Hailed for its sensitive portrayal and bringing a lot of ground reality and awareness to the transgender community in a completely commercial horror film setting, Kaanchana propelled Raghava Lawrence and in turn the industry into a sequel hungry one. What makes this film unique is that even though the character is part of the background, this cross-dressing character is not shamed/abused in the name of humour that is a mark of usual films. Just a realistic portrayal of what a person of privilege can do to those who are under-represented in the society. Part of the upswing that constitutes the third act of Vijay Sethupathi's Dharmadurai, Jeeva, is employed by Dharmadurai in his clinic after he sees the transgender person ask for money in the road. The character, in fact, is a victim of the society he inhabits. The protagonist's husband, Jacob, is shown to be gay and is not judged for his orientation anywhere in the film. Part of many a best-of-2017 list, this film used the transgender person Emily as the titular character's travel companion as she traverses with her throughout the story and is with her during the best of her times and worst of her times. To celebrate the new wave of transformation, here are a few other Tamil films that represent LGBTQIA+
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