Karpaga is an actress who made her debut in a Tamil movie called Paal. She is the first trans person ever in India to perform a leading role in a mainstream movie.[1][2]

Personal life

Karpaga was born in a middle-class family of Erode in western Tamil Nadu, an only child, and left home at 17 for Mumbai. Karpaga worked at a beauty parlour as a beautician after finishing schooling. After returning to her family, five years later, her family was shattered but eventually accepted her.[3][4]

Paal

Historically, transgender people have been shown in a poor light in Indian movies.[5] Karpaga acts as an intellectual woman who has difficulty in revealing her identity to her lover.[5] The film stresses the need for families to accept transgender people.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ indiaglitz.com, 9 July 2008, "MAN-TURNED-WOMAN to star in a film"
  2. ↑ tamilmegatube.com Archived 27 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine, 8 July 2008, "Transgender in lead role!"
  3. ↑ scribd.com, reprint of 19 August 2008 "Ergo" article "The Other Gender"
  4. ↑ by Firoze Shakir, firozeshakir.com Archived 17 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine, 18 May 2008, "A beautiful story titled Paal", Retrieved 26 September 2008
  5. 1 2 3 kollywoodtoday.com, 18 May 2008, "A beautiful story titled Paal"
  6. ↑ timesofindia.com, 8 July 2008, "Transgender to play lead in Tamil film"



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