TimesOfIndia.IndiaTimes.com – Ajitha Karthikeyan, TNN
Chennai: Young Karpaga, who makes her debut as a heroine in a Tamil film, is understandably nervous. She is busy rehearsing her lines and learning the nuances in the art of make-up, as the offer is not a passport to fame and wealth, but a lifetime opportunity to join the mainstream of the society.
Karpaga, the heroine of ‘Paal’, is the first transgender in the country to don the leading role in a mainstream movie. “They have played lead roles in short films and documentaries earlier. But, this is the first time a transgender is featured as a heroine in a commercial film,” says D Sivakumar, the film’s director.