Actresses
are
hardly
seen
portraying
villainous
roles
or
hardcore
action,
but
director
AR
Murugadoss
feels
it
is
time
to
change
this
scenario
and
arm
women
characters
with
more
brawn
to
break
the
long-held
gender
stereotype
in
the
film
industry.
"Worldwide
cinema
has
always
been
largely
male
oriented
and
the
female
is
always
an
accompaniment.
From
the
beginning
of
time
we
do
not
have
female
centric
stories,
at
least
now
we
should
change
that
and
tell
stories
from
a
woman's
point
of
view," Murugadoss
told
PTI.
"Especially
women
oriented
action
films
should
be
made
more
as
the
mindset
is
that
she
can't
fight,
she
should
be
soft,
she
should
not
talk
back,
not
speak
aloud.." he
said.
Murugadoss
thinks
because
of
this
mindset
against
women,
female
actors
keep
away
from
action
and
negative
roles.
"When
cinema
displays
a
strong
woman
character
who
fights
back,
the
audience
mindset
will
change.
When
Olympic
medals
are
achieved
only
by
them
with
a
fighting
spirit,
they
prove
that
they
are
not
only
soft
natured
but
can
fight
back
if
a
problem
arises...
the
environment
now
is
right
for
female
films," he
added.
Murugadoss
is
currently
awaiting
the
release
of
his
Hindi
film
Akira,
in
which
Sonakshi
Sinha
of
Lingaa
fame
plays
the
lead.