The slaying of the Sarkata: The changing portrayal of the female protagonist in 2024

With films like ‘Laapataa Ladies,’ ‘Ullozhukku’ and ‘Stree 2,’ women are renegotiating the terms of engagement with society; they expose the deep-seated patriarchy and imbue the female protagonist with the agency to dismantle atavistic social mores by instilling them with power to control their destiny