After being rejected by Amazon and Netflix among others. Jeo Baby directorial is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
The Great Indian Kitchen, a Malayalam film, was one of the most talked about films on social media after its release. It was lauded for depicting gender and patriarchal problems in Indian households in a sensitive manner. It's actually available on Amazon Prime Videos now.
The film had also created a lot of hype after its creators announced that they had faced numerous obstacles in relation to its release. The director Jeo Baby discussed the film's rejection by prominent OTT platforms in an interview with Kozhikode-based media house Truecopy THINK.According to his comments in the interview, Amazon Prime Video agreed to release the film at first but later refused, saying that the film did not meet their standards. Netflix India, on the other hand, did not watch the film and told them that it would not be released.
The rejection of the film by OTT Platforms sparked debate among netizens, with some questioning whether OTT giants truly provide a platform for low-budget and regional language films.
Baby took to Instagram to Thank fans, thanking both Neestream and the audience for helping to keep The Great Indian Kitchen important over the last two months.
“Only because of Great Audience N @neestream Thank you all Now streaming on @primevideoin,” he wrote alongside the film’s poster.
Many users shared this news on social media and recommended that others should also watch this movie.
Nimisha Sajayan and Suraj Venjaramoodu star as a newlywed couple in "The Great Indian Kitchen".The wife is a dancer who, after marriage, devotes her time to cooking and cleaning, while the husband, a coach, spends his free time doing yoga and arrives at the dinner table expecting a delicious meal.The father-in-law (T Suresh Babu) is the house's other entitled male, who can't even brush his teeth without his wife handing him a toothbrush and toothpaste.
"There are no names for the characters because I generalised them. They are everywhere in the society, in our houses and around us. We can see discrimination against women everywhere in our society. It is not just limited to the kitchen but it begins from our homes, this is why I focused on this," Baby said earlier.