My Son is Gay
Seen it?2016 | 155 min | Family, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- One for parents and kids watching together and people who like stories about real, flawed people. Works for the whole couch, from little ones up. A good follow-up to The Forge or The Secret Life of Bees.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Unhurried and epic, at 2 hr 35 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's long: 2 hr 35 min.
- It's in Hindi, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Probably not for a grown-ups-only night in.
Story of Lakshmi, a mother, and her son Varun, who is gay. Varun struggles to accept his identity and opens up to Lakshmi, who is an orthodox lady. The film is a journey of their struggles to accept reality.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 5K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Lokesh Kumar
- Anupama KumarLakshmi
- AshwinjithVarun
- Maya S. Krishnan
- SriranjiniUma
- JayaprakashDr Ram
- Jayashree Nair
- SharathRohit
- Nakshatra Bagwe