{cite web|url=http://orinam.net/lesbian-love-music-video-2017/|title=from Chennai, an anthem for lesbian love|date=2 April 2017}}</ref> It is about love, life, and suicide among lesbians.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2017/jul/28/when-love-is-gay-and-sundry-1634986--1.html|title=When love is gay and sundry|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=2018-03-20}}</ref> The documentary also features a "Lesbian Anthem" for which the music was composed by Justin Prabhakaran<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/664412/it-ends-hug.html|title=It ends with a hug|website=Deccan Herald|access-date=2018-03-20}}</ref> and lyrics were penned by Kutti Revati and Damayanthi.<ref name="scroll">{{cite web|title=Watch: This Tamil lesbian anthem is a challenge to all those who are illiberal about love|url=https://video.scroll.in/833873/watch-this-tamil-lesbian-anthem-is-a-challenge-to-all-those-who-are-illiberal-about-love|date=7 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/pa-ranjith-launches-ladies-and-gentlewomen-story-queen-meets-queen-74879|title=Pa Ranjith launches 'Ladies and Gentlewomen', story of queen meets queen|date=2018-01-17|work=The News Minute|access-date=2018-03-20}}</ref>

==Synopsis==

Ladies and GentleWomen is an attempt to break the silence in the area of comprehending the dynamics of lesbianism .Probably the first move in Tamil scenario , this Documentary aims to dialogue about the conspicuous silence around the body politics and Relationship which is misspelt as social Stigma. challenging the silence emerged from constant fight against Socially accepted identities. With absolutely no response to the suicidal cases, the Social Rejection of lesbianism leads to the documentary sternly projecting the question to the society .

" Why the hell , do you care about Someone's love When you dont care a speck about someone's suicide?"

The documentary narrates the tale of Tija and Bija, a lesbian couple believed to be from Rajasthan, and is also about a Tamil folktale that features the lovers Pappathi and Karupaayi.<ref name="wmf">{{cite web|title=‘Ladies And Gentlewomen’ – Malini Jeevarathnam Helms A Documentary About Lesbian Relationships|url=http://www.wmfindia.com/blogs/ladies-and-gentlewomen-malini-jeevarathnam-helms-a-documentary-about-lesbian-relationships/}}</ref> It also features different perspectives on lesbian women from [[LGBT|LGBTQ]] activists, journalists, lawyers and common people.<ref name="pune">{{cite web|title= Malini Jeevarathnam – Bringing Lesbian Rights to the Fore |url=https://pune365.com/malini-jeevarathnam-bringing-lesbian-rights-fore/|author= Vijayta Lalwani |date=7 April 2017|accessdate=5 August 2017}}</ref> She says her main aim is to increase the visibility of queer women and to save lesbian women from committing suicide or them being a subject of honor killings.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.autostraddle.com/sunday-funday-is-swiping-left-on-lgbtq-discrimination-375449/|title=Sunday Funday Is Swiping Left on LGBTQ Discrimination|author=KaeLyn|date= 9 April 2017|accessdate= 24 Aug 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/662744/queer-film-festival-brings-88.html|title=Queer Film Festival brings 88 unusual works to city|website=Deccan Herald|access-date=2018-03-20}}</ref>

==Production==
Director claimed the research for the film took her one-and-a-half years, and the movie took three years to complete altogether. Her main intention, she claims, is to bring focus to the deaths of LGBT persons and their sufferings.<ref>{{cite web|title=This Lesbian Anthem sings a tune of change|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/this-lesbian-anthem-sings-a-tune-of-change/articleshow/57918205.cms|author=M Suganth |date=31 March 2017}}</ref> As a part of the research, Malini met around 85 women from the Queer community. Many were not ready to talk about their sexuality in front of the camera.<ref name="pune"/>
The film premiered at the Chennai Rainbow Film Festival in Chennai on 8 January 2017.<ref name= "gaylaxymag">{{cite web|title= 3RD CHENNAI RAINBOW FILM FESTIVAL HELD FROM 4TH TO 8TH JAN|url= http://www.gaylaxymag.com/latest-news/3rd-chennai-rainbow-film-festival-held-4th-8th-jan/#gs.1DU7=QA|date=13 January 2017}}</ref>

==Awards and nominations==
This documentary has received Best Documentary awards at the Norway Tamil Film Festival, nominated for an award at the Pune International Queer Film Festival Out & Loud, and received many other accolades around the world.<ref name="scroll"/> It has been screening at 11 different international film festivals and has won the Best Documentary award at three of them.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/pushing-boundaries-88-films-30-countries-bengaluru-queer-film-festival-77589|title=Pushing boundaries: 88 films from 30 countries at Bengaluru Queer Film Festival|date=2018-03-07|work=The News Minute|access-date=2018-03-20}}</ref> In India, the movie has been screen at [[Chennai International Queer Film Festival]], [[Bangalore Queer Film Festival]], Hyderabad chapter of [[Queer Campus Bangalore]] and received rave reviews in many other cities.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/viral-and-trending/120917/a-queer-carnival-to-remember.html|title=A queer carnival to remember|date=2017-09-12|work=www.deccanchronicle.com/|access-date=2018-03-20|language=en}}</ref>

;2017 Chennai Rainbow Film Festival<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/chennai-queer-film-festival-2017/article19370190.ece|title=Celebrating queer pride|date=27 July 2017|accessdate= 24 Aug 2017|publisher=The Hindu}}</ref>
* Won: Best Documentary

;2017 Norway Tamil Film Festival
* Won: Best Documentary

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:2010s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian films based on actual events]]
[[Category:2017 films]]
[[Category:Docudrama films]]
[[Category:Documentary films about lesbians]]
[[Category:Indian LGBT-related films]]
[[Category:Indian documentary films]]
[[Category:2017 LGBT-related films]]

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