My Son is Gay

Jan 29, 2016

2h 35m

★ 1.5

Overview

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.

Genres

Family

Drama

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Cast

Lakshmi

Anupama Kumar

Varun

Ashwinjith

Maya S. Krishnan

Uma

Sriranjini

Dr Ram

Jayaprakash

Jayashree Nair

Rohit

Sharath

Nakshatra Bagwe

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