An Analysis on Labbar Pandhu – The Rise of Anti Caste Storytelling

Abstract – Tamil cinema is one of the oldest and most influential regional film industries in India. It is known for its strong storytelling, social themes, and technological innovation. Over the decades, it has produced legendary actors such as M.G. Ramachandran (MGR), Sivaji Ganesan, Rajinikanth, and Kamal Haasan. The main objective of the study is to examine how Labber Pandhu incorporates local cricket culture as a metaphor for caste discrimination and framework representation of caste and inter-caste dynamics in the movie Labber Pandhu. The study explores the qualitative methodology. The Tamil movie Labbar Pandhu is chosen for the content analysis to prove the objectives. The study concludes that film’s strength lies in its everyday realism, and its success lies in making caste visible to non-Dalit audiences through reliability rather than confrontation. Tamil Nadu government ban on the term 'colony' and epistemic shifts in how caste is perceived.