Her elder brother’s protests are at best a whimper, until the end, where he turns out to be the only “good man” in the film, and the one to understand his sister. Her father and an insufferable maternal uncle decide what’s best for her-what to wear, how to play, and when and where to study-with her mother falling in line with their patriarchal mindset. Vipin Das’s recent Malayalam film Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey turns the 'suffering wife' premise right on its head.īut that doesn't happen until you wade through parts of the first half of the film sympathising with a young woman who has the men in her life make all her decisions for her.
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