Karuvarai Pookkal(2011)
145 min · Drama · Directed by IPS Xavier
Released
The first Tamil film about transgender people. Julia Robert (alias Robert), a real transgender person, plays the part of Gopi, a transgender person from childhood to adulthood. Smile Vidya (also known as Saravana, another real transgender person) takes the part of Gopi after undergoing gender reassignment surgery and being renamed as Gopika. Many of the roles are played by real transgender people from all over India.
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