Karuvarai Pookkal
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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Karuvarai Pookkal
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Feb 4, 2011
Runtime
2h 25m
User Score
10%
Original Title
Karuvarai Pookkal
Production Companies
Nivedhitha International
Director
IPS Xavier
Description
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.
